Marcellus Drilling News

Seismic Testing in OH Creates Uproar in Community

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

uproar It appears that Precision Geophysical, a company doing seismic testing in and around Chillicothe Road in Bainbridge (Cuyahoga County), OH, has stirred up a hornets’ nest of trouble with local homeowners. They used thumper trucks along the road without first gaining permission from each (possibly any) of the homeowners in the area, and in at least one case lied to a homeowner about what they were doing.

Precision’s actions have OH State Rep. Matt Lynch hopping mad and leading the charge to slap Precision with a large bill for damages they may have caused to structures in the area:

Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | New York | Regulation | Ulster County

Wawarsing, NY Passes Town Ban on Fracking

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

The town board for Wawarsing, a town in Ulster County, New York (lower Hudson Valley, near New York City) illegally banned hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) at a town board meeting last Thursday night. The vote was unanimous, following a public hearing where not one person stood up for liberty and the Constitutional property rights of landowners. This is how democracy dies—when no one stands up for our hard-won rights.

Not that Wawarsing’s actions make a hill of beans worth of difference. There’s no retrievable Marcellus Shale gas to be had under the town anyway. Still, it’s the principle that’s at stake—that a simple majority of two or three people on a town board can strip away the property rights for everyone in the town with a simple vote.

Energy Companies | EV Energy Partners | Utica Shale

EV Energy Partners Utica Acreage Sale Delayed Until 2013

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

Last week MDN told you to be on the lookout for a sale by EV Energy Partners (EVEP) of their Utica Shale acreage (see this MDN story). EVEP’s Executive Chairman, John Walker, said in November the company was looking to sell its interest in 100,000 operated acres by the end of 2012. Looks like that was a tad optimistic on Walker’s part…

Economic Impact | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Monroe County | Ohio

Utica Drilling Resurrects Railroad in Monroe County, OH

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

Yes, MDN is a sucker for a good railroad story—always has been. And here’s another one…

A 12-mile short line railroad in Monroe County, Ohio will soon roar back to life after being closed for 10 years—thanks to Utica and Marcellus Shale drilling:

Economic Impact | Housing | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Washington County

Marcellus Workers First to Get Studio 6 Motel in PA

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

Author Tom Bodett is perhaps best known for commercials in which he’s the spokesman for a motel chain, using the phrase, “We’ll leave the light on for ya.” Quick: Which motel chain is it? If you said “Motel 6,” you would be correct. So you’ve heard of Motel 6, but have you ever heard of Studio 6? Probably not—but you soon will.

Studio 6 is a long-stay motel started by Motel 6—think something between a hotel room and a small apartment. The state of Pennsylvania is about to get it’s very first Studio 6. And where might you think it’s being built? Philadelphia? Harrisburg? Pittsburgh? Nope. It’s being built halfway between Pittsburgh and Washington, PA (so to be fair, it is in the Pittsburgh “orbit”). But PA’s very first Studio 6 is not being built for business travelers—it’s being built for those working in the Marcellus Shale drilling fields of western PA.

The Undeniable Progress from Utica Shale Drilling

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

The Warren, Ohio Tribune Chronicle ran an editorial yesterday that takes a look at the profound impact Utica Shale drilling has had on the Mahoning Valley area of Ohio. As part of that editorial, they make the following worthwhile (and astute) observations:

OSU Group Connects Students with Drilling Industry in Ohio

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

Two Ohio State University students from the Youngstown, OH area have started the Buckeye Shale Energy Organization, a student group aimed at connecting students with the state’s shale oil and gas industry:

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Marcellus & Utica Shale Story Links: Mon, Dec 24, 2012

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012

The “best of the rest” – stories that caught MDN’s eye that you may be interested in reading: