More than two and half years ago V&M said they would build a new $650 million steel pipe plant in Youngstown, Ohio and create 350 new jobs (see this MDN story). The new plant would manufacture steel pipes used in Marcellus and Utica Shale drilling. Last week the first pipe to be produced at the promised plant rolled (pun intended) off the production line.
But just what kind of pipe is V&M making for the shale drilling industry? A special kind of pipe called OCTG…
Area covered: Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, and Portage counties in Ohio
Membership: 2,000 official acres, 20,000+ interested acres
Contact: Mineral Rights Group, 330-333-0427, [email protected]
Web: //mineralrightsgroup.com/groups/mrg-ne/
Area covered: Ohio & surrounding counties, WV
Membership: 400 members, 26,400 acres in WV northern panhandle
Contact: Matt Padden, (not accepting new members)
Area covered: Tyler County, WV
Membership: Not disclosed (only adding acreage contiguous to existing members)
Contact: James Milleson (JRM Consulting), 740-658-3960, [email protected]
Web: //www.ohioacres4u.com
Area covered: Union District and adjoining properties in Ellsworth, Lincoln, and Meade in Tyler County, WV
Membership: Not disclosed
Contact: (304) 771-1063, [email protected]
Web: //www.tylerch4us.com
Area covered: All towns in Indiana County
Membership: 5,000 acres and growing
Contact: CX-Energy, 724-933-1311, [email protected]
Web: //www.cx-energy.com
Area covered: All towns in Crawford County
Membership: 200 members, 7,500 acres and growing
Contact: CX-Energy, 724-933-1311, [email protected]
Web: //www.cx-energy.com
Area covered: All towns in Clarion County
Membership: 3,000 acres and growing
Contact: CX-Energy, 724-933-1311, [email protected]
Web: //www.cx-energy.com
Area covered: Ross Township in Luzerne County, PA
Membership: Not disclosed
Contact: Kenneth Long, 570-256-7396
Contact: Dale Elston, [email protected]
Web: //www.rosstwpgas.com
Area covered: Southern Wyoming County, PA
Membership: 150 landowners, 8,500 acres
Contact: Joel Field, 570-298-0962, [email protected]
Area covered: Erie, Cattaraugus, Allegany counties in NY
Membership: Not disclosed
Contact: Dave Colligan, 716-852-3540, [email protected]
Area covered: New York side of upper Delaware River – Hancock, Freemont, Delaware and Cochecton townships in Sullivan and Delaware counties, NY
Membership: 60,000+ acres
Contact: Noel van Swol, 845-887-4728, [email protected]
Area covered: Town of Maine in Broome County, NY
Membership: 150+ landowners, 3,500 acres (lease signed)
Contact: Bob Mnahoncak, [email protected]
Area covered: Southern portions of Madison County, NY
Membership: Not disclosed
Contact: David Keefe, 607-559-9800, [email protected]
Area covered: Towns of Bethel, Callicoon, Liberty, Delaware and Cochecton in Sullivan County, NY
Membership: 160 members, 14,000 acres
Contact: Al Larson, 845-439-3920, [email protected]
Area covered: Owego and surrounding areas of Tioga County, NY
Membership: Not disclosed
Contact: Martin Murphy, 607-687-1882, [email protected]
