Shale Gas Regulation Under Study This Week in Charleston, WV

November 13, 2011

The Joint Select Committee on Marcellus Shale is scheduled for meetings Monday at 8 a.m. and Thursday at 3 p.m. during the November interim sessions, according to Co-Chairs Tim Manchin (Delegate-Marion) and Douglas Facemire (Senator-Braxton). This committee is currently working on four amendments that still remain pending for proposed regulation of the industry. According to [...]

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US DOE Task Force Recommends Air Testing at Shale Gas Well Pads

November 12, 2011

The Shale Gas Task Force of the U.S. Department of Energy released recommendations on Thursday regarding the need for monitoring of air emissions at gas well development operations. Emissions data should be collected by drillers before government regulations are put in place to require it. Field studies on possible methane migration from gas wells to [...]

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Delaware River Basin Commission Publishes Proposed Marcellus Fracking Rules

November 11, 2011

Delaware River Watershed (NY-NJ-PA-DE) The Delaware River Basin Commission published rules Tuesday for Marcellus Shale hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and has scheduled a vote to adopt at its November 21st meeting in Trenton. The governors of the four basin states — New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York —  have votes. The five-member panel also [...]

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WV Select Marcellus Committee to Meet Sunday, With Four Agenda Topics [Session Postponed-See Comment]

November 10, 2011

“We have come down to the wire,” said Delegate Tim Manchin (D-Marion). “I think the public really wants and deserves a bill.”  An unusual Sunday morning session of the Joint Select Committee on Marcellus Shale has been set for Charleston, prior to a regular Interim Session of the Legislature. The meeting seeks to work out four [...]

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Fracking with Propane Avoids Most Toxic Chemicals and Uses No Water

November 9, 2011

  GASFRAC Energy Services Inc’s.  LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) proprietary Fracturing Process utilizes gelled LPG in place of conventional fracturing fluids. The LPG is primarily propane, C3H8. The unique properties of this process result in significant savings on material expenses and fracture clean up, as well as increased well productivity. Still awaiting a patent in [...]

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Extensive Road Damage by Marcellus Vehicles Calls For Timely Repairs

November 8, 2011

Heavy truck traffic is continuing to ruin the roads of Wetzel county, with the current focus on American Ridge Road, causing  it to deteriorate into a gravel road.  Each driller is to get bonding to cover damages. Under the state’s new “Oil and Gas Policy,” drillers are required to post an additional $1 million road [...]

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Pipeline for 125,000 Barrels per Day of Ethane to Texas Dims Hopes for Local Ethane Cracker

November 7, 2011

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said this past week that it will ship 75,000 barrels per day of ethane in the Enterprise Products Partners LP’s proposed ethane pipeline from northeastern states to the Gulf Coast. With an initial capacity of 125,000 barrels per day,  it can be expanded and will charge about 15 cents per gallon. It [...]

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Three West Virginia Colleges Leasing Land for Marcellus Gas Drilling

November 7, 2011

Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia, hopes to sign a lease for Marcellus Shale gas drilling on its property in March 2012.  The institution would be following in the footsteps of West Liberty University and Bethany College, both in the northern panhandle, which have already leased their land. At least at A-B and Bethany, the drilling [...]

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In the Age of Satellite Technology, it’s Harder to Hide Bad Drilling Practices

November 5, 2011

On Thursday, November 3rd, the Ecology Coalition of Morgan County held a presentation on how satellite technology and data collection will be used to track the effect of shale gas drilling on the West Virginia landscape. SkyTruth, a non-profit organization based out of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, has used satellite imagery to map human impacts such [...]

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Expert British Geological Report Blames Fracking for UK Quakes

November 3, 2011

A report by the British Geological Society (BGS)concludes that fracking caused two earthquakes in the United Kingdom (UK). The report was commissioned by Cuadrilla Resources Ltd, the company that performed the fracking operations and is implicated in the quake episodes and in a multitude of smaller seismic events. .     .     . There is confusion in [...]

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