WAJR in Morgantown Broadcasts “Inside Shale Weekly” for the WV Oil and Natural Gas Association

Duane Nichols — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:40:54 +0000

This week “Inside Shale Weekly” broadcast an interview with Hoppy Kercheval on the recent events in northern WV. And, Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman answered questions about the WV Office of Oil and Gas. He said that the Governor’s Executive Order will be implemented within a few days via a filing with the Secretary of State. He said that the statutes of regulation for the oil and gas industry are the oldest in the State, about 80 years old.

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Mr. Huffman said that the current rule that OOG inspectors must have 6 years of experience in the industry to be hired is unreasonable, that he hopes and plans to get salary increases for these inspector positions and increase the size of the staff by 8 to 10 positions.

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Also on the program, it was stated that the number of wells being drilled is limited by the number of horizontal rigs in the State, rather than the number of permits issued. WV has issued about 1500 Marcellus permits with approximately 1000 being completed, whereas the grand total of oil and gas wells in WV is around 59,000.

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The program host suggested that the 600 acres at the Morgantown Airport might be leased at $5,000 per acre if the City wants to cash in on this opportunity. (Let me see a lease in WV at $5,000 per acre!) It was also stated that orange peels might make an environmentally acceptable fracking chemical. (We all look forward to non-toxic fracking chemicals and the proper disposal of the liquids and solids that result from fracking.)

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WAJR in Morgantown Broadcasts “Inside Shale Weekly” for the WV Oil and Natural Gas Association