The drilling process is a safe, highly-regulated process. As you may know, more than three million pounds of steel and concrete isolate the wellbore, including multiple layers of cement and casing, to ensure that groundwater is properly protected. The Marcellus Shale is typically 6,500 feet below the earth’s surface and water table. Click here to learn more. With regard to how natural gas affects as a whole, this safe development is creating tens of thousands of good, local jobs, enhancing air quality, and revitalizing our manufacturing base, among other positive contributing factors.
