How many home values have you destroyed today?
While we’re committed to answering every question we’re asked here at Learn About Shale, we disagree with the premise of [...]
On the grassroots level, why am I hearing about it now and how does that affect me?
Over the past year or so, the Marcellus Shale Coalition has increased its outreach efforts in southeastern Pennsylvania, which is [...]
What happens to the region after you drill for it?
After a well is completed, operators are required by law to reclaim the well site within 90 days. Once a [...]
What will be done with the answers?
Learn about Shale was created answer any and all natural gas-related questions with straightforward, fact-based information. These answers will continue [...]
What is the impact on watersheds?
Water plays a central role in developing the Marcellus Shale. Without it, we simply couldn’t harvest this clean-burning, job-creating resource. [...]
Where is the Burkett shale deposit?
While the deep Marcellus Shale deposit sits in the middle of the Devonian Shale layer, the Burkett Shale deposit is [...]
Pennsylvania is the guinea pig, so what financial security or escrow can be put in place so taxpayers don’t pay for problems?
Pennsylvania WAS the guinea pig – in 1850. That’s when the oil and natural gas industry arrived in Pennsylvania. Since [...]
How long will current well pads be used before being reclaimed?
Natural gas producers aim to leave behind a small footprint for each well pad through the restoration process. Restoration involves [...]
What is the sacrifice to the environment?
Environmental stewardship is a top priority for our industry. Best practices are in place to ensure land is restored to its [...]
What prevents the water from becoming combustible?
Pennsylvania has an aggressive, modernized regulatory framework aimed at ensuring that natural gas production occurs in way that protects our [...]
