If your drinking water came from a well, would you want chemicals injected into the same area (or upstream)?
Protecting and enhancing our environment is paramount to our industry. There are a host of regulations in place to ensure [...]
Montgomery County Courts have given me a wage attachment that Shell cannot pay. I am a contractor. When will I benefit from the 12 Life Saving Rules by being given full custody of my daughter and pay commensurate with my skills and potential?
Thank you for your question, however we are not in a position to offer legal advice on your specific situation. [...]
How long has fracking been used to extract oil and gas?
Fracturing was first deployed to enhance hydrocarbon recovery almost 60 years ago (1947) in Grant County, Kansas. Since then more [...]
Why should profits from fracking take precedence over the environment?
That’s really a false premise and is certainly not the case in Pennsylvania. We can, and must, balance the safe [...]
How safe are extraction methods? Is it well regulated?
Natural gas development and production is highly- and effectively-regulated, with a broad range of safeguards and operational practices in place [...]
How will you ensure the played out wells stay plugged 100 years from now?
Pennsylvania state law details the plugging requirements for operators in the state. All wells must be plugged once a well [...]
How many taxes they will pay for it and what are consumers (non-drillers) getting out of all of this?
The natural gas industry is taxed like every other industry doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition to [...]
How will you manage the risks from climate change? Nat gas still contributes to CO2&CH4. Will you support Carbon Capture and sequestration?
Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel with real environmental benefits. With record volumes of natural gas now being produced here [...]
Can the industry use pipelines instead of trucks to move water?
Yes, pipelines can be used to transport water to a well pad and in fact, some operators are moving in [...]
How can we use more NG in PA to create jobs and business opportunities?
It’s a matter of economics. Once natural gas prices rebound a bit, drilling activity will increase. When activity increases, economic [...]
