What happens to water supply and wildlife?
If an operator properly constructs a well in accordance with state and federal regulations and have strict procedures on the [...]
How to deal with more cynical and skeptical population and less trust of business and government?
Our industry recognizes that many Pennsylvanians have real questions about natural gas development and we believe they deserve honest, fact-based, [...]
Will the people living in shale areas/have drilling on their land get the option of having drilling companies convert their home systems to natural gas for heating and cooking at a low/free cost?
In a recent speech, President Obama said: “The bottom line is natural gas is creating jobs. It's lowering many families' [...]
Are they prepared to deal with the damage that caused from fracking?
While natural gas development is highly-industrial short-term process, there are a host of common sense regulations in place to ensure [...]
How it would affect the spoil the land for other use?
Natural gas producers aim to leave behind a small footprint for each well pad through the restoration process. Restoration involves [...]
What is the environmental impact, considering our tourism, attractiveness of PA’s environment, and can industry cut its profits in order to better protect the environment?
Tourism and safe, job-creating natural gas production can and must be balanced. Throughout the process of producing clean-burning natural gas, [...]
Why is hydraulic fracturing for gas in the Marcellus Shale exempt from the Clean Water Act? Is it because it pollutes water?
This is one of the most common misconceptions out there. It is not exempt; in fact, the regulatory framework under [...]
How do they do it? Is it a pressurized thing? How do they extract gas or convert it?
Prior to drilling a well, an operator must first lease land from landowners, obtain the required permits from state and [...]
What is the administration doing to ensure the interests of the state are met in the long term?
The state government continues to effectively and tightly-regulated the safe development of natural gas in the Commonwealth. From a purely [...]
What is the long term plan for rehabilitation of well sites? What will be the state of “gas towns” after the wells are done producing?
After a well has been drilled and hydraulically fractured, production equipment is installed. Once the well is connected to the [...]
