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 [...]
Where is the intersection between local and state government and how is the local population protected?
Here in Pennsylvania, we have some of the strongest regulations in place to ensure that hydraulic fracturing is done in [...]
What policies are in place in case of disaster?
Based on best practices and crisis preparedness, companies have in place incident management plans for a broad range of operational [...]
Is Texas totally out of water? Can they do any more fracking in Texas? Is power generation possible in Texas?
As you may, the Marcellus Shale Coalition is focused principally on natural gas activities in Pennsylvania. Therefore, we would encourage [...]
Does it destroy habitats?
Oil and natural gas companies are committed to being good neighbors and positively impacting communities by minimizing surface disturbance and [...]
In a high unemployment rate city with low education rates, what are the opportunities for these parts of the underserved population?
The short answer is, there are boundless opportunities across the supply chain for those who are willing to be flexible [...]
Why at the company meetings, events, etc. do the drilling companies say they would like to be transparent, but it is really hard to find accurate data on land leased, production rates, etc.
As an industry, we recognize to succeed in the safe development of natural gas over the near- and long-term, transparency [...]
Is the industry looking at both short term and long term positive impacts of the gas drilling and transportation activity?
Absolutely, our industry consistently evaluates and sees both long- and short-term positive impacts associated with clean-burning natural gas production and [...]
