Is the industry open to addressing unintended consequences when they occur?
Absolutely, and we do. Our industry takes the protection of our environment and surroundings seriously. After all, the men and [...]
Why is there an east/west divide around the industry?
The short answer is the natural gas found in central and northeastern Pennsylvania is considered “dry gas” while the natural [...]
What happens when drilling companies go bankrupt?
If a natural gas operator does in fact go bankrupt, the same process holds true for their business as it [...]
The drill-cut mud, frack-chem, sawdust soaked in frack-chem and the crystalline silica mixed with frack-chem laying in the streets of Troy, PA is making everyone sick. Who should have to pay for the medical costs caused by this environmental epidemic?
Regulations are in place to ensure that whoever is responsible for incidents like what you’re describing is held responsible. That [...]
How many wells are there currently? How much water used at each well? Where is the water from? How many trucks operate at each well? What chemicals are in the slurry? Where does the polluted toxic slurry go?
There have been roughly 8,000 Marcellus wells drilled in Pennsylvania, though since that number is always growing, we encourage you [...]
Should the industry be allowed to withdraw water from the headwaters of brook trout streams?
There are a host of laws and regulations in place to ensure that natural gas development can occur while protecting [...]
What forces produced water to the surface and how long can it be expected that this flow of water would last in a well?
Produced water is often made up of naturally occurring water found in shale formations coupled with water introduced into the [...]
What happens to the water after the well is developed? Can’t discharge it. Onsite treatment can’t treat it all.
There has been an extraordinary trend – driven by technological advancements – over the past several years as it relates [...]
How do we know that our water supply is not being polluted by the fracking process?
Groundwater is closely monitored, prior to and following drilling and fracturing operations. This well-regulated and critical process has never impacted [...]
Can you prove with any degree of certainty that there is no danger from fracking process with respect to the water supply being contaminated?
As you may know, hydraulic fracturing has never contaminated groundwater, as confirmed by U.S. Energy Sec. Moniz and countless other [...]
