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Recent Articles
October 2nd, 2008
Local debate has recently centered on the water demands of proposed natural gas drilling.ﾠ Exactly how much water will be used with new horizontal drilling techniques will depend on the number of wells and the level of production.
August 28th, 2008
Mineral rights owners who want to lease their property to gas and oil drillers have a variety of options available to them.
August 28th, 2008
Mineral rights owners who want to lease their property to gas and oil drillers have a variety of options available to them.
July 31st, 2008
Drilling in the Marcellus shale will have an impact far beyond what is normally seen with conventional gas well drilling. In contrast to conventional wells, sites for deep wells span three-to-five acres.
July 24th, 2008
Natural Gas drilling using shallow wells is not new to West Virginia, but deep well drilling is.
Deep well drilling requires a larger drilling site up to five acres and a much longer drilling time, potentially weeks of drilling continuously for 24 hours, seven days a week.
July 17th, 2008
The Marcellus shale gas deposit, extending 600 miles and underlying areas of New York, Pennsylvania, and most of West Virginia, is generating excitement and controversy.