State, gas drillers discuss water, land protection
DEP ordered partial shutdown of 2 drilling sites for not having permits. By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer HARRISBURG – Reacting to regulation violations and some activities by...
View ArticleFewer leases being signed as natural-gas prices drop
Companies now are focusing on drilling land that’s already been leased, industry experts say. The natural-gas windfall seems to have dried up – at least for now. Commodity price declines, disappearing...
View ArticleDrilling questions to be answered
Senate hearing set for today at Misericordia, symposium Wednesday at Woodlands. While landowners are imagining the gobs of cash they stand to make from natural-gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale rock...
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Bids sought for gas drilling leases at Moon Lake
More than 650 acres are available. Drilling firms being contacted directly. By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer Luzerne County began seeking bids Monday to lease more than 650 acres at...
View ArticlePennsylvania Jurisdiction in Well Drilling Work Injury
Paul had worked for a Texas-based natural gas drilling company out of Texas for a number of years. The company started to develop drilling sites in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Paul was put up at a...
View ArticleGas drilling meeting draws lots of interest
On WVIA show, members of industry admit not telling public about methods. By Rory Sweeneyrsweeney@timesleader.com Staff Writer PITTSTON TWP. – Members of the gas-drilling industry acknowledged on...
View ArticleWorkers Suffer Seroius Injury in Well Drilling Accident
Four well drilling workers suffered serious injuries on a drilling rig in Elk Hills, California on February 15th. The workers were performing a pressure test on a well when an unexpected pressure...
View ArticleLaw, engineering firms will be the first for jobs
By Steve Mocarskysmocarsky@timesleader.com Staff Writer Drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale that underlies much of Northeastern Pennsylvania is expected to create hundreds to thousands of...
View ArticleMan killed by fall off Towanda drilling rig
By Jennifer Micale Elmira Gazette March 12, 2010 A 31-year-old worker died Thursday after he fell 20 feet off a natural gas rig in Towanda Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. At around...
View ArticleShale town mayor tells drilling woes
Mauri Rapp Abington Journal Correspondent Sir Francis Bacon once said “Knowledge is power.” To that famous quote, Calvin Tillman adds “Once you know, you can’t not know.” Tillman, the mayor of DISH,...
View ArticleWest Virginia gas well blast injures 7; flames now 40 feet
VICKI SMITH Associated Press Writer Published: June 7, 2010 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A crew drilling a natural gas well through an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle hit a...
View ArticleMundy introduces gas-drilling moratorium legislation
By Bob Kalinowski (Staff Writer) Published: June 25, 2010 WILKES-BARRE – State Rep. Phyllis Mundy on Wednesday moved ahead with a plan to halt all new natural gas drilling permits in Pennsylvania and...
View ArticleGas driller ban in Pittsburgh proposed; legality questioned
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — City Councilman Doug Shields will introduce a bill next month that would ban corporations from drilling for natural gas in the city. Shields’ proposal, which one...
View ArticleArea’s first well nearing gas lode
By Steve Mocarsky smocarsky@timesleader.com Staff Writer FAIRMOUNT TWP. – Having drilled 8,100 feet straight down into the earth beneath the Buda 1H Well Pad, Encana Oil & Gas is now preparing to...
View ArticleDrilling company taking steps to ensure safety
By Elizabeth Skrapits (Staff Writer) Published: August 30, 2010 FAIRMOUNT TWP. – From using non-toxic oil for drilling to installing three levels of blowout prevention, Encana Oil & Gas USA Inc....
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Risky Gas Drilling Threatens Health, Water Supplies
The rapid expansion of natural gas drilling across the nation endangers human health and the environment. The oil and gas industry is seeking to expand natural gas production across the nation, as new...
View ArticleRidge: Gas wells mean jobs
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 The shale gas industry is like the auto business — it might hurt some people, but the jobs it brings to a struggling economy make it worthwhile, gas...
View ArticlePennsylvania Gas Drilling Rig Industry: Jobs?
Recent reports estimated 48,000 new job positions related to gas rig drilling in Pennsylvania. However, a new report claims only approximately 10,000 jobs have been created and the original numbers...
View ArticleGas Drilling Rig Issues Heat Up
All sorts of issues related to the gas drilling rig industry are heating up in Pennsylvania and New York. State and Federal officials continue to debate the extent and nature of gas drilling to be...
View ArticleWill Lack of Regualtions Harm Gas Drilling Industry in Pennsylvania?
People monitoring the gas drilling industry in Pennsylvania are debating whether the lack of government regulations in Pennsylvania may actually end up harming the gas drilling industry. Pipeline...
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