Tag: natural gas
Appalachia is driving growth in oil and gas production
As of November 2017, more than 1,800 wells have been drilled in the Utica-Point Pleasant, and more than 11,300 wells have been drilled in the Marcellus shale.
Two eastern Ohio power plants approved
The Ohio Power Siting Board authorized the construction of natural gas-fired, combined cycle generation facilities in Guernsey and Trumbull counties Oct. 5.
Oil and gas drilling continues in Ohio’s Utica shale play
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 70 new drilling permits in the Utica and Point Pleasant shales the past two months. Of the 323 permits issued to date in 2017, 81 have been drilled, but only two are in production.
Quick tips on pipeline easements, leases
As pipeline construction projects wrap up in some areas, farmers and landowners are left wondering what rights they have when land is left damaged. Dale Arnold, with Ohio Farm Bureau, addresses some of those concerns during Farm Science Review.
Soil restoration is key after pipelines
Pipeline construction is sure to change your landscape and there are a lot of things you can do to make sure the soil gets put back correctly.
Shale gas development spurs invasive plant spread in Pa. forests
A team of researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has found that invasive plants are increasing with natural gas development.
API releases 50-state analysis of natural gas benefits
Natural gas contributed $51B to the Ohio and Pennsylvania economies in 2015.
Pa. receives $173 million in drilling impact fees
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will distribute $173 million in impact fees from shale oil and gas drilling to county and municipal governments, the Marcellus Legacy Fund and state agencies.
DEP approves permit for injection well
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently approved an underground injection control well for disposal of wastewater.
Oil and gas drilling permits climbing in Ohio, Pa.
There were 268 oil and gas drilling permits issued in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale play, and 112 permits issued in Ohio’s Utica play in March/April.
