Fracking safety debated amid drilling boom – CBS News
November 3, 2011
The Capitol Pressroom for October 27, 2011 | WCNY Blogs
November 2, 2011
The Capitol Pressroom for October 27, 2011 | WCNY Blogs.
Martha Robertson, Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature & Doug Barton, Director of Economic Development and Planning for Tioga County are both members of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council, which recently issued a statement on hydrofracking. We will discuss gas drilling with them, as well as where the Southern Tier’s focus may be in the competition to win funding from the state.
The Capitol Pressroom for November 2, 2011 | WCNY Blogs
November 2, 2011
The Capitol Pressroom for November 2, 2011 | WCNY Blogs.
Senator Tom Libous (R – 52nd District) has been one of the legislature’s strongest advocates for hydrofracking. We will ask him about home rule, the dSGEIS and recent criticism by the gas drilling industry.
Rex Energy drills first Utica Shale well in W. Pa. | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com
November 2, 2011
Rex Energy drills first Utica Shale well in W. Pa. | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com.
Comment from Chip Northrup, retired oil/gas professional:
Sounds like a good well – but sometimes they report the spikes – not a 3+ day average.
The Utica is productive in Ohio – as wet gas (propane) oily shale =- high carbon content
It may be high carbon content in Western Pa. = the way the Marcellus is
In NY, both the Marcellus and Utica are more likely drier gas – less valuable methane.
And probably less productive as you go north of I 88 and N west of the Susquehanna
Utica test wells in NY (Otsego Co) have not shown much potential.
James Northrup
