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Fact-Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development
The discovery of large reserves of natural gas in shale formations – shale gas – has been a major positive development for the energy picture of the US and the world. Yet a... -
Methane in West Virginia Ground Water
Methane has been found as a dissolved gas in numerous ground-water samples from water wells in West Virginia. Methane (CH4) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that can... -
Radioactivity in Marcellus Shale
A study of the radioactivity of materials related to Marcellus Shale Hydraulic Fracturing gas extraction. -
Media for Public Understanding of Marcellus Shale Development
A schematic of stratigraphic column of the marcellus shale with basic information about the fracking process. It is simple, but good reference for people who are new to... -
New York Marcellus Shale Well Production Data
NY natural gas and oil production. -
West Virginia Well Location Data
This site contains data on well locations in West Virginia. -
The Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvannia: Basic Geology
This is an overview of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, giving the geology for Marcellus. -
Pennsylvania Spatial Data: Marcellus Shale Assessment Unit
From the site: "The Assessment Unit is the fundamental unit used in the National Assessment Project for the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources. The Assessment Unit... -
The Modern Marcellus Shale Play, The Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvania
A PowerPoint presentation by John A Harper about the Marcellus Shale. -
Drilling and Completion: The Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvania
A PowerPoint by John A Harper and Jaime Kostelnick depicting the drilling and completion stages of hydraulic fracturing. -
West Virginia Marcellus Thickness Polygon
West Virginia Marcellus Thickness Polygon -
Dissolved Methane in New York Groundwater
New York State is underlain by numerous bedrock formations of Cambrian to Devonian age that produce natural gas and to a lesser extent oil. This USGS Open-File report examines... -
Groundwater Quality and Simulation of Sources of Water to Wells in the Marsh...
A report on the composition of groundwater in an area inside sites where Marcellus Shale is being drilled. The studies performed aimed to determine whether and how much... -
Marcellus and other Devonian Shales
Map layers associated with the Marcellus Shale in the interactive mapping system include various Onondaga map layers. This is confusing to many users--i.e., why don't we use... -
Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and...
Directional drilling and hydraulic-fracturing technologies are dramatically increasing natural-gas extraction. In aquifers overlying the Marcellus and Utica shale formations of... -
Lower 48 States Shale Plays
A map displaying the Lower 48 States Shale Plays. -
Ohio Oil & Gas Well Database
This database, produced by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, allows users to search for specific well information. *Personal Note: During last use, the Ohio DNR server... -
Geochemical context for gas investigations App. Basin. Gases from...
A geochemical context for stray gas investigations in the northern Appalachian Basin: Implications of analyses of natural gases from Neogene-through Devonian-age strata As the... -
Sampling and Analysis of Water Streams Associated with the Development of...
At current estimates of recoverable natural gas of more than 489 tcf, the Marcellus Shale is considered to be among the largest natural gas reserves in the world. The... -
Reducing environmental risk associated with Marcellus shale gas fracturing
This article was written to express a professional opinion regarding the use of available groundwater technology to reduce both real and perceived water quality impacts from...