Susquehanna County

37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 4-10

For the week of July 4-10, the three Marcellus/Utica states issued 37 permits to drill new shale wells. Pennsylvania led… Continue reading The post 37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 4-10 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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American Energy First, Please, Before Begging Saudi Arabia!

American Energy First, Please, Before Begging Saudi Arabia! George Stark Director, External Affairs Coterra Energy … .. [Editor’s Note: The American oil and gas industry has joined hands to write Joe Biden and tell him to choose American energy development before begging the Saudis for their oil.] Twenty-seven natural gas and oil trade organizations from

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Women Excel in Marcellus Shale Jobs in NEPA

Women make up a small but growing part of the natural gas industry in the northeastern Pennsylvania Marcellus. Estimates are… Continue reading The post Women Excel in Marcellus Shale Jobs in NEPA first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA EHB Sanctions Landowner Attorney in Coterra Water Well Case

The Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) is a special court set up in PA to hear appeals of decisions made… Continue reading The post PA EHB Sanctions Landowner Attorney in Coterra Water Well Case first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 13-19

We finally started to see more permits issued again last week. After the Marcellus/Utica was in the permit doldrum for… Continue reading The post 34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 13-19 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Scranton Law Firm Says New Boom in Shale Drilling Coming in NEPA

We’re always on the lookout for indicators and trends that tell us whether or not there will be more or… Continue reading The post Scranton Law Firm Says New Boom in Shale Drilling Coming in NEPA first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA EHB Dismisses Senator’s Request to Block Dimock Wastewater Plant

The Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) partially dismissed a challenge brought by Philly-area State Senator Katie Muth. She seeks to… Continue reading The post PA EHB Dismisses Senator’s Request to Block Dimock Wastewater Plant first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Muth Dismissed, Her Legal Counsel Sanctioned!

Muth Dismissed, Her Legal Counsel Sanctioned! Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. ….  Katie Muth, the State Senator from Southeast PA who wants to speak for Dimock, lost out at the Environmental Hearing Board and her attorney was sanctioned. Back in March of this year, I wrote a lengthy post suggesting why no one

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New Discovery Casts Doubt on Gas Well Methane Migration Claims

A group of international scientists has discovered a fourth type of natural gas. Wait, there are different “types” of natgas?… Continue reading The post New Discovery Casts Doubt on Gas Well Methane Migration Claims first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Farmers Have A Future, Thanks to Shale Gas Revolution

farmers Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … [Editor’s Note: The shale gas revolution lifted up farmers in Pennsylvania as it gave them a new crop to harvest and needed cash to rejuvenate their agricultural operations.] Another growing season is upon us, and farmers in northeast Pennsylvania are already ahead of most gardeners.

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GDS (GasSearch Drilling Services) Susquehanna County’s Top Employer!

George StarkDirector, External AffairsCabot Oil & Gas … .. [Editor’s Note: Natural gas to the economic rescue: GDS (shorthand for GasSearch Drilling Services) is now Susquehanna County’s top employer!] Make room! GasSearch Drilling Services (GDS) has been named the largest employer in Susquehanna County as of the 2nd quarter in 2020*! GDS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabot and they have been working tirelessly

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Cabot 2020 Update: Drilled 74 Wells, Avg 2.3 Bcf/d, Made $200M

Yesterday Cabot Oil & Gas issued its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 update. Cabot continues to be one of the few drillers that consistently makes a profit quarter after quarter, year after year–even during a downturns like what happened in 2020. Although down from 2019, in 2020 Cabot made just over $200 million in net income.

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Down to Earth Means Lifting An Economy Spurred by Natural Gas

Bill desRosiersExternal Affairs Coordinator, Cabot Oil & Gas … … [Editor’s Note: Down to Earth is a company; a contractor benefitting from the shale revolution and helping it along with its supply chain services.] This month’s contractor spotlight shines on Down to Earth Equipment Rentals. We started working with them almost as soon as we arrived in

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Most Important Lawsuit in PA Shale History – Review & Fallout

It was exactly one year ago that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in THE most consequential lawsuit for Marcellus Shale drilling we’ve seen, a case called Briggs v Southwestern Energy (see HUGE NEWS: PA Supreme Court Keeps ‘Rule of Capture’ for Fracking). Now that the dust has settled, it’s a good time to take a

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