SRBC Approves 8 Water Withdrawal Requests for Fracking in NEPA

The highly functional and responsible Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC), unlike its completely dysfunctional and irresponsible cousin, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), continues to support the shale energy industry by approving water withdrawals for responsible and safe shale drilling. Last Thursday, the SRBC approved 23 new water withdrawal requests within the basin, eight of…

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EQT Looks to Sell Non-Op Assets in Northeast PA for $3 Billion

Reuters is reporting a rumor, based on “people familiar with the matter,” that EQT Corporation, the largest natural gas driller in the United States (by production), is shopping its 25% non-operated interest in a number of producing gas wells in northeastern Pennsylvania for $3 billion. Chesapeake Energy is the majority owner and operator of the…

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22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 16 – 22

New shale permits issued for Oct 16 – 22 in the Marcellus/Utica rebounded. There were 22 new permits issued last week, versus 14 the week before. Last week’s permit tally included 17 new permits in Pennsylvania, 5 new permits in Ohio, and no new permits in West Virginia. Chesapeake Energy was the top permittee for…

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SRBC Water Withdrawal Restrictions Hit 42 PA Oil & Gas Operators

The weather has been fantastic for those of us living in the northeastern U.S. over the past few weeks. Clear… Continue reading The post SRBC Water Withdrawal Restrictions Hit 42 PA Oil & Gas Operators first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Shortline Railroad Wins Award for PA Marcellus Transload Facility

We can’t resist a good railroad story. The American Shortline and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has just recognized the Reading… Continue reading The post Shortline Railroad Wins Award for PA Marcellus Transload Facility first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 20-26

New shale permits issued for Mar. 20-26 in the Marcellus/Utica dropped by two from the prior week. There were 32… Continue reading The post 32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 20-26 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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25 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 9-15

New shale permits issued for Jan. 9-15 in the Marcellus/Utica included 18 new permits in Pennsylvania, 5 new permits in… Continue reading The post 25 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 9-15 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Coterra Spends $20,000 on Christmas Gifts for Kids in NE Pa.

Coterra Energy, along with several other companies active in the northeast Marcellus Shale, recently went on a shopping spree to… Continue reading The post Coterra Spends $20,000 on Christmas Gifts for Kids in NE Pa. first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Texas, New Mexico, Okla. Travel to PA Marcellus to Get Educated

This is quite a turnabout. George Mitchell pioneered how to combine horizontal drilling with hydraulic fracturing in the Texas Barnett… Continue reading The post Texas, New Mexico, Okla. Travel to PA Marcellus to Get Educated first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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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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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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Alta Resources Shopping 547K Marcellus Acres, Asking $3B

We don’t write much about Alta Resources, a shale drilling company co-founded by the inventor of shale fracking, George Mitchell. But that doesn’t mean Alta doesn’t drill in the Marcellus. The company owns some 547,000 gross (239,000 net) acres producing natural gas from approximately 900 wells in the Marcellus Shale across Bradford, Wyoming, Sullivan, Lycoming,

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Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Dec 14-18

Last week Pennsylvania issued 25 new shale well drilling permits in both northeast and southwest PA, although most of the permits for SWPA. Ohio issued 4 new shale well permits, all of them to the same company (Encino Energy) and the same well pad (in Harrison County). West Virginia issued 6 new shale well permits,

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Alta Resources Uses Software to Make Marcellus Wells Produce More

We don’t often see news about a Marcellus producer called Alta Resources. Alta was one of the first drillers we wrote about just after launching the MDN website back in 2009 (see Texas Billionaire George Mitchell is Betting on the Marcellus in PA). George Mitchell, widely recognized as the father of shale energy, was a

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Lots of Marcellus Jobs in Northeast PA – More Workers Needed

This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. There are plenty of jobs in the shale industry in northeastern Pennsylvania–IF you have certain skills. What kind of skills? The kind that are taught at programs like at the Lackawanna College

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