Washington Times The latest attempt to tie fracking to water pollution in northern Pennsylvania has been debunked by state regulators. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Monday announced that, after a 16-month investigation, there’s no evidence to connect natural gas drilling with high levels of methane found in private water supplies in the small [...]
Archive for category 3 – Gas Drilling
DEP Review Memo_4 Susqu Co Compressor Stations.pdf
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP — Another dispute has surfaced from the gas-rich ground beneath northern Pennsylvania. A Susquehanna County family filed a federal lawsuit this week against Oklahoma-based WPX Energy, accusing the firm of causing contaminants to seep into their private well as a result of allegedly negligent drilling practices at two natural gas pads. In the [...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A state judge is ordering a temporary halt to portions of Pennsylvania’s new Marcellus Shale law that limit the power of municipalities to regulate the booming natural gas exploration industry. Judge halts zoning limits in Pa. gas drilling law | Press & Sun-Bulletin | pressconnects.com. Commonwealth Court Senior Judge Keith Quigley issued [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found no evidence that hydraulic fracturing caused ground water contamination in a hamlet in rural Pennsylvania. The finding could be a major impetus to further expansion of the lucrative but controversial practice throughout the country. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a drilling technique for natural gas in which high volumes [...]
HB-1950 – Act 13
Feb 27
Download HB1950 in Word Format Download HB1950 in PDF Format § 2314. Distribution of fee. (a) Establishment.‑‑There is established a fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Unconventional Gas Well Fund to be administered by the commission. (b) Deposit.‑‑All fees imposed and collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the fund [...]
One construction method Williams utilizes to minimize environmental or community impacts is a procedure known as horizontal directional drilling. Horizontal directional drilling is a form of trenchless technology that allows pipelines to be installed underground while minimizing surface disruption. Directional drilling is used when trenching or excavating is not practical, such as in sensitive environmental [...]
Williams is a diversified, independent energy producer. We specialize in producing natural gas and oil from tight-sands and shale formations, as well as from coal bed methane reserves. We are developing new wells in Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico and Texas. We also have international interests in Argentina and Colombia. Download Williams “Exploration [...]
Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel used for power generation today. As demand for energy increases, expanded use of natural gas can help improve air quality across the country, especially when used to replace more polluting energy sources. Download Williams “Introduction to Natural Gas” Fact Sheet
PSATS Week in Review U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is pushing for Federal oversight in regulating a key aspect of natural gas drilling activity. Casey’s “FRAC Act” would put hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” under the auspices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and remove a 2005 congressional exemption that prevents the agency from regulating it. The [...]