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As environmental regulations hasten the closure of coal -fired power plants American Electric Power plans to build a 1bcf/day pipeline to deliver gas from wells in the Marcellus and Utica Shales .
Tags: ads-by-google, energy, geology, Geology.com, marcellus, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, meteorites, ohio, shale, utica, utica shale, virginiaChesapeake Energy reports that natural gas liquids contributed 17% of their total production but 40% of their natural gas and liquids revenue. This is part of what is fueling interest in plays such as the Utica Shale and Eagle Ford Shale .
Tags: ads-by-google, astronomy, earthquakes, geology, mexico, natural gas, pennsylvania, satellite images, shale, utica, utica shaleAlthough data is only available for 16 wells drilled into a Utica Shale resource that has a geographic extent of 170,000 square miles, that is not stopping oil and gas companies from spending billions of dollars on acreage.
Tags: astronomy, california, energy, geology, geology-news, Geology.com, Jobs, marcellus, marcellus-shale, pennsylvania, utica, utica shale, virginiaA New York public opinion poll revealed that more people in that state support natural gas drilling than oppose it. Seventy-five percent believe that it will bring more jobs to the state.
Tags: ads-by-google, california, climate-change, energy, geology, geophysics, Jobs, marcellus-shale, natural gas, satellite images, shale, state, utica, utica shale, waterChesapeake Energy announced a major new natural gas liquids play in the Utica Shale of eastern Ohio based upon results from six horizontal and nine vertical wells. The company holds 1.25 million net leasehold acres in the Utica Shale and believes that they could be worth $15 – $20 billion in increased value to the company.
Tags: canada, earth sciences, Geology.com, mexico, natural gas, quebec, satellite images, united-states, utica, virginiaThe State of Ohio considers leasing state park lands for natural gas production from the Utica Shale . However, they only own the mineral rights to about 1/3 of the land and the mineral ownership for many more parcels is unknown.
Tags: california, earthquakes, marcellus, mexico, mineral-rights, minerals, satellite images, united-states, uticaAn article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explores water use associated with Marcellus Shale drilling. On average, the amount of water being used per well is declining and some companies are using fewer chemicals in their hydraulic fracturing water
Tags: energy, geology, geophysics, marcellus, marcellus-shale, mexico, ohio, pittsburgh, satellite images, united-states, utica, utica shale, waterDevelopment of the Utica Shale in Quebec could yield over one billion dollars per year in royalties and thousands of jobs.
Tags: canada, earth sciences, Jobs, massachusetts, mexico, satellite images, shale, utica, utica shale, washingtonDevelopment of the Utica Shale in Quebec could yield over one billion dollars per year in royalties and thousands of jobs.
Tags: ads-by-google, australia, canada, energy, geology-news, marcellus, marcellus-shale, satellite images, shale, utica, utica shale, washingtonQuebec is a fossil fuel consumer with very little local production. However, some of the first wells are being drilled into the Utica Shale and hundreds more have already been permitted.
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