Shale Web Resources


ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management - Oil and Gas

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Division of Geological Survey

FracFocus (joint project of GWPC & IOGCC)

Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission

US Army Corps of Engineers

Ground Water Protection Council

Ohio Oil and Gas Association

Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program

Ohio Public Utilities Commission

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Oil/Natural Gas and Shale Development Web Resources

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Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR): http://www.ohiodnr.com/ Division of Mineral Resources: http://www.ohiodnr.com/mineral/default/tabid/10352/Default.aspx (from above, link to ODNR, select Mineral Resources, then Oil and Gas) Landowners and Leasing: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/11/oil/pdf/landowners_leasing.pdf Division of Geological Survey: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/default/tabid/7105/default.aspx For information on the Utica and Marcellus shale: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/23014/Default.aspx Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: Links to PA Marcellus geology and maps of PA drilling activity http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/oilandgas/marcellus.aspx Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Oil and Gas Management The below link provides information to PA's laws and regulations and Marcellus Shale information. http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/oil___gas/6003 Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC): http://www.iogcc.state.ok.us/ FracFocus - A hydraulic fracturing chemical registry website; a joint project of the GWPC and the IOGCC http://fracfocus.org/ Search this site for information about the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells; also includes educational materials designed to help put this information into perspective. The Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing: An Overview http://groundwork.iogcc.org/sites/default/files/REGULATORY%20PROCESS%20FACT%20SHEET.pdf A Chronology of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Clean Water Act http://groundwork.iogcc.org/sites/default/files/A%20Chronological%20History%20of%20HF%20and%20SWDA%20--%20Nov09.pdf Hydraulic Fracturing – Fact Sheet http://groundwork.iogcc.org/sites/default/files/FINAL%20hydraulic%20fracturing%20fact%20sheet.pdf Hydraulic Fracturing Pamphlet http://groundwork.iogcc.org/sites/default/files/Hydraulic%20Fracturing%20Brochure-2005.pdf Ohio Energy Education Program (OGEEP): http://www.oogeep.org/ Ohio Energy Proud: http://ohioenergyproud.org/ How is this energy produced in Ohio: 6 video clips – How oil/gas was formed, where it is trapped, exploration, drilling/production, refining and products. Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC): http://www.gwpc.org/home/GWPC_Home.dwt FracFocus - A hydraulic fracturing chemical registry website; a joint project of the GWPC and the IOGCC http://fracfocus.org/ Search this site for information about the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells; also includes educational materials designed to help put this information into perspective. Modern Shale Gas – Development in the United States, A Primer (by US DOE for the GWPC) – Overview of Shale Gas Development across the United States including geology, regulatory framework and environmental considerations http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/publications/epreports/shale_gas_primer_2009.pdf Hydraulic Fracturing Considerations for Natural Gas Wells of the Marcellus Shale, ALL Consulting 2008 http://www.thefriendsvillegroup.com/HydraulicFracturingReport1.2008.pdf Department of Energy (DOE): Water Management Technologies Used by Marcellus Shale Gas Producers, John Veil Argonne National Laboratory 2010 http://www.evs.anl.gov/pub/dsp_detail.cfm?PubID=2537 The Ohio State University, Subsurface Energy Resource Center Link provides information relating to subsurface resource development and associated environmental issues. http://serc.osu.edu/ Penn State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Cooperative Extension: The below link provides links to publications, presentations and information relating to the current Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale activity, the history of the activity, drilling process, waste water disposal, leasing, economic considerations, environmental considerations, workforce impact and many other topics. http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas Drilling Animations (hydraulic fracturing, horizontal drilling) http://extension.psu.edu/naturalgas/presentations/drilling-animations In addition to the above link, PSU also offers two other “spin-offs’: Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research http://marcellus.psu.edu/ Marcellus Training Education Center http://www.msetc.org/ Penn State: Earth and Environmental Systems Institute A number of "Archived" presentations on Marcellus Shale and Drilling activity in PA http://www.eesi.psu.edu/news_events/EarthTalks/2009Spring/EarthtalksSpring09.shtml Marcellus Shale Coalition Good video illustrating drilling and horizontal drilling/fracturing process: http://marcelluscoalition.org/2009/01/drilling-process-video/ Energy In Depth – Hydraulic fracturing http://www.energyindepth.org/ The below includes information on Hydraulic fracturing process, what chemicals are used in the process and the regulations over the process (FRAC IN DEPTH). http://www.energyindepth.org/in-depth/frac-in-depth/ You Tube Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0kmskvJFt0&feature=player_embedded American Petroleum Institute (API) Hydraulic Fracturing/Oil and Gas Resources http://www.api.org/policy/exploration/hydraulicfracturing/ Hydraulic Fracturing Primer (PDF download) API HF1, Hydraulic Fracturing Operations-Well Construction and Integrity Guidelines, First Edition/October 2009 (can view report on-line) API HF2, Water Management Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing, First Edition/June 2010 (can view on-line) Hydraulic Fracturing at a Glance (PDF download) from above link or directly at: http://www.api.org/policy/exploration/upload/Hydraulic_Fracturing_at_a_Glance.pdf Onshore Access to Oil and Natural Gas Resources: http://www.api.org/policy/exploration/upload/onshore_access_primer.pdf Also on the main link above, Hydraulic Fracturing Q and A’s, Facts about Shale Gas, a video clip, well schematic. American Clean Skies Foundation Shale Gas and America’s Future http://www.cleanskies.org/ Shale Country - A 30 Minute Video, view on-line or order DVD http://www.shalecountry.com/content/welcome-shale-country Go MarcellusShale.com A landowner blog http://gomarcellusshale.com/ NY Dept of Environmental Conservation – Oil and Gas – Marcellus Shale Web Page http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program Well Permit Issuance for Horizontal Drilling and High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing to Develop the Marcellus Shale and Other Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs: (document is large 800 + pages. You can download the entire document or view/download section by section) http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/58440.html OEPA Marcellus Shale Reference Sheet http://www.epa.ohio.gov/portals/35/pretreatment/marcellus_shale/Marcellus_Shale_Fact_Sheet.pdf National Geographic: Article: "The Great Shale Gas Rush" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2010/10/101022-energy-marcellus-shale-gas-rush/