Science and the Reasonable Development of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Resources in Pennsylvania and New York, Lynn Kerr McKay, Ralph H. Johnson, and Laurie Alberts Salita. Energy Law Journal, Vol. 32:125.
“Investment in the development of natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation1 continues to bring lower energy costs and new jobs to local economies. It has also attracted litigation alleging that well drilling, hydraulic fracturing,2 and natural gas production have contaminated drinking water supplies and damaged property in the vicinity of some operations. Media reports of landowner complaints alleging problems with drinking water wells due to nearby Marcellus Shale operations abound. Actions regarding Marcellus Shale operations have proceeded along disparate and inconsistent paths, and often without critical technical review. Some lawmakers and regulators have introduced measures imposing additional oversight and operational requirements on Marcellus Shale producers, including rules focused on hydraulic fracturing. These measures aim to control the release and migration of new and used fracturing fluids and other well fluids from well bores, and at the surfaces of well locations, into the surrounding environment. Other measures simply prohibit any further effort to develop Marcellus Shale resources in certain locations, either before assessing the potential impact of additional activities or in response to perceived deficiencies in efforts to perform such an assessment.”
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