Boundaries

Pennsylvania issued its 3,000th Marcellus Shale drilling permit of the year in November, but the final well count for 2011 is likely to fall just shy of 2,000, if drilling remains at its current pace.

A federal environmental assessment (EA) of a plan to develop 51 coalbed methane (CBM) wells within the boundaries of Wyoming’s Atlantic Rim, part of which is crucial winter range for pronghorn antelope and mule deer, has determined that there would be no significant impact from the development.

One Pittsburgh city councilman has a message for natural gas producers that would drill within his city’s boundaries: You’re not in Fort Worth, TX, anymore.

Northern Natural Gas Co. last week filed a federal lawsuit to take more than 9,100 acres in south-central Kansas to expand the boundaries of its underground Cunningham Storage Field.

Northern Natural Gas Co. has filed a federal lawsuit to take more than 9,100 acres in south-central Kansas so it may expand the boundaries of its underground Cunningham Storage Field.

After hitting its head on a high of $7.630 to begin the week on Monday, May natural gas explored the lower boundaries of its recent range to finish the week Friday. After recording a low of $6.670, the prompt month settled at $6.743, down 22.9 cents on the day and 46.7 cents lower for the week.

The Bush administration has redrawn the boundaries in the eastern Gulf of Mexico in such a manner that it gives Louisiana authority over waters that are close to 100 miles from Florida’s shores, and includes portions of the gas-rich Lease Sale 181, according to a legislative aide for Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), a staunch opponent of oil and gas drilling off the Sunshine State’s coastline.

In the never-ending battle over the boundaries of FERCjurisdiction in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), three Shellproduction companies last week petitioned the Commission for aruling to declare they are exempt from the reporting requirementsunder Orders 639 and 639-A.