Water samples taken downstream of facilities authorized to treat wastewater from natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale had elevated concentrations of chloride but not total suspended solids (TSS), although the obverse was true in samples collected downstream of watersheds with shale gas wells drilled on them, according to a report published in the Proceedings of National Academies of Sciences (PNAS).
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PDC Energy Sells Assets to Focus on Utica, Wattenberg Plays
Denver-based PDC Energy Inc. has sold its Piceance and other mostly natural gas Colorado holdings to concentrate its drilling efforts in the Utica Shale in Ohio, along with Weld County’s Wattenberg field in Colorado.
Magnum Hunter to Drill Utica Test Wells
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. intends to drill at least four Utica Shale test wells in Ohio this year, the Houston-based independent exploration and production company said Tuesday.
EVEP Says Agreement to Sell Utica Acreage Unlikely By Year’s End
EV Energy Partners LP (EVEP) said that although it has received offers for its acreage in the Utica Shale, the company does not expect to announce an agreement before the end of the year.
Four-State Pipeline, Storage Expansion Approved by FERC
FERC issued a certificate Thursday to Dominion Transmission Inc. (DTI) to expand its pipeline and storage system in Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
WSI: Northeast Colder Than Normal Through January
The U.S. northern tier will be colder than normal over the next two months, with the northern Rockies and northern Plains in line for especially cold conditions, and Arctic air is expected to be a “frequent guest in [the] largest gas-demand population centers,” according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI). Above-normal temperatures are expected across the southern United States over the next three months, the forecasters said.
WSI: Northeast Colder Than Normal Through January
The United States’ northern tier will be colder than normal over the next two months, with the northern Rockies and northern Plains in line for especially cold conditions, and Arctic air is expected to be a “frequent guest in [the] largest gas-demand population centers,” according to forecasters at Andover, MA-based Weather Services International (WSI). Above-normal temperatures are expected across the southern United States over the next three months, the forecasters said.
MarkWest to Add Gas Processing Capacity at Mobley Complex
MarkWest Energy Partners said Wednesday it plans to add 200 MMcf/d of natural gas processing infrastructure this month at its Mobley complex in Wetzel County, WV, to support rich-gas production in the Marcellus Shale by EQT Corp., Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. and others.
One Dead After Explosion at Ohio Drilling Site
One person was killed after an explosion at an oil and natural gas well near Bolivar, OH, in Tuscarawas County, on Monday morning.
UGI Switches to LNG for Marcellus Rigs, Infrastructure
Pennsylvania midstream operator UGI Energy Services Inc. on Wednesday launched plans to replace the diesel now powering its Marcellus Shale drilling fleet with liquefied natural gas (LNG). UGI’s plan mirrors a pilot initiated by EQT Corp. earlier this month to convert its Marcellus diesel rigs (see Shale Daily, July 6).