Pennsylvania

With the remaining days of Pennsylvania’s 2010 legislative session dwindling, Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday asked leaders of the state’s General Assembly to gather with him and energy industry leaders in Harrisburg Monday to work on a natural gas severance tax bill.

With the remaining days of Pennsylvania’s 2010 legislative session dwindling, Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday asked leaders of the state’s General Assembly to gather with him and energy industry leaders in Harrisburg Monday to work on a natural gas severance tax bill.

With Pennsylvania’s 2010 legislative session winding down, Gov. Ed Rendell on Friday asked leaders of the General Assembly to gather with him and energy industry leaders in Harrisburg Monday to work on a severance tax on gas produced from the state’s portion of the prolific Marcellus Shale play.

Pennsylvania’s capital budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, which was approved Monday by the state’s House and last week by the state’s Senate, includes several Marcellus Shale-related infrastructure projects.

EQT Corp. has reported double-digit initial production (IP) results for two of its newest natural gas wells in the Pennsylvania portion of the Marcellus Shale. The Cooper 590384 well in Greene County, PA, completed in late July, had an average IP rate of 22 MMcfe/d over 30 days. The well has a total lateral length of 9,000 feet, with 8,411 feet of stimulated pay, and was completed with a 28-stage fracture. The direct well cost was about $7.1 million, with a preliminary estimated ultimate recovery of 18 Bcf, according to EQT. The Rosborough 590259 well in Armstrong County, PA, had a 24-hour IP of 15 MMcfe from 4,060 feet of stimulated pay. EQT holds a 100% working interest and an 87.5% net revenue interest in both wells.

EQT Corp. on Wednesday reported double-digit initial production (IP) results for two of its newest natural gas wells in the Pennsylvania portion of the Marcellus Shale.

Republicans and fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats could very well kill the plans of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell to levy a severance tax on gas produced from the state’s portion of the prolific Marcellus Shale play.

Marcellus Shale producers in Pennsylvania would have to report wastewater produced from their wells — including fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations — to state regulators under legislation that cleared a state House committee last week.

Marcellus Shale producers in Pennsylvania would have to report wastewater produced from their wells — including fluids from hydraulic fracturing operations — to state regulators under legislation that cleared a state House committee Tuesday.