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WVSORO Surface Owners’ News – Fall 2009
Newsletter WVSORO November 24, 2009
Judge Hears Oral Arguments in Marcellus Well Spacing Case | WV-SORO Responds to Drilling Rule Changes | What caused big fracking fluid spill in Doddridge County? More
Issues: Fracking, Marcellus shale, Oil and Gas, Pollution

Oral Arguments in Marcellus Well Spacing Case
Blog WVSORO October 19, 2009
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Issues: Well Spacing

Upshur County Marcellus Shale drilling site, before, during and after drilling
Bad Example Gallery, Surface Owner Story WVSORO September 23, 2009
Well site during active drilling to the Marcelllus Shale formation in Upshur County, West Virginia, in 2008. (An additional water storage pit is not in the photo.) Copyright WVSORO, June 2008. Permission to use may be obtained from WVSORO. More
Issues: Marcellus shale

Information Regarding Connecting to “Free Gas”
Free Gas Advice WVSORO September 4, 2009
Use black gas, not water, pipeline It costs 36¢ per foot cents for 1 inch, and 50¢ per foot for 1 and 1/4 inch. My source recommended the larger 1 and 1/4. More
Issues: Oil and Gas

What about Hydrogen Sulfide or “sour gas”?
Gas Leaks Advice WVSORO August 28, 2009
Hydrogen Sulfide, also known as "H2S", or "sour gas", is sometimes included with the conventional natural gas that comes out of gas wells in West Virginia. More
Issues: Oil and Gas, Pollution

I want to find out what is in the water they use to “frac” a wells when they put it down and when it flows back. Is there a way I can do that?
Water Advice WVSORO August 24, 2009
Material Safety Data Sheets: One Possible Source of Information About Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing More
Issues: Fracking, Pollution, Water

There is a large, Olympic swimming pool sized, pond being built on/next to my land to drill a gas well. Is there any danger from that?
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO August 23, 2009
While we have not heard of any of these ponds breaching, there have been a large number of slips in the impoundment walls where the impoundments have been built up on hills or mountains out of the valley. More
Issues: Drilling waste, Fracking, Land use

Can gas companies and landowners profit?
News WVSORO August 16, 2009
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Issues: Leasing

Filing deadline for claims in Dominion royalty case extended
Press Release WVSORO August 13, 2009
Mineral owners have more time to request payment from settlement More
Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas

I am considering signing a lease or doing other business with a driller or landman for a company. Can I find out if that “operator” has a history of “violations” of state laws or rules?
Leasing / Amendment Advice, WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO August 10, 2009
You can find out information about “violations” on the West Virginia DEP, Office of Oil and Gas web site. But be aware that much enforcement is done informally without the state writing up official “violations” that will show up on this data base. More
Issues: DEP, Oil and Gas

Marcellus formation: leasing and well spacing history
Blog WVSORO August 8, 2009
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Issues: Marcellus shale, Well Spacing

They are spraying water out of a drilling pit on to the land (or they propose to do so in a drilling permit I received). Can they do that?
Water Advice, WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO July 22, 2009
A driller is not allowed to just knock a wall out of the pit and let the water and other stuff in it run into a stream, either during or after drilling. More
Issues: Drilling waste, Oil and Gas, Pollution

Groups applaud additions to oil & gas rules, but urge additional changes
Press Release WVSORO July 15, 2009
A coalition of statewide organizations concerned about oil and gas issues is applauding amendments and additions to the rules that regulate drilling in West Virginia, but says additional changes are needed to more fully protect public health and the environment. More
Issues: DEP, Oil and Gas

Groups applaud additions to oil & gas rules, but urge additional changes
Press Release WVSORO July 15, 2009
Coalition says stronger rules need to protect public health and the environment More
Issues: Oil and Gas

W. Va. Geologic and Economic Survey site with plats and completion reports for wells on line
Blog WVSORO July 1, 2009
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Issues: Minerals-Royalties, Oil and Gas

WVSORO Surface Owners’ News – Summer 2009
Newsletter WVSORO June 11, 2009
A Surface Owner’s Journey through the Legislative Halls in Charleston | Legislative Wrap-Up: Bill of Rights Stalls, but Some Good News | WV SORO Comments on DEP Marcellus "Guidance" Document More
Issues: Legislation, Marcellus shale

Judge allows landowners’ group to intervene in well spacing suit
Press Release WVSORO June 3, 2009
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Issues: Well Spacing

Best Site for Finding Information on Individual Gas Wells
Blog WVSORO May 23, 2009
The best site for finding information on individual gas wells is the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey web site called “Pipeline”. More

How to find oil and gas well production data
Blog WVSORO May 20, 2009
The link below will take you to the web site of the WV DEP Office of Oil and Gas, which is the state government agency in West Virginia that regulates oil and gas drilling. More
Issues: Oil and Gas

DEP Press Release
Press Release WVSORO April 20, 2009
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Issues: DEP, Marcellus shale