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Oral Arguments in Marcellus Well Spacing Case
Blog WVSORO October 19, 2009
On a beautiful autumn day, October 19, 2009, deep in the coal country town of Welch, McDowell County, oral arguments in the well spacing case took place before Circuit Judge Rudolph J. Murensky, II. There were lawyers representing the various parties with interests in coal, land, and oil and gas, and the West Virginia Oil […] More
Issues: Well Spacing
Blog WVSORO October 19, 2009
On a beautiful autumn day, October 19, 2009, deep in the coal country town of Welch, McDowell County, oral arguments in the well spacing case took place before Circuit Judge Rudolph J. Murensky, II. There were lawyers representing the various parties with interests in coal, land, and oil and gas, and the West Virginia Oil […] More
Issues: Well Spacing
Comments on the General Water Pollution Control Permit number GP-WV-1-07
Blog, Document WVSORO October 1, 2009
In 2007, when the Office of Oil & Gas (OO&G) initially issued the permit, part of the rational given for issuing a general permit was “to allow for the collection of environmental data regarding volumes of produced water enerated from different coal-bearing strata More
Issues: Coal bed methane, DEP, Pollution, Water
Blog, Document WVSORO October 1, 2009
In 2007, when the Office of Oil & Gas (OO&G) initially issued the permit, part of the rational given for issuing a general permit was “to allow for the collection of environmental data regarding volumes of produced water enerated from different coal-bearing strata More
Issues: Coal bed methane, DEP, Pollution, Water
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
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
Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale
Document WVSORO September 9, 2009
Issues: Marcellus shale, Oil and Gas
Document WVSORO September 9, 2009
Issues: Marcellus shale, Oil and Gas
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
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
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
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
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
What is the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Title 40: Part 370 — Hazardous Chemical Reporting: Community Right to Know
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Title 40: Part 355 — Emergency Planning and Notification
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Title 42, Chapter 116, Subchapter III, Sec. 11047. Exemption
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Title 42, Chapter 116, Subchapter III, Sec. 11046. Civil actions
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Title 42, Chapter 116, Subchapter III, Sec. 11045. Enforcement
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Title 42, Chapter 116, Subchapter III, Sec. 11042. Trade secrets
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Title 42, Chapter 116, Subchapter III, Sec. 11041. Relationship to other law
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water
Document WVSORO August 23, 2009
Issues: Fracking, Water