Study: Drill waste in landfills unlikely to get in water
By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A study by state regulators says it’s unlikely that significant amounts of untreated natural gas drilling waste in landfills will impact groundwater or surface water. In the event that the waste’s runoff did hit nearby water untreated, however, the material would likely exceed chemical limits for ...
3rd Annual Tom Dunn Energy Leadership Academy Held in Buckhannon
High school students from around West Virginia got a glimpse of the natural gas industry. About 40 students from 18 counties were selected for the Third Annual Tom Dunn Energy Leadership Academy in Buckhannon. . The three day academy starts with an Energy Career Day, followed by field trips to operating drilling rigs and producing ...
Electric Power Monthly: Gas power generation surpasses coal
The gap between natural gas- and coal-fired power generation has been closing for a couple of years, but natural gas power generation actually surpassed coal-fired power for the first time in April, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest “Electric Power Monthly” report. The June 25 report showed natural gas provided 92,516 ...
DEP releases state of environment report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Environmental Protection recently released the fifth edition of its State of the Environment Report. “It’s a snapshot of as many measurements as we can realistically come up with for the health of the state’s environment; air, land and water,” state DEP Secretary Randy Huffman said. The DEP draws no ...
Rotary Learns About Independent Oil, Gas
Dennis Xander, from the Independent Oil and Gas Association of W.Va. (IOGA), spoke to the Rotary club May 20. He is part of a campaign sponsored by the Just Beneath the Surface Alliance to provide the public with an in-depth look into the natural gas industry. Their goal is to be a source of information ...
Clearing Up Myths About Gas ‘Pooling’ Laws
The debate in West Virginia over pooling of the Marcellus Shale has been spirited to say the least. As the debate increases in intensity, emotional rhetoric trumps pragmatism and analysis of what is the best course for developing our resources and how to use these resources within the borders of our state. Thousands of hours ...
Marshall County plant loses fracking fight
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia judge has thrown out new legal challenges to a plan for natural gas production near a Marshall County chemical plant. Late in December, Marshall Circuit Judge David W. Hummel dismissed legal complaints filed by Axiall Corp. over the natural gas drilling and production operation proposed by Gastar Exploration near ...
DEP secretary: 1,100 storage tanks found ‘not fit for service’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 1,000 above ground storage tanks have been found ‘not fit for service’ as part of the required inspections following the chemical spill and water emergency that happened a year ago this week. The Above Ground Storage Act, signed into law last year after the leak of crude MCHM into the Elk ...
Debate on Forced Pooling May Return
WHEELING - Lawmakers may resurrect the debate over forced pooling in West Virginia during the upcoming legislative session, according to incoming House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead. Armstead, R-Kanawha, who is expected to be elected speaker when the new Republican-controlled Legislature convenes Jan. 14 in Charleston, confirmed there have been discussions among the GOP leadership ...
