Info on the Marcellus shale

West Virginia Surface Owners' Rights Organization

In order that you can better understand the facts about this formation and its potential development, we have located the following technical information.

Pictures of the Marcellus Shale at the surface

Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States: A Primer (US DOE, April 2009)

What is the "Marcellus Shale"? Basic information form the West Virginia Geologic and Economic Survey. (You may have to use the "+" magnifier on your computer's .pdf reading software for the maps)

Industry video on horizontal drilling in Marcellus Shale

Another Shale Making Seismic Waves

Here is a Pennsylvania web site with a video that illlustrates how close together Marcellus Shale wells might be

Other web sites on the Marcellus Shale

Assessment of Undiscovered Natural Gas Resources in Devonian Black Shales, Appalachian Basin, Eastern U.S.A.

A primer on gas well gold rush: From the Marcellus Shale to horizontal drilling

West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey on the Marcellus in some of W.Va.

West Virginia State Journal article on Marcellus Shale well water use and facturing fluids

Groundwater Protection Council 2008 report on Hydraulic Fracturing Considerations for Natural Gas Wells of the Marcellus Shale

A technial presentation with photos on fracturing and stimiulating this formation (~6.7mb pdf)

Fracturing A Natural Gas Well

New York State regulators begin gathering informatinn regardin frac fluids

What’s in that fracking fluid?

Illustration from Pennsylvania DEP web site of underground parts of horizontal vs. vertical drilling and fracing of Marcellus Shale well from Pennsylvania DEP web site

A presentation on the Geology of the Marcellus Shale (~1.8 mb pdf)

EXCO Resources Map of Marcellus shale

OGAP Marcellus Shale Report (~1.0 mb pdf)

Marcellus Shale Development - Water Resource Challenges (~1.0 mb pdf)

News article on Marcellus Wells water beging processed by W. Va. water plants

Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Marcellus Shale Gas Well Development

Pennsylvania: DEP Orders Partial Shutdown of Two Natural Gas Drilling Operations in Lycoming County

A map from the EIA showing gas reserve estimates for southern WV and western VA through 2001 (~1.7mb pdf)

A map from the EIA showing gas reserve estimates for north western WV and southern OH through 2001 (~2.8mb pdf)

Unconventional natural gas reservoir could boost U.S. supply

Experts take new look at Appalachian Basin for deep reserves

Appalachia to the rescue {more details about Natural Gas field}