February 4, 2008
(Oil and Gas News) Huge natural gas field mile below Appalachia tantalizes drillers - WTOL
The Marcellus Shale covers parts of 4 states, and the gas buried 6,000 feet underground could bolster U. Scientists have known about the gas for decades, but have only recently figured out a possible - if expensive - way to extract it. Stephen Rhoads, president of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association, says the year ahead could be - quote - “very significant. The shale holding the best prospects covers an area from upstate New York, across Pennsylvania into eastern Ohio and across most of West Virginia - a total area bigger than the state of Pennsylvania. All content © Copyright 2000 - 2008 WorldNow and WTOL, a Raycom Media Station . For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service . read more
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