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Updates

 

1/24/11 Added "Changes to Pennsylsvanial Clean and Green Rules" at Links and Downloads [important to landowners, all rollback taxes to be included in TTLC lease]

 

1/3/11 Added News Archive page for last year's articles

 

12/23/10 Message sent to all Twin Tiers Coalition members

 

12/20/10 Added Viewpoint 9. Bait and Switch in NY - No Drilling Until 2012?

 

11/22/10 Calendar events updated

 

10/11/10 Message sent to all Tioga County landowners re cancellation of the lease sale

 

9/20/10 Calendar events updated

 

9/17/10 Twin Tiers Landowners Coalition - Lease Summary

 

9/14/10 See Viewpoint 8. On Developing a Lease for the Twin Tiers Landowners Coaltion, Tioga County, PA

 

9/13/10 Press release on Twin Tiers Tioga PA Lease Schedule

 

9/8/10 IMPORTANT - TIOGA COUNTY PA LEASE SALE SCHEDULE

 

8/16/10 TWIN TIERS LANDOWNERS COALITION UPDATE

 

7/22/10 Press release on Twin Tiers Tioga PA leasing efforts

 

7/19/10 UPDATE: LEASING ACREAGES AND PROGRESS TOWARD LEASE SALE

 

6/21/10 Informational meeting, Delmar Township, June 23, see Calendar of Events

 

6/21/10 Press Release on Extension of Sign Up Period

 

6/9 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO TTLC LANDOWNERS RE TIOGA, PA

 

5/19/10 Informational meeting, Westfield, Tuesday, May 25, see Calendar of Events

 

5/1/10 Added Frequently Asked Questions from Nelson informational meeting

 

5/2/10 Informational meeting, Nelson Township, May 10, see Calendar of Events 

 

5/2/10 Twin Tiers moving forward on Tioga County PA leasing; deadline June 8

 

3/30/2010 Press release on opening of TTLC Headquarters, Grand Opening

 

2/25/10 Informational Meeting in Mansfield, PA, on March 4, see Calendar of Events

 

2/25/10 Added Calendar of Events page

 

2/23/10 IMPORTANT - 7. Pennsylvania Landowners Need Legislative Help Now! -- added at Viewpoint

 

2/18/10 Press release on Adam Schultz speaking on hydrofracing panel at ESF, Syracuse University, March 1

 

2/1/10 --6. The Hydrofracture Debate – How Did It Get This Far?-- added at Viewpoint

 

1/20/10 Press release, brochure on Sovas presentation at AWMA/NYWEA Joint Meeting, Rochester, February 11


1/20/10 News Archives added below


1/14/10 Frequently Asked Questions added


12/17/09 --5. Outlook for Marcellus Development in Pennsylvania and New York – December 2009-- added at Viewpoint

11/23/09 Viewpoint page added

11/16/09 Twin Tiers Poster released

11/13/09 Twin Tiers Landowners Coalition Brochure released

11/13/09 Twin Tiers Landowners Membership Form released

Links and Downloads

 

"Marcellus Development Moving Forward?"

Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM,LLC

Young Sommer Environmental Breakfast Club

Albany, NY, September 2011

 

"Marcellus Development Moving Forward?"

Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM,LLC

Joint Landowners Coalition of NY

Whitney Point, NY, July 2011


"Supersedure, Spacing, and Economic Impact", Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM, LLC, Chenango County Planning Natural Gas Meeting; Norwich, NY, June 2011


Marcellus Speaker Series; University of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY; Presentations and videos of public education series [excellent!]

 

"Oil and Gas Permitting and Regulation in NY"

Gregory H. Sovas,President, XRM, LLC

Marcellus Speaker Series, University of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY; April 2011 & You Tube video

 

Groundwork - another excellent site by IOGCC

 

Fracfocus.org - excellent site by GWPC and IOGCC


Updated PIOGA website

 

Empire Energy Forum [great information on NY Marcellus]

 

API Economic Impacts of Marcellus Shale in PA, NY, and WV;July 2010 [large 5MB file]

 

Penn State Cooperative Extension, Recorded Webinars

 

American Entrepreneur Marcellus shale series

 

Keystone Energy Forum [great information on Marcellus in PA]

 

EPA Hydrofracturing Study Plan [large 3MB file]

 

Penn State Extension videos on Marcellus

[excellent source of information]

 

"NY Marcellus - We're Still Waiting"

Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM, LLC

NY Assoc. of American Foresters, Syracuse, NY; January 2011

 

"Changes to Pennsylvania Clean and Green Rules", excellent summary by K & L | Gates, Harrisburg

 

West Viriginia Surface Owners' Rights Organization [excellent information]

 

Wilkes University Water Resources

 

1. free booklet on private wells

 

2. citizen database on private water wells

 

IOGCC Superior Well Services, Well Construction and Completions [link, excellent presentation]

 

PA DEP gas well information expanded

 

Penn State Marcellus Shale information

 

"The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030," excellent Exxon report

 

"Marcellus Development - The States of the Matter," Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM,LLC, 26th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, October 2010

 

"Regulatory & Technical Issues in the Marcellus," Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM,LLC, Association of Upstate Law Librarians Conference, Rensselaerville, NY, October 2010

 

Penn State: "Natural Gas Experiences of Marcellus Residents," September 2010

 

PA DEP Marcellus Shale Production

 

Wikimarcellus.com [excellent information site]

 

Data Confirm Safety of Hydrofracing [Pinnacle Study]

 

API Economic Impacts of Marcellus Shale

 

New website [shalecountry.com] featuring positive experiences

 

Fractracker.org [interesting website]

 

American Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA)

 

Updated Penn State Economic Development Study for PA, May 2010

 

Ultra Petroleum Presentation, March 2010

 

"Marcellus Development: Are We There Yet?", Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM, LLC, Niagara Frontier Section, AWMA Annual Seminar, Buffalo, April 2010

 

American Petroleum Institute horizontal shale drilling and hydrofracing video

 

Chesapeake Presentation, AAPG Conference, April 2010

 

PA maps of Marcellus wells permitted and drilled

 

"Will New York Embrace the Marcellus," Adam J. Schultz, Partner, Gilberti Stinziano Heintz & Smith, P.C., DUG Conference, Fort Worth Texas, March 2010

 

"New York's Marcellus Fracas," Adam J. Schultz, Partner, Gilberti Stinziano Heintz & Smith, P.C., Oil and Gas Investor Magazine, March 2010

 

Dr. Terry Engelder, Penn State, Webinar on Marcellus, April 2009 (45 min)

 

Marcellus Shale Coalition Pres. Talks Natural Gas (video) February 2010


"Marcellus Development and Associated Impacts," Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM,LLC, Joint Meeting of AWMA/NYWEA, Rochester, February 2010

 

PA Forest Gas Lease Sale Documents for Tioga Tract 007

1. Qualified bidders

2. Results

3. Tioga 007 Map

4. Environmental review

5. Lease history of all tracts

6. Tioga 007 lease (74 page document)


"The Supercedure Provisions of the 1981 NYS Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Law Preclude Zoning of Oil and Gas Wells"
Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM, LLC
IOGA of NY, The Pipeline, December 2009

"Another View of Marcellus Development"
Gregory H. Sovas, President, XRM, LLC
Business Council of NY Environmental Conference, October 2009

"Natural Gas Development in New York State- An Opportunity", Adam J. Schultz, Partner, Gilberti Stinziano Heintz & Smith, P.C. and Sovas, XRM, LLC, Materials Matters Magazine, Spring 2009

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Marcellus Shale

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management

Penn State Cooperative Extension, Natural Gas Impacts

Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Natural Gas Development Research Center

Marcellus Facts Forum, Independent Oil and Gas Association of NY

Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale, Independent Oil and Gas Association of PA, PA Oil and Gas Association

News Archives

June 2011


6/28/11 Excellent video by reason.tv on the truth of hydraulic fracturing

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6/27/11 NY sportsmen form alliance, concerned about recreation impacts

6/27/11 Sportsmen in PA monitor gas drilling in Marcellus Shale

6/27/11 Exxon XTO powerful combination

6/27/11 Pollution found in PA wells near site of blowout

6/27/11 Three PA counties chosen for EPA fracking study

6/20/11 New Yorkers split on hydraulic fracturing - small operations already prevalent

6/20/11 Seminar to inform landowners about gas drilling leases

6/20/11 Leading Marcellus geologist advocates forced pooling of gas over property rights [yes!!]

6/20/11 Four towns consider banning gas drilling

6/20/11 Ridge - Gas industry must improve public image

6/20/11 Expert opinion - fracking is safe

6/20/11 5 water wells, stream contaminated by methane

6/20/11 Natural gas production at record as shale puzzle solved

6/20/11 Dryden must carefully word its fracking ban

6/20/11 Gas drilling pays big benefits

6/20/11 Poll in PA: "Drill, baby, drill"

6/14/11 More than 200 show up for forum on drill cuttings
 
 
 
 
 
6/14/11 Fracking ban costs NYS [new economic study by Manhattan Institute]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

May 2011


5/23/11 Fracking ban, moratorium among proposals in NY

5/23/11 Pressure-point

5/23/11 DEP finds air near gas wells no threat

5/23/11 Drilling industry changes Northern Tier jobs outlook

5/23/11 Frack study's safety findings exaggerated, Bush EPA official says

5/23/11 Don't frack with our water

5/23/11 Shale motherload brings world of change

5/23/11 Marcellus shale brings positive impact

5/23/11 Dimock residents tell cautionary tales on gas drilling

5/23/11 Gasland powers Big Green myth-making about fracking

5/23/11 NY needs gas exploration

5/23/11 Forced pooling when landowners can't say no

5/23/11 Private firms poised to treat wastewater

5/23/11 Why voluntary disclosure of hydraulic fracturing is insufficient

5/23/11 Natural gas study raises doubts on U.S. supply

5/23/11 PA DEP fines Chesapeake $1.1 million

5/16/11 Marcellus waste water recycled mostly in-house

5/16/11 A study in denial

5/16/11 Fact-checking fracking public and industry interests served by objective examination

5/16/11 Baffled about fracking, You're not alone

5/16/11 Study links methane in water to gas extraction [NPR exchange]

5/16/11 Obama seeks more US oil production [sees reflection in reelection mirror]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5/3/11 PA trip offers locals food for thought

5/3/11 An opportunity that cannot be ignored

5/3/11 Exxon, Shell profits soar on higher oil prices


April 2011

 

4/29/11 Congressional Dems report has no evidence on impact to groundwater

 

 
4/28/11 Wales (NY) moves to ban hydraulic fracturing

4/28/11 Let's get the facts to save the environment [NY Attorney General]

4/28/11 Jobs New York needs [good article]

4/28/11 The Left hates the oil companies

4/28/11 Potential US natural gas supplies have jumped 3%

4/26/11 What the frack is hydraulic fracturing?

4/26/11 Eric Scheiderman threatens to sue to stop fracking

4/26/11 Assembly members advocate expanded DEC fracking review

4/26/11 Natural gas drilling is at a crucial turning point

4/26/11 Ten fracking things everyone should know

4/26/11 Chesapeake says replaced PA wellhead, under control

4/26/11 State, feds at odds over gas drilling

4/26/11 New online chemicals database could alter natural gas fracking debate

4/26/11 State (NY) might sue feds over fracking study

4/26/11 Boom times on hold

4/18/11 New York - and America - can profit from 'fracking' Marcellus Shale - Congressman Reed from NY

4/18/11 Towns right to act against fracking

4/18/11 Gas issue is money, only money

4/18/11 Sides in fracking debate try to discredit claims

4/18/11 About m y support for natural gas [excellent, about time]

4/18/11 House Democrats say hydraulic fracturing fluids contain toxic ingredients

4/18/11 New Jerseyans need to oppose fracking in Delaware River Basin

4/18/11 Shell Appalachia releases statement on methane well in Tioga County

4/13/11 Natural gas drilling a 'no brainer'

4/13/11 Fracking fluid registry goes online [excellent site]

4/13/11 Some water treatment plants refuse to take fracking fluids

4/13/11 EPA committed to regulating natural gas drilling

4/13/11 Drilling foes make point in Albany

4/13/11 Marcellus shale forum draws 700

4/13/11 Gas drilling's promise, perils rile townsfolk

4/13/11 A new study by Cornell argues that shale natural gas may have a bigger carbon footprint

4/13/11 Studies say natural gas has its own problems

4/11/11 Marcellus shale development key to energy independence
 
 
 
 
4/4/11 Daniel Yergin on the shale gas revolution - 'Stepping on the Gas'

4/4/11 A bad lesson in censorship [Albany Times Union editorial]

4/4/11 Top level approval of drilling under fire

4/4/11 Tapping shale gas is called benefit to economy, consumers

4/4/11 US fracking chemical registry to go live in a few weeks

4/4/11 API calls for rational energy policy

4/4/11 No such thing as 'idle' leases

4/4/11 Groups warn Cuomo about gas extraction plan

4/4/11 NY drilling regs may take all summer [not a surprise, see Viewpoint, "Bait and Switch"]

4/4/11 The gas dilemma [Time Magazine]

4/4/11 The promise and risks of natural gas

4/4/11 DEP brass must okay all Marcellus regulation, memo says

4/4/11 U. Buffalo to host eight free lectures on hydraulic fracturing [scheduled to speak on April 21]

4/4/11 NY businesses and towns taking on fracking [scheduled to speak to County gas committee]

4/4/11 National Fuel Gas eyes more funds for drilling

4/4/11 Pitt prof caught off base in frack attack

4/4/11 President Obama to call for one-third cut to oil imports [about time!]

March 2011


3/28/11 PA shale commission touts economic benefits; others call for more regulation

3/28/11 Fracking tide turns

3/28/11 A controversy for NY State Geologist [guess you can't say what you know is true]

3/28/11 DEP Secretary: 'we're going to do it right'

 
 
 
 
 
 
3/15/11 Halt gas drilling until water safety is assured

3/15/11 Forbid horizontal fracking

3/15/11 Pollution figures can be misleading

3/15/11 How NY Times gs drilling series might affect region

3/15/11 Corbett's Marcellus panel draws support, criticism

3/15/11 New York Times article on natural gas distorts truth

3/15/11 Scientist in NY says spin is on

3/15/11 Natural gas industry faces environmental backlash, pricing fears

3/9/11 EPA asks PA to boost monitoring of gas well waste

3/9/11 Libous - fund DEC to issue timely hydrofracking permits

3/9/11 Wyoming County NY waiting on gas drilling rules

3/9/11 House forming caucus on Marcellus shale drilling

3/8/11 Energy In Depth: factual rebuttal to NY Times series [must read]

3/8/11 Hydrofracing demonstrators call for Cuomo, DEC to act

3/8/11 Oil hypocrisy

3/8/11 Don't be swayed by faucets on fire and other anti-fracking propaganda

3/8/11 PA releases results showing low radiation in streams

3/7/11 Fracking - The Great Shale Gas Rush

3/7/11 Insights into Pennsylvania Marcellus water treatment

3/7/11 Defending fracking and its process

3/7/11 Lieutenant Governor - 'No still means no'

3/7/11 Educational, environmental, and economic institutions get together on natural gas

3/7/11 Radiation-fracking link sparks swift reactions

3/4/11 DEP defends wastewater tracking but problems persist

3/4/11 Federal officials say they'll examine fracking practices

3/4/11 EPA struggles to regulate natural gas industry

3/4/11 Chesapeake Energy invested $92 million in PA roads last year

3/4/11 DEP nominee weighs whether more water testing needed

3/2/11 Gas drillers recycle wastewater, but risks remain [actually Lake Country (my other company) removes barium and strontium]

3/1/11 Drilling down into NY Times story on wastewater

3/1/11 Article about hydrofracking ignores crucial facts [excellent explanation]

3/1/11 Gas drillers recycling more water, using fewer chemicals

3/1/11 Former DEP head defends Pennsylvania's environmental regulations


February 2011


2/25/11 Groundtruthing Academy Award nominee 'Gasland' [excellent review]

2/25/11 New York Wine and Tourism industry prepares to battle hydrofracking

2/24/11 Drilling concerns - frac truck crashes

2/24/11 Lebanon landowners vow to work together in fight against natural gas developer in NY

2/24/11 Chesapeake mulling service options, shares soar

2/23/11 SRBC's role in regulating natural gas development in the Marcellus

2/23/11 Property owners rights before, during and after drilling

2/23/11 Polarized hearings brings drilling debate to DRBC

2/23/11 Rethinking America's energy security

2/23/11 Preserved farms protected by development but not gas drilling

2/23/11 Property owners meet on DRBC regulations

2/23/11 New production data shows shale's promise and growth

2/23/11 Marcellus Shale Facts

2/22/11 Corbett lifts ban on Marcellus Shale drilling in state forests

2/22/11 Drillers set sights on shale reserves deeper than the Marcellus

2/22/11 Fiala accepted campaign funds from Inflection [didn't do anything wrong]

2/19/11 Natural gas pipeline through Windsor gets approval

2/19/11 Gas firms can be partners in making roads safer

2/19/11 In support of fracking - things we need to know

2/19/11 A shale of a difference

2/19/11 US anti-fracking bill gets Oscar hopeful's support

2/19/11 Gas impact, nature top concerns list in Tioga

2/19/11 Commissioners delay vote on county gas zoning amendment

2/19/11 Law professor casts doubt on drilling ban in Murrysville - Pittsburgh

2/19/11 Growing in power, natural gas attracts enemies

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


January 2011

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1/17/11 Justice Through Music release hard hitting music video on dangers of hydrofracking [yikes!] ------- see song and video "Freakin Frackin" here