Report: Ohio shale jobs are important part of state’s employment
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Ohio Oil and Gas Association reports that oil and gas industry jobs make up 3.9 percent of Ohio’s employment.
This figure comes from the American Petroleum Institute’s data. According to the report, the shale industry supports over 255,000 Ohio jobs. The average salary for a worker in the oil and gas industry makes $72,238 annually.
The report also cites projected job growth numbers through the year 2020, though it doesn’t cite whether or not those numbers refer to jobs for Ohioans or for out-of-state workers.
Via: Ohio Oil and Gas Association > Oil and gas industry in Ohio makes up nearly 4 percent of state’s total employment
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.