Pennsylvania DEP to hold webinar on oil and gas drilling regulations
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Office of Oil and Gas Management will be hosting a webinar on the final “Environmental Protection Performance Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites” rulemaking (Chapters 78 and 78a) regulations that are being submitted to the Environmental Quality Board. The webinar will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday January 6, 2016.
DEP Secretary John Quigley and Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Scott Perry will review the regulations and how they affect Pennsylvania residents. Questions will be accepted from accredited media.
Registration is required – to register, click here
For more information, or to view the rulemaking, click here or visit www.dep.state.pa.us and click the “Oil and Gas Rulemaking” button.
WHAT: Webinar detailing final rulemaking for oil and gas operations
WHEN: January 6, 2016 at 11:30 AM
TO REGISTER: click here
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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.