Rex Energy continues to drill in Carroll County
Monday, December 4, 2017
Rex Energy expects complete 10 new Utica Shale wells in Carroll County to begin producing next year, according to The Massillon Independent.
In Washington Township, Rex has drilled three wells with an average length of 6,500 feet on its Jenkins pad. It plans to start production in January. While workers frack the three new wells, the three wells currently in the area will be shut down.
Rex is also drilling the fifth of seven wells on its Goebeler pad in Harrison Township. The laterals of those wells have an average length of 7,500 feet and are expected to start producing in the second quarter next year.
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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.