In Marcellus Shale, pipelines can’t keep up with production
Monday, October 19, 2015
Pipeline infrastructure in the Marcellus Shale has been a problem since more development has led to greater production.
According to Bloomberg, Appalachian pipeline capacity has doubled this year, but that’s not enough for the natural gas being produced from Pennsylvania and West Virginia. There are seven new pipelines projects that will soon be online to transport Marcellus gas, but until then, producers are holding the reins tightly because of the price slump.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, gas production in the Marcellus may fall next month.
Via: Bloomberg > America’s Biggest Shale Gas Field is Choking on Its Own Supply
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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.
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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.
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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.
This is by the O&G industry’s disorganized / flawed Grand Design.
Appears to me that the domestic O&G industry thinks it better to run itself aground, then deteriorate competition, cannibalize, look to investors to bail themselves out, litigate and lobby politically for advantage attacking lessors / partners then to move themselves ahead with thoughtful deliberate development.
Looks to me like mayhem and chaos rule and too bad for the industry and our country overall if you want to know what I think.
what is the lates,t on the rover pipeline
According to the company’s website, Rover expects to begin using the pipeline as early as late 2016. But the project is not moving along as fast as the company had hoped.
Rover only has about 25 percent of its pipeline rights-of-way bought — compared to the 80 percent the company had expected by this time.
Rover is still applying for final approval through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is expected to release the project’s Environmental Impact Statement any day. Once the EIS is released, a public comment period will follow.
The main public concerns over Rover deal with the loss to farmland, residential and business impact, and the potential disruption of emergency services.
I hope that helps! In other words, the progress is moving slowly!