Rover pipeline approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Construction is poised to begin on Energy Transfer Partners LP’s $4.2 billion Rover Pipeline, following approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to the Associated Press.
The pipeline will extend from West Virginia to Michigan, running 713 miles across northern Ohio and into southeastern Michigan where it will connect with the Vector Pipeline.
It will have the ability to carry 3.25 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day from the Marcellus and Utica shale areas in West Virginia, western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.
Learn more: Dallas News > Dallas firm Energy Transfer Partners gets fed approval for its Rover Pipeline despite objections
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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.