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Archive for October, 2008

Keystone State Enjoys Robust Marcellus Drilling

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

According to a talk given by John Harper, chief, oil, gas and subsurface services at the Pennsylvania Geological Survey, some 792 wells suspected to target Marcellus shale have been permitted ... Read more..

Top 5 Things I Learned About The Marcellus Shale

Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Some 1,300 people attended a fabulous meeting in Pittsburgh last week. The AAPG-SPE Eastern Meeting, held October 11-15, focused on shales, CO2 sequestration, tight sands and hydrothermal dolomites. I spent ... Read more..

Industry Quickly Moves To Defensive Strategies

Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The news is bad, and then it gets worse. Oil and natural gas commodity prices are in freefall. Energy stocks have given back all their tremendous gains of the past year ... Read more..

Fresh Field Onstream In New Albany Shale

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The New Albany shale in the Illinois Basin just gained a new producing field. NGAS Resources announced that it is producing gas from its Haley’s Mills Field in Christian County, ... Read more..