Marcellus spurs a southern invasion to the Southern Tier
By Tom Wilber • twilber@gannett.comStar Gazette
ERIE, Pa. -- The Marcellus Shale may be one of the largest natural
The 45-year-old Houston native has been in the drilling business almost his entire life. Now a salesman for Wellhead Distributors International, he is among seasoned industry tradesmen from places like Texas and West Virginia who have headed Northeast in search of Marcellus riches.
This week, it's taken him to a trade show in Erie. Next stop may be Broome County.
Things are different up here. Technical and regulatory issues abound. Cultural and operational differences have to be bridged. More...
13 comments:
I hate them already. 70-100 dump trucks down my road day and night. 25-30 water trucks all day long. Jake brakes rumbling all hours of the day and night through town. Roads falling apart from excess weight. This is just the beginning.:-(
To post 10:41...How about all those logging trucks?
They will fix the roads. That stuff is temporary. The concern that we need to pay attention to is the impact on our water! We need the jobs and economic jolt big-time and can put with some inconvenience but we can't sacrifice our precious water!
The logging trucks aren't nearly as bad or as plentiful as the water and dump trucks involved in the drilling and a truck load of dirt or water weighs a lot more than a truckfull of logs.
There are county ordinances in place to protect you from the noise and ground vibration of new industry 1041. They were put into place to protect your health and safety as well the environment.
"To post 10:41...How about all those logging trucks?"
What logging trucks? There are none.
Thank goodness we've had a very wet summer. What happens if we have a super dry one? Will these drilling companies be concerned about our water or their water????
States like Texas and Oklahoma have been drilling natural gas for years and they do not have the water that PA and NY have. There are also companies that have developed ways to treat this water and reuse around 75%. As far as the roads go, tell the County to bond them and when gas companies damage them, they have to fix them. You won't get local fuel oil or logging companies to do this.
post 8:05 logging companies DO have to bond road already!!! And they Do!!!
September 5, 2009 8:05:00
Gas companies should bond the state and twp roads, we loggers have done it for years, you have no idea what you are talking about!
Just another nasayer with not a clue or a dime invested...
I work for a gas company and we do bond all roads. If you think that a water truck weighs more than a log truck; obviously you have never had the chance to drive any one of them.
Depending in the number of axles, tri axle = 73,280, truck and trailer = 80,000 these are legal loads.
i work for a company that treats the water for the rigs..problem solved..now find something else 2 say something you really know nothing about..small minded people stuck in the 50's who are mostly upset they arent involved in the money oppertunities that come along with jumpin on the train of the gas and oil field wheather its from land rights or a job in the business..oh well sorry bout yer luck
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