A noted geologist will explain the origin of the Marcellus Shale, a rock formation in the region that has made headlines lately, on Tuesday, March 27, at SUNY Cortland. Charles Ver Straeten, a leading ...

About seven years ago, Justin Mackey was working as a consultant for the gas industry in Pennsylvania, sampling the salty water that flows up from the Marcellus Shale formation while drilling and ...

Higher incomes are often correlated with healthier pregnancies and babies, but is it really the money that matters? Sedimentary rocks that formed 390 million years ago, surprisingly, help provide the ...

Scientific and political disputes over drilling Marcellus shale for natural gas have focused primarily on the environmental effects of pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep ...

Chesapeake and StatoilHydro say development could result in more than 32,000 leases in Pa., N.Y., W.Va. and Ohio. OKLAHOMA CITY — Chesapeake Energy Corp. and Norwegian energy company Statoil Hydro ...

Preface -- Abstract -- Introduction and background. Basic geology. Geologic framework ; Geologic structure ; Formation of black shale ; Marcellus boundaries -- Petroleum and natural gas formation.

The government will slash its estimate of undiscovered Marcellus Shale natural gas by as much as 80 percent after an updated assessment by geologists. The formation, which stretches from New York to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. An interactive explanation of natural gas-producing Marcellus Shale formation and the drilling process. Chevron will buy natural ...

Its name derives from small Marcellus, N.Y., where the shale crops out nearby. The Marcellus shares several commonalities with the Bakken. First, it is a tight, shale formation that - in the days of ...

The National Energy Technology Laboratory says wastewater from oil and gas wells could help meet a growing demand for battery materials. Wastewater from large oil and gas hubs like the Marcellus Shale ...