Hydraulic Fracturing and Economic Outcomes: A Study of Marcellus Shale Counties in Pennsylvania and New York

Hydraulic Fracturing and Economic Outcomes: A Study of Marcellus Shale Counties in Pennsylvania and New York

Large parts of northern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York lie above the Marcellus Shale, a vast subterranean expanse of rock estimated to contain up to 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.REF Pennsylvania has allowed companies to extract natural gas with the technique known as hydraulic fracturing—also called hydrofracturing and fracking.REF This method is combined with drilling in which the drill extends horizontally through the rock fo…

New Study Compares Fracking's Economic Impact on PA, NY Counties - Marcellus Drilling News

The Marcellus Shale is a natural gas reserve in northeastern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York. Pennsylvania allows hydraulic fracturing, and thus produces gas, but New York has banned natural gas production from its share of the gas reserve. A special report, researched and published by the top-notch Heritage Foundation, evaluates the economic effects of hydraulic...