Landowner's Mineral Right's Forum A national forum for oil and gas mineral rights owners (as opposed to several play specific sites we’ve observed). The site is built on a platform that allows users to share photos and videos, create blog posts, and experience a social aspect with other mineral owners. The forum features four different categories for discussion: General Mineral Rights, Natural Gas Shale Plays, Oil and Gas Leasing Help Group, Mineral Rights Tax Issues . Local Landowners Coalitions: For Landowners in Hancock, NY area seeking a Class Action lawsuit against unscrupulous practices http://www.pagaslease.com/directory_public.php - Directory of NY & PA gas coalitions WHO TO CALL: http://www.citytown.info/New-York.htm - Links to contact NYS towns, cities, etc... Links to NYS Govt. Agencies: http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/naturalgas.htm - Delaware River Basin Commission report on gas drilling Otsego County Planning Dept. http://www.otsegocounty.com/depts/pln/documents/MarcellusBlackShale-JEbert.pdf - excellent report by SUCO professor NYSERDA Data Base Reports on NYS geology going back to 1979 Penn. State University Gas Resources: Protecting Ground Water http://downloads.cas.psu.edu/naturalgas/pdf/BryanSwistockVTC1-8-09.pdf - Water Quality Issues http://www.das.psu.edu/dairy/nutrition/pdf/swistock-gas-drilling.pdf - Water Quality Issues http://naturalgas.extension.psu.edu/Mulitmedia.htm - Cooperative Extension Info. Managing Our (New) Resource Wisely http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/natural-gas/files/GasPlay_Engelder.pdf - Setting the Record Straight, by Terry Engelder, Ph.D. http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/ua448.pdf - A Landowner's Guide to Gas Exploration Environmental Websites: http://www.occainfo.org/ - Otsego County Conservation Association www.delawareriverkeeper.org www.squidoo.com/fracbusters www.damascuscitizens.org - PA group www.endocrinedisruption.com - see "Chemicals and Natural Gas Drilling" http://www.nrdc.org/land/use/down/contents.asp - Report: "Drilling Down" http://wri.eas.cornell.edu/wrihomepage.html - In sidebar, click on "Gas Wells." www.ogap.org - Oil & Gas Accountability Project. Report: Marcellus Shale; Report: Our Drinking Water At Risk; Book: "Oil and Gas At Your Door? A Landowner's Guide to Oil & Gas Development | NY State DEC Links: http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/46288.html - general info. on horizontal drilling and the Marcellus Shale http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/36159.html - gas well production stats. for 2007 Report on hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale Oil - Gas Industry Info. : http://marcellusdrilling.com/ - Marcellus Drilling News http://www.iogany.org/ - Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York http://www.naturalgas.org/environment/ng_industry_environment%20OLD.asp - Natural Gas Industry web site http://www.slb.com/content/about/technology/index.asp Schlumberger Inc.: Drilling Industry Pioneers http://www.halliburton.com/ - Halliburton http://www.bjservices.com/website/index.nsf - BJ Services, Shale Experts: One-Stop Shopping http://oilshalegas.com/marcellusshale.html - for investors http://www.horizontaldrilling.org/ - Drillers web site Glossary of Terms http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml - technical / scientific info. on Marcellus Shale Update on Regional Assessment of Gas Potential in the Devonian Marcellus and Ordovician Utica Shales of New York http://www.slb.com/media/services/resources/articles/drilling/200812_jpt_drillingachievements.pdf Drilling Achievements: Past, Present, and Future: Journ. Of Petroleum technology http://www.landman.org/ - Landman's official site http://www.topix.net/com/cog - Cabot Oil & Gas Investor's News http://www.nymex.com/ng_pre_agree.aspx - NY Mercantile Exchange Companies Purchasing Land Leases in Broome County, Central New York and Northeastern PA. http://www.lenaperesources.com/ Lenape Resources www.covalentenergy.com - Covalent Energy www.nornew.com - Nornew Inc www.xtoenergy.com - XTO Energy Inc www.chk.com - Chesapeake Appalachia www.pennvirginia.com - Penn Virginia Corp. www.eastresourcesinc.com - East Resources Inc. http://www.atlasenergyresources.com/ Atlas Energy http://www.gastem.ca/gastem-us.php - interested in Utica shale in New York State (Cherry Valley) In The News: http://nymag.com/news/features/50502/index6.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_009040100.html Recent article on Otsego County gas leases with OCCA Map. http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS01/80507030&theme=gaslease&template=gas Local news articles from P & S Bulletin on the "gas rush" in the Southern Tier Helpful Listserves: |
The Webinars cover a variety of topics ranging from the local government's role in gas exploration to the effects of deep-well drilling methods on water supplies. The series is targeted at extension educators, federal and state agency representatives, and interested citizens.
Upcoming webinars may be found on the Events page. Previous sessions may be viewed by clicking on the sites below:
Ross Pifer, Director Agricultural Law Resource & Reference Center, Penn State Dickinson School of Law. May 21, 2009 "The content of this webinar was prepared by Ross Pifer. Due to technical difficulties, the voice heard from approximately 18:50 to 39:39 is that of Moderator Charlie Abdalla. During that time, Prof. Abdalla was reading from a script of content that had been prepared by Mr. Pifer. The dead time associated with the technical problems have been edited out of this recorded version."
Dr. Terry Engelder, Dept. of GeoSciences, Penn State University. Due to technical problems, the original presentation of April 16, 2009 was re-recorded on May 6, 2009
Margaret Brittingham, Professor of Wildlife Resources and Extension Wildlife Specialist, 3-18-09
Tom Murphy, Extension Educator, Agricultural Sciences/Energy Development 1-22-09
Dr. Timothy Kelsey, Professor of Agricultural Economics 12-18-08
Jeffrey Jacquet, Natural Gas Socioeconomic Impact Analyst, 11-19-08