Methane in Pennsylvania water wells unrelated to Marcellus shale fracturing

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 19, 2011, Pages

  Molofsky, Lisa J ^a   Connor, John A ^a   Farhat, Shahla K ^a   Wylie Jr , Albert S ^b   Wagner, Tom ^b  

^a GSI Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b Cabot Oil and Gas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIAN BASIN; GAS DRILLINGS; GAS WELL DRILLING; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; SHALE GAS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SILTSTONES; VERTICAL FRACTURE;

FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; METHANATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; SANDSTONE; SHALE; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; WATER WELLS;

WELL DRILLING;

DRILLING; FRACTURE ZONE; GAS WELL; GROUNDWATER; GUIDELINE; METHANE; SANDSTONE; SHALE;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; PENNSYLVANIA; SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82755177519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 00301388     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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