Natural Gas Impacts
Presentations
PENNSYLVANIA NATURAL GAS SUMMIT - PRESENTATIONS
- The Marcellus Shale Play: Setting the Record Straight!
Dr. Tery Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State - Past, Present, and Future of the Marcellus Play
John Pinkerton, CEO, Range Resources - Above the Marcellus Shale
Margaret Brittingham, Professor of Wildlife Resources, School of Forest Resources, Penn State - Above the Marcellus Shale: Potential Impacts to Pennsylvania Aquatic Resources
Mark Hartle, Chief of Aquatic Resources, Environmental Services Division, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Post-Execution Natural Gas Leasing Issues
Lester L Greevy, Jr., Esq., Greevy & Associates - Community Environmental Considerations
Rebecca Dunlap, Project Manager, West Branch Susquehanna River Initiative, Trout Unlimited - Conserving Working Farms and Working Forests
Charles Schwarz, Land Protection Specialist, Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy - Natural Gas Litigation and Legislation Update
Ross H. Pifer, Esq., Director, Penn State Dickinson Agricultural Law Resources and Reference Center - Pennsylvania Resources for Local Governments
Denny Puko, Governor's Center for Local Government Services - Experiences from the Barnett: A County Commissioner's Perspective
John Matthews, County Commissioner, Johnson County, Texas - The Current Status of Environmental Regulations Governing Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania
Scott R. Perry, Esq., Regulatory Counsel, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - Balancing Economic Development & Environmental Impacts on the Susquehanna River Basin
Michael G. Brownell, Chief, Water Resources Management, Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Planning Issues for Local Governments
James Weaver, Director of Planning, Tioga County, Pennsylvania - Wastewater Issues and Technologies
Bryan Swistock, Water Resources Specialist, School of Forest Resources, Penn State
- Addressing the Workforce Challenge
Larry L. Michael, Executive Director, Workforce and Economic Development, Penn College: Jeff Lorson, Industrial Technology Specialist, Penn College: and James Ladlee, Senior Extension Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Natural Gas Introduction - presentations
- Geology and Resource Assessment of the Marcellus Shale (Terry Engelder January 26, 2009)
- Seismic activity (Tom Murphy Jan 2009)
- The Marcellus Gas Shale Play: Setting the Record Straight! (Dr. Terry Endgelder)
- Past, Present, and Future of the Marcellus Play (John H. Pinkerton, CEO Range Resources)
- Overview of Drilling (powerPoint)
- Marcellus Shale Exploration - Steps in the Process (Powerpoint)
- Fracing Process animation
- Water Flooding animation
- Horizontal Drilling animation
- Penn State Extension: Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania - video
- Penn State Extension: Fracing a Natural Gas Well - video
ENVIRONMENTAL - PRESENTATIONS
- Water Quality Impacts from Natural Gas Drilling (Bryan Swistock, Water Resource Extension Associate, February 23, 2009)
- Accomodating a New Straw in the Water: Development of the Marcellus Shale Formation in the Susquehanna River Basin (Tom Beauduy, SRBC February 2, 2009)
- Gas Well Drilling and Water Resources (Bryan Swistock VTC 1-8-09)
- Above the Marcellus Shale (Margaret Brittingham)
- Community Environmental Considerations (Rebecca Dunlap)
- Wastewater Issues and Technologies (Bryan Swistock)
Infrastructure - Presentations
Leasing - Presentations
- PA Gas Rush - video
A Penn State Public Broadcasting video that features the perspectives of geologists, landowners, attorneys, state agencies, and gas resource companies. (56 min., 5-08) - Basic Leasing Presentation
This presentation covers the basic terms of a lease.
Author: Lester Greevy (Adobe Presentation)
- Marcellus Shale Interview
Watch this presentation on the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania, hosted by extension leaders Dave Messersmith and Tom Murphy.
Authors: Tom Murphy and Dave Messersmith
- Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management document
Review of Oil and Gas Production/Management in Pennsylvania...Maps
Author: Ron Gilius (23 page pdf, 2.4 MB)
- Natural Gas Leases - Understanding Your Rights, Protecting Your Interests
Dickinson School of Law, Ag Law Center (Powerpoint)
Financial Planning - Presentations
- Natural Gas Income: Year-end Strategies that Can Reduce the Tax Bite
If you started to receive natural gas bonus payments, lease payments, or royalties payments in 2008, this year's tax return will be significantly different from your 2007 return. Here are some factors to consider. Author: Robin Kulek, December 2008 - Greevy Estate Planning Presentation
Pdf presentation on estate-planning issues for landowners who have signed an oil and gas lease on their property.
Author: Lester Greevy - Forecast of the Potential Impact of Increased Royalty Income on PA Economy, 2008-2011
Economic and demographic forecast using statewide economic and demographic modeling system. (pdf) - Managing Gas Income and Royalty Income, Part 1
Presentation on managing gas lease and royalty income. (pdf)
Author: Dave Messersmith
- Managing Gas Income and Royalty Income, Part 2
Presentation on managing gas leases and royalty income. (pdf)
Author: Cathy Bowen
- Ideas for Managing your Gas Windfall -- Saving and Investing Tools to Achieve your Goals
Authors: Cathy Bowen and Robin Kuleck
Legal - Presentations
- Navigating Regulatory & Financial Hurdles in the Marcellus Shale (Rachel Allen & Ryan Dahl, Attys with Jones Day Law Firm 3-2-09)
- Post-Execution Natural Gas Leasing Issues (Lester L. Greevy, Jr., Esq.)
- Natural Gas Litigation and Legislation Update (Ross H. Pifer, Esq.)
- The Current Status of Environmental Regulations Governing Natural Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania (Scott R. Perry, Esq.)
- What is in a Lease? (powerpoint)
Local Government - Presentations
- Planning for Community Impact (Neal Fogle, Educator Economic & Community Development,Penn State Cooperative Extension 6-25-09)
- The Significance of the Marcellus Shale: A Commonwealth Perspective" (J. Scott Roberts, Deputy Secretary for Mineral Resources Management DEP)
- Community and Economic Implications of Marcellus Shale Development (Timothy Kelsey February 16, 2009)
- Pennsylvania Resources for Local Governments (Denny Puko)
- Experiences from the Barnett: A County Commissioner's Perspective (John Matthews)
- Planning Issues for Local Governments (James Weaver)
- Addressing the Workforce Challenge
- What Marcellus Shale Exploration Means for Pennsylvania, Local Communities, and Citizens - Tim Kelsey (Webinar 12-18-08)
- Lessons about Social & Economic Impacts of Natural Gas Development from Wyoming - Jeff Jacquet (Webinar 11-19-08)
- Potential Economic Impacts of Marcellus Shale (Powerpoint)
- Natural Gas Exploration & Drilling: Introduction (Flash)
- Marcellus Shale: PA's New Opportunity (Flash)
- How the Marcellus Shale Exploration is Developing & How it Affects You (Flash)
- Natural Gas Exploration & Drilling: Questions & Answers - 1 (Flash)
- Natural Gas Exploration & Drilling - 1 (Flash)
- Natural Gas Exploration & Drilling - 2 (Flash)
- Gas Exploration - Transportation Perspective (Flash)
- Natural Gas Exploration & Drilling - Questions & Answers - 2 (Flash)
- Natural Gas Exploration & Drilling: Closing Comments (Flash)
- Natural Gas Exploration & Drilling: Summation (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Municipal Regulation: The Impact of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Law on Oil and Gas Act Preemption, Ross Pifer, Director, The Agricultural Law and Resource and Reference Center (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Municipal Regulation: The Impact of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Law on Oil and Gas Act Preemption, Thomas L. Wenger, Legal Counsel, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Municipal Regulation: The Impact of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Law on Oil and Gas Act Preemption, Thomas L. Wenger, Legal Counsel, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors, Part II (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Municipal Regulation: The Impact of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Law on Oil and Gas Act Preemption, Walter A. Bunt Jr., Attorney for Independent Oil and Gas Association, Part I (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Municipal Regulation: The Impact of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Law on Oil and Gas Act Preemption, Walter A. Bunt, Jr. Attorney for Independent Oil and Gas Association, Part II (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Municipal Regulation: The Impact of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Law on Oil and Gas Act Preemption, Kurt Hausamann, Jr., AICP, Director Lycoming County Planning (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Municipal Regulation: The Impact of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Law on Oil and Gas Act Preemption, County Q&A (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Local Governments: Planning for Change - Introduction, Timothy W. Kelsey (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Local Governments: Planning for Change - Lessons from Other States, Jeffrey Jacquet (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Local Governments: Planning for Change - Planning for Impacts in Pennsylvania, Kurt Hausaman (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Local Governments: Planning for Change - Role of Community Task Forces, Marvin Mateer (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Local Governments: Planning for Change - Using Your Toolkit, Denny Puko (Flash)
- Natural Gas Drilling and Local Governments: Planning for Change - County Q&A (Flash)
