Marcellus and Utica Shale Potential in NYS Wednesday October 30, 7:00-9:00PM
at Cornell University-Hollister Hall Auditorium (B-14), 4 Central Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14853 This free public presentation by Lou Allstadt, Brian Brock, Chip Northrup, and Jerry Acton will explore the potential for extracting natural gas from Marcellus and Utica shale in New York State, given the geology, current technology and economic conditions. New Yorkers have been watching Pennsylvania's production and impacts with great interest since 2008 when shale drilling began there. Now three experts in geology, drilling technologies, and the economics of the gas industry, along with a systems engineer, have studied 5 years of production records from Pennsylvania and test wells in NY. They have compiled enough information from public and industry sources to address conclusively where the Marcellus and Utica may be productive in New York, and just as importantly, where it is unlikely to be productive. Co-sponsored by: Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, Tompkins County Council of Governments; Tompkins County League of Women Voters; Cornell Sustainability Hub, Sustainability at Ithaca College; Committee for Justice, Peace of the Integrity of Creation of Ithaca First Presbyterian Church; FracTracker; (other co-sponsors pending). This program will be videotaped. For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
