Marcellus Shale in the Lower
Susquehanna Valley
Visual Environmental Education Guide
The Marcellus
Shale Spread in
the North East
Thecubenews.com
Local counties in Marcellus Shale Belt: Mifflin,
Snyder, Northumberland, Union, and Montour
pennsylvaniamentor.org
www.clearair.org
Well Site Distribution
Throughout Pennsylvania
www.Geology.com
www.marcellus.psu.edu
Pad Site in Rural
Pennsylvania
www.oil&gasfinancialjournal.com
Infrastructure Required
for Drilling
www.Donnan.com
www.Articles.philly.com
www.HiUniontown.com
Formation of
Marcellus Shale
•Formed during
Devonian Age
•Trapped between
two layers of
limestone
•Found 2,500-7,500
feet below the surface
Reaching the Shale:
How Hydraulic Fracturing Works
www.ProPublica.org
Casing Design for
Drilling Sites
www.RangeResources.com
Potential Risks:
Damage to
Roadways
•Thousands of trips per well
per day
http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com
Leechate of Frack- Water
www.northcountrytrail.org
.
Potential Risks:
Quality of released frack water
- Water containing methane from fracking is
highly flammable
Images from Gasland
Composition of Frack- Fluid
www.bwerllc.com
Frac water samples from left to right: EPS treated water sample, raw water
sample, and EPS treated and filtered water sample.
Local Industry Enters Town
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Sunbury Generation Plant