Public information session on gas drilling Jan. 4, in West Winfield
WEST WINFIELD – The Upper Unadilla Valley Association will host a public informational presentation on natural gas drilling and its potential local implications at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in the Mount Markham High School auditorium on Fairground Road, just off Route 20 in the village of West Winfield.
Citizens and members of local and town governments are strongly encouraged to attend this free session. The presentation, “What You Need to Know About Gas Drilling,” will feature a distinguished panel of three authorities in their respective fields:
• Dr. Ron E. Bishop, SUNY Oneonta professor of chemistry, who will talk about shale gas extraction;
• Lou Allstadt, former executive vice president of Mobil Oil Corporation, who will address “Safer Drilling and What it Looks Like,” and
• Michelle Kennedy, attorney and mediator, who will present the legal implications of drilling for individual land owners and local governments.
Because gas drilling could have an enormous impact on the Route 20 corridor, the Upper Unadilla Valley Association believes it’s important for community residents and local and state government representatives to be fully informed of the potential impact of this industry on their communities. Hundreds of area properties already have been leased for future natural gas development of the Marcellus and Utica shale formations that underlie Otsego and southern Herkimer counties.
During the drilling process, gas is extracted using a technology called high-volume hydraulic fracturing, or slick-water hydraulic fracturing. This process, also called, “hydro-fracking,” requires roughly five to six million gallons of fresh water each time a well is drilled. That water is mixed with sand and chemicals and pumped into the well at high pressure to break open the shale and release the gas.
At the information session, speakers will present facts and constructive approaches to meeting the challenges that natural gas development presents.
Citizens and members of local and town governments are strongly encouraged to attend this free session. The presentation, “What You Need to Know About Gas Drilling,” will feature a distinguished panel of three authorities in their respective fields:
• Dr. Ron E. Bishop, SUNY Oneonta professor of chemistry, who will talk about shale gas extraction;
• Lou Allstadt, former executive vice president of Mobil Oil Corporation, who will address “Safer Drilling and What it Looks Like,” and
• Michelle Kennedy, attorney and mediator, who will present the legal implications of drilling for individual land owners and local governments.
Because gas drilling could have an enormous impact on the Route 20 corridor, the Upper Unadilla Valley Association believes it’s important for community residents and local and state government representatives to be fully informed of the potential impact of this industry on their communities. Hundreds of area properties already have been leased for future natural gas development of the Marcellus and Utica shale formations that underlie Otsego and southern Herkimer counties.
During the drilling process, gas is extracted using a technology called high-volume hydraulic fracturing, or slick-water hydraulic fracturing. This process, also called, “hydro-fracking,” requires roughly five to six million gallons of fresh water each time a well is drilled. That water is mixed with sand and chemicals and pumped into the well at high pressure to break open the shale and release the gas.
At the information session, speakers will present facts and constructive approaches to meeting the challenges that natural gas development presents.
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