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From Our Founder
Comm ities thro ho t the Marcell s Shale corri or will be e t frthe o o tu t es a d challe es that atu al as ex lo at o bthe states. F om new Yo k to West V a a d M ch a to O
e pecte that 500 trillio c bic feet of at ral as is trappe be eath the Es rface. By some estimates, this represe ts p to 20 years of the atio ’s p
as co sum t o .
natu al as s o ula because t s clea bu . Th ou h sou d aude t act ces, ts e v o me tal m act ca be m t ated a d m
protect other at ral reso rces. I a itio , it pro i es jobs, as well as aeve ue th ou h la d leases a d e m ts to ou e hbo s a d commu
B t what oes at ral as e ploratio mea to o r b si ess, to o r cor to yo ? Are there opport ities for s to capitali e o this rowi mashould ou co ce be o the m act ex lo at o could have o ou e vroa s, stream ways a wastewater systems?
This special iss e of o r Benchmark ma a i e is esi e to help yo beersta the at ral as i stry a what yo sho l be thi ki ab
w th e a d to atu al as ex lo at o .
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Experience Matters
L.R. Kimball/CDI Success Stories
Protecting Our Water Resources
New Development: New Opportunity Marcellus Shale exploration ofers great economic opportunities.
Environmental Impacts ofOil and Gas Exploration
Marcellus Shale and Infrastructure
Q&A With Our Newest Expert
Spring 2011
CONTENTS
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Founder L. ROBERT KIMBALL, PE
PresidentR. JEFFREY KIMBALL, PE
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ABout cDi engineering SolutionSWith of ces thro ho t north America as wellas joi t e t res i K wait a Me ico, CdI
E i eeri Sol tio s pro i es e i eerio tso rci , project ma a eme t a profes-s o al se v ces to cl e ts the ae os ace,
o er me t ser ices, i frastr ct re, life sc e ces a d ocess & dust al ma kets.CdI E i eeri Sol tio s is a i isio of CdI Corp. (nYSE:CdI), a lea i pro i er of e i eeri a i formatio tech olo yo tso rci sol tio s a professio al staf .V s t us o l e atwww. d . m.
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Si ce becomi part of CdI i J e of last year, we ha e spe t time looki for opportwhere o r i i i al ser ices ca be combi e to better ser e o r clie ts. O e of theopport ities we’ e co ere is the sy er ies i the ser ices we offer to clie ts i
oil a as e ploratio . From helpi local m icipalities with roa assessme ts before ebe i s to offeri professio al staf sol tio s to some of the lar est oil a as compa
atio , we ow ha e the iq e ability to pro i e clie ts with early e erythiee for the oil a as e tractio process.
L.R. Kimball team members ha e bee p tti their hea s to ether with Cdteam members to etermi e the best sol tio s for o r clie ts. This typcollaboratio a ser ice to o r clie ts is e actly what I ha hope foo r rms joi e forces.
I this iss e of Benchmark , we hi hli ht se eral of o r combi ecapabilities for oil a as clie ts, i cl i ci il, e iro me taltreatme t, permitti a project ma a eme t ser ices. B t it is teamsma ship of o r staff, as they isco er ew ways to help cliea ew projects for o r employees, that impresses me most. We atili i ew tech olo ies a lear i best practices as we apply
collecti e e pertise to the ee s of the e er y i stry a mai taspecial foc s o Marcell s Shale.
c mb ca ab s for Our Clients
L. ROBERT KIMBALL, PEFounder
R. JEFFREY KIMBALL, PEPresident
From Our President
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What role oes CdI E i eeri Sol tio splay i Marcell s Shale e ploratio ae tractio ?
A estimate 500 trillio c bic feet of at ral as lies ireser e across the Marcell s Shale play. To e tract it, ew wellsm st be rille i a e iro me tally-frie ly way. I a itio ,
ew u de ou d el es must be stalled to move the asfrom the well to the mai er ro tra smissio li es soit ca be pipe to resi e tial a commercial sers. CdI hasspeci c tech ical e pertise i the esi a i stallatio of these u de ou d t a sm ss o l es a d el es, as wellas the esi a i stallatio of compressor statio s. Thesestatio s i crease the press re of the as so more of it ca passth ou h the el e.
What makes CdI iffere t from similar rms?
Simply p t, e perie ce. We ha e lo -term relatio shipswith ma y of the lea i pro cers, tra smissio compa iesa istrib tio compa ies. CdI a L.R. Kimball also ha ekey of ces locate thro ho t the Marcell s Shale play,
i i o r clie ts q ick a easy access to o r teams of e i eers, eolo ists, waste water specialists, re latorye perts, e iro me tal a alysts, tra sportatio professio als a d othe s.
The Marcell s Shale i stry is i its earlsta es. How has CdI helpe clie ts rmlypositio themsel es for rowth i other emer i i stries?
We’ e bee ery s ccessf l i this are a. Receseve al com a es we e te ested e te the solamarket b t lacke the e pertise to pro ce polysilico , raw material for solar pa el pro ctio . We pro i e
process esi tech olo y a s pport, as well as ete i eeri esi ser ices. Eq ippe with the reso rceeeded, these com a es e te ed the ma ket at ts o set a
soli i e their lea ership i a i stry that is ow posfor i ter atio al rowth.
What ca e er y clie ts e pect from CdI L.R. Kimball?
We de ou selves o ou custome -o e ted aPro i i e celle t c stomer ser ice is part of o r wor- it’s who we are as i i i als. O r “hi h to ch” apprbase o aily clie t comm icatio , a work that is eo -time a error-free. With e tremely competiti e ratea strate ic etwork of CdI a L.R. Kimball of ces loacross the Marcell s Shale play, we’re foc se o prohi h q ality ser ice to ri e hi h q ality eli erables.
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• Inspection• Eng’g & Tech• IS/IT
Professionals• Environmental
• CDI is Responsible forManaging All HumanResource Functionsat Site for the TotalCustomer TemporaryWork Force
• On-Site ProfessionalManagement
• Recruitment ProcessOutsourcing (RPO)
• Managed CAD/Drafting
• On-Site Managed Eng’g• Procurement• Plant Eng’g Support• Information Services• Document Control• Planning/Scheduling• Cost Control
• Process Design• Pipeline Design• Preliminary Eng’g• Detailed Eng’g &
Design• Project Management• Materials Mgmt.• Construction Mgmt.• Process Safety
Mgmt.• Start-up Assistance
• AerialPhotogrammetry
• Site Surveying
• Corridor Analysis• Feasibility Studies• Site Selection and
Studies• Civil Site Design• USACE/DEP
Permitting• Technology
Packages• Project Planning• Constructability• Conceptual
Estimating
L.R. KIMBALL/CdI SuCCESS STORIESROAd REPAIRWo k w th JW O e at ,l.r. k mba ov ded es de t
oject ma a eme t a d co t act adm st at o se v ces,a acte as a liaiso with Pe syl a ia a e cies for repairs a restoratio of roa s ama e , i part, bythe hea y se of Marcell s Shale machi ery. A itio alse v ces cluded co st uct o mo to ; e-co st uct oco fere ce atte a ce; materials re iew/appro al/
isappro al, i cl i rock certi catio s, job mi form laa bit mi o s mi t re certi catio s; oc me tatioma a eme t; a semi-i formal i spectio s. L.R. Kimballalso prepare a ge eral Roa way Mai te a ce Pla aWi ter Mai te a ce Pro ram for Pe dOT Bo e roa sto e s re roa s remai e safe, passable a met Pe dOTsta ar s a speci catio s.
COMPRESSOR STATIOn InSTALLATIOncDi has worke with o e of the atio ’s lar est at ral
as pro cers o a mber of projects i West vir i ia,
i cl i the i stallatio of a ew compressor statio of appro imately 4,700 HP si o e 3608 Caterpillar e i e-ri e compressor with as cooler. The rm pro i e all
a d c v l st uctu al wo k, ocess wo k, ocess a ddust al develo me t, elect cal a d automat o des .
A itio al ser ices i cl e the esi a e i eeriof i e meteri /re latio sets alo a 30-mile stretch of 24-i ch iameter pipeli e.
SPECIFICATIOn And dESIgncDi speci e a esi e ew pipeli e facilities to istora e el eli erability for a major as tra sporcompa y.
SuRvEYIng And PERMITTIngl.r. k mba pro i e e te si e s r eyi relate
as oduct o a d t a sm ss o l es, clud
corri or permits, stream crossi e eral permits, hiocc pa cy permits, roa bori permits a pla s, weeli eatio , co str ctio s r eyi a ri ht-of-wa
The rm worke with Chief gatheri to pro i e thes itable corri or for tra smissio /collectio li es basassociate el i esti atio s a permitti req ire
OTHER SERvICESL.R. Kimball has worke with Keysto e Re ewabseve al a eas, clud e m t e a at o s, coq ality ass ra ce, a testi of a estimate 3,000 li
feet of a metha e as a leachate force mai . The also pro i e a f ll-time Resi e t Project Represeri the i stallatio of the metha e as a leachate
at La rel Hi hla s La ll. Similarly, CdI pro i etha 100 tech ical a professio al perso el to s ppaspects of a Oklahoma i te rate as compa y.
L.R. Kimball/CDI Service Continuum Ultimate Flexibility in Professional Services Deliv
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Effecti e water ma a eme t is a importa t part of Marcell se elopme t. Hy ra lic fract ri , the process of si hi h
wate w th sa d a d chem cal add t ves to c ack the shale a dthe as to the s rface, ses three to e millio allo s of water pe
Most of the i jecte water stays i the Marcell s formatio , with less tho a era e ret r i to the Earth’s s rface. The esi a co strthe well isolates the i s i the well while proper ha li of the mo the well pa pre e ts spills a ro water co tami atio . Hthe co t ued debate ove the m act that th s wate a d the add t va e used to b eak u the shale have o ou wate esou ces co t ues
m o ta t.
The Pe syl a ia departme t of E iro me tal Protectio rece tle forci ew re latio s co cer i the treatme t of total issol ethe mi erals, salts a metals that are issol e i a i e ol me of w
a effort to lower the risks of these materials e teri the Commo wwate s. The to c has a sed quest o s e a d the t eatme t, c
isposal of the Marcell s Shale owback, which are affecte by ariablas ol me a water q ality.
Protecting our Wate resou ces
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Ma s S a d v s a a a yz d ff d s sa a d a m s d m and nd the most cost-effective and ef cient scenario of handling frac owback. A study conducted in 2010 by L.R. Kimballwas wa x s v a d f w s:
• ha the owback o tsi e of Pe syl a ia for treatme ti a earby state is o e of the rst optio s. Howe er,hi h e pe ses may make this less attracti e for lar eo e at o s.
• u d d s a o t o but cost a da ailability of wells i Pe syl a ia are j st some of thed sadva ta es.
• On-site treatment may work for some b t it will likely req ireha li to a crystalli atio facility to re ce the remai ibri e ol me. Ma y of to ay’s treatme t tech olo iesare ot able to ha le the sali ity co ce tratio s a willtherefore force a itio al ha li to sites.
• Off-site treatment for ero liq i ischar e is a optiothere are a mber of factors that will impact the iabilth s o t o .
• A other alter ati e is m a a by aa m fa ywh ch w ll esult lo el
ce trali e p mpi facilities.
• D a d s a wwas fo to be the moscost-effecti e optio b t still req ires some treatmere ce frictio . new iss es a other re latory limitco l arise if re se is se as a al metho .
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Yo may also co tactTa ya McCoy-Caretti, SCRP
Vice President - Business Development 814.472.7700
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The e s l ttle doubt that Ma cellus Shale ex lo at ooffers reat eco omic opport ities for b si esses a
e elopers thro ho t the Marcell s Shale play. Oil aas oduce s a d su o t com a es a e vest a eateal i to leases, rilli , e elopme t a other i frastr ct re
impro eme t. Airports m st be prepare to take a a ta e of these o o tu t es as well.
AIRPORTS: FOCAL POInT FOR ECOnOMICdEvELOPMEnT
Beca se airports are typically locate o lar e tracts of la a are ear major hi hways, they are i eal propertieso wh ch to locate Ma cellus Shale d ll o elated su o tfacilities. Marcell s Shale compa ies also typically y their
employees i to the re io o a re lar basis, maki the aa prime focal poi t for other e elopme tal acti ities. compa ies may ee la for the e elopme t of ha arcorporate of ce space, a airports ca offer that lathe ca ab l t es to a d the Ma cellus Shale com a es develo me t la s. These o o tu t es could lead to haco st uct o a d othe elated develo me t such as smb si ess parks o or ear a airport property, with the aias the ce tral foc s area.
Fo a o ts to succeed ca tal z o the MShale i stry, they m st s ccessf lly bala ce plaairport operatio al ee s with the esi atio of laco l be se for Marcell s Shale e elopme t or
New Development:new Opport ity
AIRPORTS And dEvELOPERS WORK TOgETHER TO CAPITALIzE On MARCELLuS
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While most airports ha e a appro e Airport Layo t Pla , itis ery o btf l that the Pla took i to acco t o -a iatio
elated develo me t such as those that w ll be equ ed as a
part of the Marcell s Shale boom. A Airport B si ess Plas esse t al to hel the a o t ma a e ts ex st assets wh le
taki a a ta e of a y e elopme t opport ities. A AirportB si ess Pla ca pro i e e elopme t i eli es, sampleleases, mi im m sta ar s a other req ire i formatio toe s re a le el playi el for all types of e elopme t.
Add a x s s f a s.Wo k w th aprofessio al a iatio co s lta t ca help airports a i atethe ma y obstacles that ca come with Marcell s Shale
e elopme t. A iatio co s lta ts ca work with the Fe eral A iatio A mi istratio a the State departme t of A iatioto e s re that all Spo sor gra t Ass ra ces are bei metwhile helpi the airport meet the ee s of the e eloper. It ise tremely importa t to i ol e the co s lta t a the f ia e cies early o i the process to e s re a smooth, stress-free process to impro i the airport’s re e e stream thro hMarcell s Shale rilli a /or e elopme t.
The L.R. Kimball team ca pro i e:• Airport b si ess pla i• F i a e cy coor i atio a appro als• Marketi pla i itiati es• A iatio e elopme t pla s• Re latory complia ce to e pe ite permit appro als
mi imi e project elays
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of Oil & Gas Exploratione v m a im a s
perhaps o e of the most ebate iss es i relatio to Marcell s Shale e ploratiopote tial impact o o r e iro me t a wil life. Pe syl a ia is k ow fe ceptio al at ral reso rces a the Pe syl a ia departme t of Co ser atio
nat ral Reso rces, the Pe syl a ia departme t of E iro me tal Protectio are latory a e cies ha e bee worki with as rilli compa ies to set re lati e tify ways to mi imi e the irect a i irect impacts of at ral as e elopme
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IdEnTIFYIng THE BEST CORRIdORCl mat c co d t o s, m at o outes alo the
co do a d se s t ve ecolo es must all be co s de edwhe co s de o l a d as el e develo me t.Pote tial corri ors are q ite arie . Some may beh re s of miles lo a o ly 50 feet wi e, whileothers may stretch o ly 10 miles b t at a wi th of 500feet. A itio ally, each project may be b ilt o a y of a o e or more pote tial paths, or across iffere tportio s of a si le corri or.
Whe etermi i the best optio for the physicalpath of the corri or, o e sho l e ami e pote tial impacts,s ch as cost, e iro me tal co cer s, tra smissio ef cie cya comm ity i terests a wei h them a ai st those thatmay ot meet the ee s of the project.
L.R. Kimball corri or a alysis ser ice i cl es aerialphoto raphy that is sca e to create a 3d gIS map, offeria realistic perspecti e of each propose corri or’s la scape.This tech olo y allows the rm to etermi e e actly how acorri or will impact the s rro i e iro me t. A itio ally,whe combi e with seco ary so rce i formatio , staff members ca i e tify opport ities to shift the corri or sli htlya d dec ease the e v o me tal m act a eat deal. The
tech olo y se by the rm has the pote tial to sa e ma d allow the best oss ble dec s o select co d
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Co si eri e iro me tal effects early i the e elopme t cycle will help to a oi the estr ctio of at ral resoelays, a cial loss or re latory iolatio s. Co si er these strate ies whe assessi pote tial at ral reso r
• p a v d awith re latory a e-c es w ll eveal ote t al co st a ts. Take aproject-speci c approach, set a realistic sche-
le a most importa tly, form a collaborati e“worki ro p.”
• p a av da a d m ath ou h-o t the e tire project lifecycle to re ce permit applicatio b r e s, costly miti atio req ire-me ts a ecessary process elays.
• Permitting should not be a “stand-alone” effort but athe a all e compassi , e- ili e ce effort that is thoro hlydocume ted.
• if y ass ss a a v s, d m It will pro i e a so j sti catio foselectio a permit iss a ce. A it will the fo atio ee e for nEPA etermi a
oc me tatio , which may be req ire fe eral actio s or f i .
• Af a f s, s m aa /o develo s ec es o hab tat co se va e ha ceme t pla s may still be req i
Howe er, the scope a scale of this effort co l be e acerbas a res lt of a poorly oc me te , s bsta tiatei effect al alter ati e a alysis.
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Business Development Associate814.472.7700
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The mome t ew develo me t be s at a Ma cellus Shale as wellsite, stea y tr ck traf c be i s. O er time, the tra sportatio of hea yMarcell s Shale machi ery a s pplies ca take a si i ca t toll
o a ea oads. T a s o tat o a e c es a d local mu c al t es must takepreempti e steps to e s re that roa ama e is mi imi e a /or q icklyrepaire . A itio ally, beca se they are s ally req ire to pay a bo for
oad usa e, o l a d as o e ato s also eed to be volved mak su e the
roa ways remai safe a ha ar -free.
Ma cellus Shale &
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By completi a pre-e ploratio s r ey, roa ow ers will be
protecte a ai st i c rri costs for ama e by the oil a asequ me t, a d o e ato s a e otected a a st be asked topay for repairs to pre-e isti roa ama e. Req iri a bo for roa way sa e, pai by the oil a as e eloper, ass res thatf i will be a ailable for ecessary repairs.
L.R. Kimball has e perie ce worki with roa way ow ers aco str ctio compa ies, e pertise with local, state a fe eral re-latio s a the ability to respo to yo r ee s q ickly a ef cie tly.o s v s d av m d s , s ma a-ment, pre- and post-surveys of roadways, winter maintenance
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How is Marcell s Shale e tracte ?Marcell s Shale is a importa t opport ity for
Pe syl a ia a other states alo the norther AppalachiaBasi as it is a omestic so rce of clea b r i e er y for
America. Howe er, the process i cl es a mber of importa tsteps. The rst step is establishi ow ership of or recei ia lease for the la a mi erals be eath the earth’s s rface. A itio ally, proper permits for e erythi from rilli the well,to bo s for roa s a permits for well ads must be secu ed.
After the permits are i place, therill site is le ele off a stabili e .
next, s a e b ou ht to d llertically a hori o tally thro h
the Ma cellus Shale a d to stall asol d steel cas . The ext steis to ope p the i si e of the pipe,
si a perforatio , lowere i tothe well by a work-o er ri .
The , o er a few ays, hy ra licfract ri takes place. d ri this
ocess, wate , sa d a d smallq a tities of hy rochloric aci ,frictio re cers, scale i hibitors ab oc des a e um ed u de h h essu e to the well, b eaku the Ma cellus Shale a d allow the as to move th ou hfrom the pores of the rock. Followi the fract ri process,the wo k-ove etu s to emove the lu s stalled dufract ri a water a as ow back from the wells. For the
rst few ays the mi t re is are b t later it is separate by amecha ical separator or ehy rator. A atheri li e co ectsthe wells to a majo el e that del ve s the as to ma ket.
gas pro ctio is at its hi hest le el the rst ay aslowly ecreases. It’s estimate that as will ow from well for a a era e of p to 25 years.
How ca e ploratio a e elopme t “ their place” i the Marcell s Shale
isc ssio ?E ploratio rms are o
wo k w th la d a d mow e s to a access to the atu
as m e als th ou h leases. 2008, appro imately $4 billio ws e t o atu al as la d leases Pe syl a ia. After sec ri lease, the ex lo at o a d oduct(E&P) compa ies act as a co tractthro ho t the rest of the e plorat
ocess.
W th the ex e e ce m com lex ojects, develo me
rms are also seei i crease b-ess acti ity by assisti i p tt
proper i frastr ct re i place for at ral as e elop de elopers are worki with airports to e s re easy acces
rill sites, with railroa s to tra sport the ast amo ts of ceme t a water across the Marcell s Shale fairway, atow sh s a d t a s o tat o a e c es to e a e oroa s for hea y eq ipme t tra el a b il i ho si for oil a as employees.
Scott Roberts A swers Yo r nat ral gas Q estio sFormer PA DEP Leader Joins L.R. Kimball as Advisor Q& A
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L.R. Kimball has e a e Scott Roberts, P.g., former dep ty Secretary for Mi eral ResMa a eme t at the Pe syl a ia departme t of E iro me tal Protectio (PA dEP), as a a
Scott is a perfect compleme t to the L.R. Kimball/CdI Marcell s Shale team of e perts. Femploye by the PA dEP for more tha 25 years, his e pertise spa s ma y facets of Pe syl a iai stries, i cl i mi e safety, oil a as, aba o e mi e reclamatio , mi i a rec
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What should state le slato s be th k abouti 2011 as it relates to Marcell s Shale?
nat ral as rilli is e pecte to ha e a si i ca teco om c m act o commu t es, mu c al t es a d states
across the Marcell s Shale play. With that i mi , se eralstate le islat res will likely ebate the merits of imposi ase era ce ta , mo ifyi e isti ta str ct res or bypassia rilli ta alto ether. C rre tly, 38 states impose some formof ta o rillers; Pe syl a ia oes ot char e a y ta es othe as that comes from the ro . Other states, i cl iWest V a, a e co s de a c ease the seve a cetax la s.
i add t o , states should be th k about the levelof co trol that m icipalities ha e a their ri hts to impose
o i or stop oil a as e ploratio . Fi ally, pooli as ac laws eed to be add essed. M e al estates a e so
i i e amo ario s la ow ers it ca ca se co f sio aroa blocks to accessi all of the Marcell s Shale mi eralsa ca sometimes pre e t rilli . C rre tly there are laws iPe syl a ia that a ress this iss e, b t they o ly apply to the
ock below Ma cellus Shale. The same atte t o eeds to bepai to the Marcell s Shale formatio .
What Marcell s Shale iss es will be of topco cer o er the e t 6 mo ths?
We may co ti e to see a small amo t of site speiss es as shale as rilli acti ity i creases. These will
i ol e workplace safety, e a ere species, erosiose ime t co trol, spills a materials ha li . Howe emore tha 2,500 Marcell s wells rille across Pe sylappro imately 25 of them ha e e co tere a problem
elates to well co st uct o a d as m at o to wate A itio ally, the broa ebates abo t e iro me tal polhy ra lic fract ri will co ti e.
What sho l resi e ts of Pe syl a ia, WV a, new Yo k, Oh o a d M ch alear abo t Marcell s Shale?
E catio is key. Lear abo t Marcell s Shale a as e ploratio . Lear how it works, what it is a what
u ersta the risks, b t also thi k abo t the be e ts tocomm ity, yo r state a the atio .
• Pro i i lo istical coor i atio for the 2002 Q ecreek Mi erescue
• Worki with Pe syl a ia’s Fe eral Co ressio al ele a-tio to sec re the re-a thori atio of $1.4 billio i f i for restoratio of Pe syl a ia’s aba o e mi es
• ne otiati the rst major rewrite of Pe syl a ia’s bit mi o smi e safety laws i o er 100 years
• Spearhea i efforts to remo e or re ce proceroa blocks to the e elopme t of Pe syl a
co e tio al shale at ral as reso rces witho t sacrprotectio of other la , water or e iro me tal reso r
Mr. Roberts has bee o the forefro t of the e elopmethe dust es assoc ated w th the Ma cellus Shale a d esuof the at ral as a coal i stries i Pe syl a iare latory k owle e a back ro will be a reat athose who are tryi to properly le era e the opport itiesMarcell s Shale play a other e er y sectors.
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