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MSETC NEEDS ASSESSMENT SERIES - SUMMER 2011
Summer 2011
PennSylvania
marcelluS Shale
Workforce needS aSSeSSment
PennsylvaniaStatewideMarcellusShaleWorkforceNeedsAssessment
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PennsylvaniaStatewideMarcellusShaleWorkforceNeedsAssessment
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Needsassessmentconductedby:
MarcellusShaleEducation&TrainingCenter(MSETC)AcollaborationofPennsylvaniaCollegeofTechnology
andPennStateExtension
MSETCTeam
TracyL.BrundageManagingDirector,WorkforceDevelopment&ContinuingEducationPennsylvaniaCollegeofTechnology
JeffreyJacquetJacquetResearchandConsulting
TimothyW.Kelsey,Ph.D.StateProgramLeader,EconomicandCommunityDevelopmentPennStateExtensionThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity
JamesR.LadleeCountyExtensionDirector,PennStateExtensionDirectorofSpecialInitiatives,MarcellusShaleEducation&TrainingCenterThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity
JaniceLobdellConsultantLjLConsulting,LLC
JeffreyF.LorsonDirectorofWorkforceTraining,MarcellusShaleEducation&TrainingCenterPennsylvaniaCollegeofTechnology
LarryL.MichaelExecutiveDirector,Workforce&EconomicDevelopmentPennsylvaniaCollegeofTechnology
ThomasB.MurphyCo‐Director,MarcellusCenterforOutreachandResearchPennStateExtensionThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity
MarcellusShaleEducation&TrainingCenter®andPennCollege®areregisteredintheU.S.PatentandTrademarkOffice.
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TableofContentsTableofFigures ............................................................................................................................................4
ExecutiveSummary ......................................................................................................................................5
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................9
MarcellusShaleNaturalGasPlay .............................................................................................................9
StatewideDevelopmentProjections ......................................................................................................14
SingleWellPadsvs.Multi‐WellPads......................................................................................................15
High‐BTUGas..........................................................................................................................................18
IntroductiontotheNaturalGasIndustryWorkforce .................................................................................19
LocationsandResidency ............................................................................................................................20
DrillingPhaseJobsvs.ProductionPhaseJobs............................................................................................21
Pre‐drillingandDrillingPhaseJobs.........................................................................................................21
ProductionPhaseJobs............................................................................................................................21
TheMSETCWorkforceModel ....................................................................................................................22
Methodology ..........................................................................................................................................22
HistoryofThisWorkforceModel ...........................................................................................................23
Advantages,Limitations,andKeyAssumptionsoftheMSETCModelMethodology.............................24
Advantages: ........................................................................................................................................24
Limitations: .........................................................................................................................................25
KeyAssumptions: ...............................................................................................................................25
KeyAssumptionsofHigh‐BTUGasWorkforceEstimates.......................................................................25
KeyAssumptionsforFTEsforMultipleWellPads ..................................................................................26
NaturalGasWorkforceRequirementsInterviews,FocusGroups,andOnlineWorkforceAssessment.....26
WorkforceModelResults ...........................................................................................................................29
Full‐TimeWorkEquivalent(FTE)toDrillOneMarcellusShaleWell.......................................................29
ProductionPhaseFTEs ...........................................................................................................................30
“Direct”JobCreation..................................................................................................................................30
StatewideDirectWorkforceRequirements ...............................................................................................31
PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirements ....................................................................................31
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirements...........................................................................................31
NortheastRegion........................................................................................................................................33
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PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirements ....................................................................................33
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirements...........................................................................................33
SouthwestRegion.......................................................................................................................................34
PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirements ....................................................................................34
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirements...........................................................................................34
NorthwestRegion.......................................................................................................................................35
PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirements ....................................................................................35
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirements...........................................................................................35
OccupationalCategorieswithintheNaturalGasIndustry .........................................................................36
Summary ....................................................................................................................................................37
References..................................................................................................................................................38
Appendices .................................................................................................................................................39
HighNortheastRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase..........................40
HighSouthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase ........................41
HighNorthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase.........................42
LowPennsylvaniaScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase..................................43
LowNortheastRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase ..........................44
LowSouthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase..........................45
LowNorthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase..........................46
HistoryoftheMarcellusShaleEducation&TrainingCenter .................................................................51
Pre‐DrillingMatrix ..................................................................................................................................53
Drilling&CompletionMatrix..................................................................................................................55
ProductionPhaseMatrix ........................................................................................................................59
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TableofFigures
Figure1:MapofMarcellusShaleFootprint&Depth..................................................................................................10
Figure2:MapofMarcellusShaleWellsasofMarch31,2011 ...................................................................................10
Figure3:HistoricalandProjectedActivity&MedianEstimatedWorkforceRequirements,2008‐2014.....................12
Figure4:MarcellusWellsDrilledbyRegion(andCounty)inPennsylvania.................................................................13
Figure5:MarcellusShaleDirectWorkforceAssessmentStudyArea ..........................................................................14
Figure6:WellsonMulti‐WellPads,2007‐2011 ..........................................................................................................16
Figure7:WellPadDevelopmentScenarios .................................................................................................................17
Figure8:WellsDrilledonNewWellPads....................................................................................................................18
Figure9:PhasesandTimelineofDevelopmentofMarcellusShaleNaturalGasWells ..............................................19
Figure10:GeneralEquationBehindWorkforceModel...............................................................................................23
Figure11:BiggestChallengestoFindingNewWorkers ..............................................................................................28
Figure12:EducationandTrainingProgramsMostNeeded........................................................................................28
Figure13:FTEbyPhaseandTypeofWell ...................................................................................................................29
Figure14:MedianPennsylvaniaScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase.................................31
Figure15:MedianNortheastRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase..........................33
Figure16:MedianSouthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase.........................34
Figure17:MedianNorthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase.........................35
Figure18:OccupationalCompositionofNaturalGasWorkforces..............................................................................36
Figure19:HighPennsylvaniaScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase .....................................39
Figure20:HighNortheastRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase ..............................40
Figure21:HighSouthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase..............................41
Figure22:HighNorthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase..............................42
Figure23:LowPennsylvaniaScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase ......................................43
Figure24:LowNortheastRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase ...............................44
Figure25:LowSouthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase...............................45
Figure26:LowNorthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase...............................46
Figure27:EstimatedStatewideOccupationalRequirements2011‐2014MedianDevelopmentScenario .................47
Figure28:EstimatedNorthwestOccupationalRequirements2011‐2014MedianDevelopmentScenario ................48
Figure29:EstimatedSouthwestOccupationalRequirements2011‐2014MedianDevelopmentScenario ................49
Figure30:EstimatedNorthwestOccupationalRequirements2011‐2014MedianDevelopmentScenario ................50
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ExecutiveSummaryThePennsylvaniaMarcellusShaleWorkforceNeedsAssessment is intendedtosupplybaselinedatato
provide individuals, job seekers, communities, businesses, workforce and economic developmentprofessionals, and government officials at all levels with the ability to estimate the direct workforcerequirements forMarcellus Shale development. Specifically, the assessment can help outline the key
occupations associated with unconventional natural gas development and the number of direct jobsrequiredtobringaMarcelluswellintoproductioninPennsylvaniabetween2011and2014.
Over the course of nearly three years, theMarcellus Shale Education& Training Center (MSETC) hasdevelopedandrefinedthemethodusedinthisstudytoestimatethe“direct”workforcerequirements
of the natural gas industry. Given the different development patterns across Pennsylvania, it isimportanttohaveaworkforcemodelthat iseasilyadaptabletochangingdevelopmentscenarios.ThemethodologyfocusesonanalyzingthetypesandnumbersofworkersneededtodrillasingleMarcellus
Shalegaswellandthenusesthedirectworkforcedatatoachieveatotalworkforcerequirementbasedon estimates of futurewell drilling activity. At the core of theMSETCmodel is a full‐time equivalent(FTE)calculationforeachworkerassociatedwithdrillingasingleMarcellusShalewell.Themodelalso
incorporateschangesindevelopmentpractices(singlevs.multi‐wellpads),infrastructuredevelopment(pipeline), and differing natural gas properties (dry gas vs. high‐BTU gas). The flexibility of a perwellmodel significantly increases the predictive power of themodel and the usefulness for business and
workforceplanning.Theworkforceestimateswithinthereportwerecreatedusinginterviews,anonlineassessment, publicly available investor reports, and the Pennsylvania Department of EnvironmentalProtection’spermitandwellspudreports.
MarcellusShaleisaverylargenaturalgasformationextendingacross95,000squaremilesandrunning
throughroughlytwo‐thirdsofPennsylvaniaandportionsofNewYork,WestVirginia,Virginia,Maryland,andOhio.InPennsylvania,developmentofMarcellusShalebeganinWashingtonCountyin2004.Over
the next few years, the Marcellus development footprint quickly expanded to include significantportionsofnortheastPennsylvania. Today, southwestPennsylvania is increasinglybeing selectedas apreferredlocationtoestablishAppalachianBasinheadquartersforexplorationandproduction,service,
andsupplycompanies.ThehubofdrillingactivityinPennsylvaniahasbeenmoreheavilyconcentratedinthenortheastfor2010andthusfarin2011.
The northeast region of Pennsylvania saw moderate growth during initial stages of Marcellusdevelopmentwithonly 76wells drilled in 2008. In the secondhalf of 2009, development in the area
begantorampupquicklywith332wellsdrilled.Thecorecountiesofthenortheastregionhavequicklybecome amajorMarcellus Shale development hotspot for the state of Pennsylvania, with 909wellsdrilledin2010,andmorethan1,000expectedin2011.
TheMarcellusShaleresourcealsoincludesthenorthwestregionofPennsylvania;however,duetothe
shallower depth and thinner shale formation,most of the areas are currently consideredoutside thegeologic“MarcellusFairway”.Anumberofenergycompanieshavebeendrillingexploratorywellsinthearea,andseveralcompanieshaveannouncedplanstodedicatedrillingrigsonthesouthernandeastern
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frontsofthenorthwestregion.Permittingactivityhasincreasedintheregionoverthepastfewyears,anddrillingactivityinthefirstfourmonthsof2011showcontinuedgrowthandsignificantpotentialfor
commercialquantitiesofnaturalgasfromthenorthwestregion.
With the recentdramatic increase in interest inhigh‐BTUgasand thepremiumpricecommanded forliquids‐richnaturalgas,thesouthwestregionappearspoisedforaresurgenceinshalegasdevelopmentrelatedtotheMarcellus,Utica,andotherUpperDevonianShaleformations.Acombinationof limited
naturalgas infrastructurecapacityandaneedtodevelop leaseholdings innon‐traditionalnaturalgasareas of Pennsylvania appear to have resulted in amoderation of development growth in the regionoverthelastfewyears.Naturalgasinfrastructurecapacitywouldincludeaneedforadditionalpipeline
and processing facilities required to bring “wet” or high‐BTU gas to market. Although the pace ofMarcellusdevelopmentwasslowerinthesouthwestfrom2008‐2010,companiesactiveintheareahavemadepublicstatementsthattheyintendtodramaticallyincreaseactivitywithinthesouthwestregionin
2011andbeyond. Infact,rigcountsandpermittingwithinthefirstfourmonthsof2011showactivitylevelsshouldeclipse2010development.
The 19 southeast counties of Pennsylvania are currently outside the Marcellus Shale footprint, butrepresent28%ofallPennsylvaniacountiesand58%ofthetotalPennsylvaniapopulation(Census,2010).
EventhoughoutsidethecoreMarcellusdevelopmentarea,thesoutheastportionofthestatewillstilllikely benefit significantly from Marcellus business and workforce opportunities. Without directMarcellusdrillingandcompletionactivitiesinthesoutheastregion,manyoftheworkforceandbusiness
opportunities will likely provide services, support, and supply‐chain resources in support of energyexplorationandproductionoperations.Mostofthesesupportbusinesseswillbeabletomaintaintheirprimary locations inthesoutheastregion,butcompanyfieldandoperationsstaffwillprovideservices
withintheMarcellusfootprint.BeingoutsidetheMarcellusfootprintdoeschangetheoverallimmediatevisibilityoftheworkforceimpact,buttheregionwillfacemanyofthesamechallengesasotherregions
inPennsylvaniainattemptingtotakefulladvantageofMarcellusworkforceandbusinessopportunities.A few of the key workforce challenges across Pennsylvania include understanding the geographicdistribution of theMarcellus industry, developing a basic understanding of natural gas development,
developingadiversenetworkofenergysectorcontacts,andtakingadvantageofnaturalgassafetyandtrainingopportunities.
MarcellusShaledevelopmentinPennsylvaniaisexpectedtoincreaseincomingyears,butthestrengthof Marcellus growth will continue to depend on the commodity price of natural gas, natural gas
inventories,naturalgasinfrastructuredevelopment,naturalgasutilization,andtheoverallhealthoftheeconomy. Additionally, many areas will likely see increased natural gas activity, but development isexpectedtocontinuetobeuneven.ThecurrentMSETCdirectworkforceassessmentresearchsuggests
Pennsylvaniadrillingactivityshouldincreasesignificantlystatewide.Onaregionalbasis,thesouthwestandnorthwest portionsof the statewill see the largest increaseswithdevelopment in thenortheastregion moderating slightly. Current estimates for 2011‐2014 statewide drilling activity include 1,599
Marcelluswellsin2011;1,888wellsin2012;2,009wellsin2013;and2,159wellsin2014.Thecompanydrillingprojections indicatearoughannualgrowthrate indrillingactivityof6‐18%,withanearly60%increaseinoverallactivityby2014.
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TobringasingleMarcelluswellonlinerequiresabout420individualsacross150differentoccupations.Eachphaseofnaturalgasdevelopmentincludesdifferentworkforcedemandsandvariesbasedonthe
utilizationofmulti‐wellpadsandtheneedforadditionalnaturalgasinfrastructure.Utilizing260eight‐hourdaysor2,080workhoursperyear,thefirstMarcelluswelldrilledonawellpadwillrequire13.1‐13.3full‐timeequivalent(FTE)workersand9.65‐9.85FTEworkersforeachwelldrilledinsuccessionon
thesamewellpad.FordevelopmentofasingleMarcelluswell, the initialpre‐drillingphaseofnaturalgas development represents about 18% of the entire workforce needed or 2.41 FTEs. The phase ofnaturalgasdevelopmentwhenthenaturalgaswellsaredrilledandthepipelineinfrastructureisputinto
place is anextremely labor‐intensiveprocess and represents about80%of theworkforce for a singlewell or 10.50 FTEs. Finally, natural gas compression and processing requires about 2% of the overallworkforceor0.2‐0.4FTEsdependingondry,wet,orhigh‐BTUnaturalgasprocessingneeds.
BasedontheMarcellusdevelopmentin2010,theMSETCmodelwouldprojectroughly14,777direct
jobswererequiredtocomplete1,368wells,anincreaseofnearly12,248newjobsover2008joblevels.AcrossthestateofPennsylvania,thetotalnumberofdirectnaturalgasdevelopmentjobs(notindirectorinducedjobs)createdbywellsdrilledbetween2011and2014iscurrentlyestimatedtorange
between18,596and30,684FTEjobs,creating9,800to15,900newjobsover2010levels,dependingonthetotalnumberofwellsdrilled.
Thisassessment isbasedsolelyon theemployeesdirectly involved indevelopingawellandplacing itintoproductionanddoesnot consider indirector inducedemployment impacts. Theprojectionsare
not intended to serve as ameasure of the total employment created byMarcellus Shale natural gasdevelopment or to estimate the economic impact of such development. The findings of this report,therefore,shouldnotbecomparedtoemploymentestimatesofotherstudies,whichmostareintended
to project theoverall employment and economic impact of natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania using“multipliers”toestimatejobcreationinsectorsotherthanthosedirectlyassociatedwiththebringingof
aMarcelluswell intoproduction.ThisreportprovidesthebestestimatecurrentlyavailableofworkersneededtobringaMarcelluswell intoproductionandprojectedgrowthin labordemandsaroundhighpriorityoccupationsfortheoilandgasindustry.
Theutilizationofmulti‐wellpadsnotonlyreducesthesurfaceenvironmentalfootprintofawellpad,but
also increases theefficiencyof thenatural gasexplorationprocessand reduces theoverallworkforceneeds by roughly 25%. The greatest multi‐well pad workforce impacts result from a roughly 73%decrease in the need for pre‐drilling occupations and a 16% decrease in drilling and completion jobs
whentwoormorewellsaredrilledonthesamewellpad.IfallMarcelluswellsdevelopedweresinglewellpads,theworkforceneedswouldincreaselabordemandsbythousandsofadditionalworkers,butconversely thewell pad surface footprintwould also increase by six to ten times (depending onwell
spacing).
Inactualityover98%ofnaturalgasexplorationanddevelopmentjobsarefoundinthepre‐drillinganddrillingphaseofbringingawell intoproduction, and this segmentof theworkforcewill no longerbeneededoncetheprocessofdrillinggaswellsandaffiliatedinfrastructureinanareaiscompleted.Inthe
oil and natural gas industries, this drilling phase period is often referred to as “the boom” as vast
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workforces are often suddenly required to perform tasks associated with natural gas development.Conversely,thedrillingphasecansuddenlydecline,whichisoftenreferredtoasthe“thebust”.
Themajorityofthepre‐drilling,drilling,andproductionphasejobswillbelocatedinthevicinityofthe
well being drilled. Office workers and some geologic scientists, engineers, and supervisors will belocated at energy, service, and support company offices,whichmay ormay not be located near thevicinityofthewellsiteorevenwithintheregion.InthedevelopmentofMarcellusitisimportanttonote
thatmanyofthedrillingphasejobswillbegeographicallytemporary,meaningadrillingrigmovesfromlocation to location, but the drilling phase jobs will continue to be stable jobs across much of theAppalachianBasinforanestimated30to50years.
In contrast to drilling phase jobs, jobs associatedwith the production phase are well defined as the
managementofanoperatingwell,generallyserveafixedgeographicarea,andwilllastthelifetimeofaproducingMarcelluswell.Evenifdrillingweretoceasecompletely,theproductionphasejobsnecessarytomanageandmaintainMarcelluswellswould still be required fordecades. In fact,manygeologists
believe thewells created as part of theMarcellus Shale developmentwill likely produce commercialquantitiesofnaturalgasfor30yearsormore.
As the Marcellus Play continues to mature, the industry has definitely moved towards hiring morePennsylvania residents. Early in the development of the Marcellus, the natural gas industry relied
heavilyonout‐of‐stateemployeeswithexperienceandknowledgedevelopinghigh‐pressurenaturalgas.Although Pennsylvania drilled its first oilwell in 1859, fluctuations in the commoditymarket and theprospectsof stronger commercial gas fields inother areasdrewmuchof the industry talent toother
states.WhenMarcellusexplorationandproductionbegantoramp‐up,therewastremendouspressuretofindemployeeswithsomelegacynaturalgasknowledge.Theearlystagesofdevelopmentfoundas
many as 70‐80% of the employees from outside Pennsylvania. Although there is still tremendousvariability across energy, service, and support companies, this study’s interview and survey dataindicatesanaverageof65‐75%ofallnewMarcellusworkersarePennsylvaniaresidents.
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IntroductionThePennsylvaniaMarcellusShaleWorkforceNeedsAssessment is intendedtosupplybaselinedatatoprovide individuals, job seekers, communities, businesses, workforce and economic developmentprofessionals, and government officials at all levels with the ability to estimate the direct workforce
requirements forMarcellus Shale development. Specifically, the assessment can help outline the keyoccupations associated with unconventional natural gas development and the number of direct jobsrequiredtobringaMarcelluswellintoproductioninPennsylvaniabetween2011and2014.
MarcellusShaleNaturalGasPlayMarcellus Shale is a very large natural gas formation extending across 95,000 square miles, running
throughroughlytwo‐thirdsofPennsylvaniaandportionsofNewYork,WestVirginia,Virginia,Maryland,andOhio (Figure1). InPennsylvania,developmentofMarcellusShalebegan inWashingtonCounty in2004. Over the next few years, the Marcellus development footprint quickly expanded to include
significantportionsofnortheastPennsylvania.SouthwestPennsylvaniaisincreasinglybeingselectedasa preferred location to establish Appalachian Basin headquarters for exploration and production,service, and supply companies. The hub of drilling activity in Pennsylvania has been more heavily
concentrated in thenortheast for2010and thus far in2011.Today,more than2,800MarcelluswellshavebeendrilledinPennsylvania(Figure2).
Energy companies continue to invest billions of dollars in exploration and production programsthroughout Pennsylvania. Investments by industry include securing mineral rights and land, drilling,
productionstimulation,pipeline,compressorstations,processing,andavarietyofother infrastructureinvestmentsnecessary to realize thepotential ofMarcellus Shale. In 2010, twoof theworld’s largestenergy firmspurchased largestakes inMarcellusShale,andnearlyallof themajor firmsactive in the
areacontinuetoplanexpansionsoftheirdevelopmentoperationsbeyond2011.
ThereasonsfortheplannedMarcellusexpansionbyexplorationandproductioncompaniesareduetoanumberof factors including,butnot limitedto, therelative infancyof theplay, thecloseproximityoflargeconsumermarkets,proximitytomajortransmissionlines,andtheextremeamountofnaturalgas
thoughttoberecoverable.Theamountoftotalrecoverablenaturalgaslocatedwithintheformationiscurrentlyunknown,althoughrecoverablegasestimatesforMarcellusShalehaverecentlyrangedfrom262to489trillioncubicfeet(EIA,2011;Englander,2009).Regardlessoftheestimates,mostgeologists
placetherecoverablegasreservepotentialamongthelargestinthenationandpossiblytheworld.
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Source:MarcellusCenterforOutreachandResearch,PennState
Figure1:MapofMarcellusShaleFootprint&Depth
Source:MarcellusCenterforOutreachandResearch,PennState
Figure2:MapofMarcellusShaleWellsasofMarch31,2011
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Marcellus Shale development within Pennsylvania first occurred with significant intensity in thesouthwestregion,withthefirstwelldrilledbyRangeResourcesLLCin2004inWashingtonCountyand
corresponding gas production in 2005 (Harper, 2008). Shortly afterMarcellus development began insouthwest Pennsylvania, the hub of drilling activity quickly shifted to the northeast region ofPennsylvania (Figures3and4).With the recentdramatic increase in interest inhigh‐BTUgasand the
premium price commanded for liquids‐rich natural gas, the southwest region appears poised for aresurgence inshalegasdevelopmentrelatedtotheMarcellus,Utica,andotherUpperDevonianShaleformations. A combination of limited natural gas infrastructure capacity and a need to develop lease
holdingsinnon‐traditionalnaturalgasareasofPennsylvaniaappearstohaveresultedinamoderationofdevelopmentgrowthintheregionoverthelastfewyears.Naturalgasinfrastructurecapacitywouldincludeaneedforadditionalpipelineandprocessingfacilitiesrequiredtobring“wet”orhigh‐BTUgasto
market. Although the pace ofMarcellus development was slower in the southwest from 2008‐2010,companies active in the area havemade public statements that they intend to dramatically increaseactivitywithin thesouthwest region in2011andbeyond. In fact, rigcountsandpermittingwithin the
firstfourmonthsof2011showactivitylevelsshouldeclipse2010development.Additionally,AlleghenyandWashingtonCountiesalsoappeartobeemergingasafutureenergyhubontheEastCoastwithaveryhighconcentrationofoilandgasrelatedbusinesseslocatingAppalachianBasinoperationsthere.
The northeast region of Pennsylvania saw moderate growth during initial stages of Marcellus
development,withonly 76wells drilled in 2008, but expandeddramatically in 2009and2010. In thesecondhalfof2009,developmentintheareabegantorampupquicklywith332wellsdrilled.ThecorecountiesofthenortheastregionhavequicklybecomeamajorMarcellusShaledevelopmenthotspotfor
thestate,with909wellsdrilledin2010andmorethan1,000expectedin2011.
ThesoutheastregionofPennsylvania isoutsidethecurrentlydefinedMarcellusShalefootprint.Giventhe geographic proximity to the play, location of the Appalachian Basin and regional company
headquarters, and a large workforce base, southeast Pennsylvania will experience some workforcedemand in key core and ancillary occupations related to shale gas growth. Although, not as easy toquantify,thesoutheastregionwilllikelyseeanincreasedneedforconstructionworkers,retailworkers,
mechanics,engineers,welders,commercialtruckdrivers,geologists,andmore.
MuchofthenorthwestregionofPennsylvaniacontainsMarcellusShale,butduetotheshallowerdepthand thinner shale formationmost of the areas are currently considered outside theprimary geologic“MarcellusFairway”. However,anumberofenergycompanieshavebeendrillingexploratorywells in
the area, and several companies have announced plans to dedicate drilling rigs on the southern andeasternfrontsofthenorthwestregion.Permittingactivityhasincreasedintheregionoverthepastfewyears, and drilling activity in the first four months of 2011 show continued growth and significant
potentialforcommercialquantitiesofnaturalgasfromthenorthwestregion.
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Figures 3 and 4 provide a breakdown of the number ofwells drilled by region and by county acrossPennsylvania.
HistoricalandProjectedDrillingActivity&
MedianEstimatedWorkforceRequirements,2008‐2014
Southwest Northeast Northwest Pennsylvania Wells Rigs FTEs Wells Rigs FTEs Wells Rigs FTEs Wells Rigs FTEs
2008 103 10 1,333 76 8 956 19 2 239 198 20 2,528
2009 370 37 4,319 332 33 3,745 61 6 689 763 76 8,7532010 358 36 4,032 909 91 9,664 101 10 1,080 1,368 137 14,777
2011 449 37 5,095 1,020 85 10,971 130 11 1,401 1,599 133 17,4672012 620 52 7,062 1,089 91 11,889 179 15 1,940 1,888 157 20,891
2013 760 63 8,734 1,069 89 11,884 180 15 1,985 2,009 167 22,6032014 892 74 10,350 1,088 91 12,285 179 15 2,008 2,159 180 24,644
Figure3:HistoricalandProjectedActivity&MedianEstimatedWorkforceRequirements,2008‐2014
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MarcellusWellsDrilledbyRegionNortheastRegion SouthwestRegion
County 2011* 2010 2009 2008 County 2011* 2010 2009 2008Bradford 131 355 113 14 Allegheny 0 1 2 1Carbon 0 0 0 0 Armstrong 6 29 17 2Centre 6 38 7 5 Beaver 0 1 0 0Clinton 6 33 12 3 Bedford 0 1 0 0Columbia 1 1 0 0 Blair 1 5 0 0Juniata 0 0 0 0 Butler 17 38 8 10Lackawanna 0 0 1 0 Cambria 0 0 2 0Luzerne 0 2 0 0 Fayette 0 19 55 18Lycoming 68 102 24 13 Fulton 0 0 0 0Mifflin 0 0 0 0 Greene 16 70 91 18Monroe 0 0 0 0 Huntingdon 0 0 0 0Montour 0 0 0 0 Indiana 7 9 8 3Northumberland 0 0 0 0 Somerset 2 4 3 0Pike 0 0 0 0 Washington 61 135 138 32Schuylkill 0 0 0 0 Westmoreland 18 46 46 19Snyder 0 0 0 0 TotalSW: 128 358 370 103Sullivan 8 18 0 0 NorthwestRegionSusquehanna 37 82 60 32 County 2011* 2010 2009 2008Tioga 80 261 114 8 Cameron 0 4 1 0Union 0 0 0 0 Clarion 0 1 4 0Wayne 0 3 0 1 Clearfield 22 35 27 4Wyoming 8 14 1 0 Crawford 0 0 0 0
TotalNE: 345 909 332 76 Elk 2 8 4 8 Erie 0 0 0 0
StatewideTotals: 515 1138 763 198 Forest 0 2 5 0Jefferson 6 4 2 1Source:PennsylvaniaDepartmentofEnvironmental
Protection.*2011DatathroughMay1,2011 Lawrence 2 0 0 0 McKean 4 14 10 3 Mercer 0 0 0 0 Potter 5 33 8 3 Venango 1 0 0 0 Warren 0 0 0 0 TotalNW: 42 101 61 19
Figure4:MarcellusWellsDrilledbyRegion(andCounty)inPennsylvania
Finally, itshouldbenotedthatwhiletheworkforcenumbers intheassessmentreflectthegeographicborders of Pennsylvania divided into four regions (northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest)withinthestate(Figure5),Marcellusdevelopmentdoesnotstopatthestateborderandencompasses
most of the Appalachian Basin. It also should be noted there are no job estimates for the southeastregionofPennsylvaniabecausenowellsarebeingdrilledinthatregion.Marcellusworkforceactivityinthesoutheastwillbeprimarily limitedtoservice,support,andsupply‐chainindustries.Themajorityof
thepre‐drilling,drilling,andproductionphasejobswillbelocatedinthevicinityofthewellbeingdrilled.Someexamplesofjobsthatmayormaynotbelocatednearthevicinityofthewellsiteorevenwithintheregioncouldincludeofficeworkers,geologists,engineers,andsupervisors.
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Figure5:MarcellusShaleDirectWorkforceAssessmentStudyArea
StatewideDevelopmentProjectionsWhile region‐specific sections are discussed, overall Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania isexpected to increase in comingyearsasdevelopmentgrowthoccurs in the southwestandnorthwest
regionsanddevelopmentinthenortheastregionremainssteady.Basedoninterviewsandsurveydatafrom energy companies, as well as from information gleaned from investor statements and publicdisclosures,currentestimatesfor2011‐2014statewidedrillingactivityinclude1,599Marcelluswellsin
2011;1,888wellsin2012;2,009wellsin2013;and2,159wellsin2014.
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Table1:Actual/ProjectedMarcellusShaleWellsDrilledPerYearbyRegion
SingleWellPadsvs.MultiWellPadsThedirectworkforceassessmentmodelusedtodetermineworkforceneedsisbasedonthenumberof
occupations and full‐time equivalent (FTE) workers needed to bring a single Marcellus well intoproduction. Over the last 18months, the industry has shown amarked increase in the utilization ofmulti‐well pads. Multi‐well pads actually reduce the potential surface footprint of natural gas
developmentandincreasetheefficiencyoftheexplorationprocess.Whileincreasingefficiency,theuseof multi‐well pads does decrease the overall required workforce. The amount of FTE savings reallydepends on howmanywells are drilled consecutively on a singlewell pad.Wells that are drilled on
existing pads require a smaller workforce for land clearing, pipeline construction, and equipmentoperationonaperwellbasis.
AccordingtotheDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection’s2007‐2011spudreports,thetotalnumberofwellsspudded(started)asofMay15,2011,included2,966wells.Aftercorrectingforduplicatewell
records and eliminatingwells where a usable coordinate system could not be identified, 2,824wellswereidentifiedforinclusioningeo‐spatialanalysisofwellpaddevelopmentintheMarcellusPlay.Wellpadswereidentifiedusinga250‐footbufferaroundeachwellhead,meaningifanotherMarcelluswell
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Basedonageo‐spatial analysisofdrilling locationsperformedby theMSETC team for this study, it isestimatednowellsdrilledin2007werewithin250feetofanotherMarcelluswelloronamulti‐wellpad,
butby2011upwardsof78%ofthewellsdrilledwereonawellpadwithat leastoneotherMarcelluswell(Figure6).Sixty‐fivepercent(65%)ofwellsdrilledin2011weredrilledonnewmulti‐wellpads,13%weredrilledonpadscreatedinpreviousyears,and22%arecurrentlysinglewells.
Figure6:WellsonMulti‐WellPads,2007‐2011*
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If we look at multi‐well pad development over time, our research revealed that about 17% of theMarcellussinglewellpadsconstructedin2007ultimatelyendedupasmulti‐wellsites.Jumpingaheadto
2010,1,380totalwellsweredrilled,126wells(9%)weredrilledonpreviouslyconstructedwellpads,325wells(24%)wereonnewsinglewellpads,and929wells(67%)weredrilledonnewlyconstructedmulti‐wellpads(Figure7).Ifwefocusonthe1,254wellsdrilledonnewwellpadsconstructedin2010,wefind
74%ofnewwellsweredrilledonmulti‐wellpads,and26%ofnewwellsweredrilledonasinglewellpad.In2010,atotalof580newwellpadswereconstructedwith56%ofnewwellpadsholdingonlyonewell (325 wells) and 44% holding two or more wells drilled on the same pad (929 wells) within a
calendar year. Several variables can affect the development of multi‐well pads; however, under thecurrentdevelopmentscenariosmulti‐wellpadscertainlydominatecurrentproductionplans.
Figure7:WellPadDevelopmentScenarios
One other important question to consider when analyzing workforce estimates and the process fordevelopingmulti‐well pads is howmanywells are actually being drilled perwell pad in a given year.Riggingupforonewell,drillingawell, riggingdown,andcomingbacktothesamewellpadata later
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Ofthe580wellpadsconstructedin2010,255(44%)weredevelopedasmulti‐wellpadswhile325(56%)hadonlyonewellwhentheywereoriginallyconstructed.Today,ofthosesame580wellpads,271are
multi‐well pads, and 309 are still single well pads. Although there were more single well padsconstructed in2010,about76%ofthedrillingactivitytookplaceonamulti‐wellpad.Roughly18%ofwellsweredrilledonatwo‐wellpad,12%onathree‐wellpad,9%onafour‐wellpad,7%onafive‐well
pad,and31%weredrilledonasix‐wellormorepad(Figure8).
Figure8:WellsDrilledByWellPadType
HighBTUGasAbigfactorintheprojectedincreaseofdrillingactivityinthesouthwestregionisduetotheeconomic
attractivenessofliquids‐rich,high‐BTUgasfoundinpartsoftheMarcellusShalelocatedinsouthwesternPennsylvania.High‐BTUgas requires largeprocessing facilities toextract liquids suchasoil andheavygasoline and to fractionate other gas compounds foundwithin the producedmethane. The result of
high‐BTU gas processing is amultitude of saleable products that can significantly raise the return oninvestment and produce potentially higher profits under lower natural gas commodity prices. Somemedia reports have labeled the attractiveness of high‐BTU gas as a “Race to Liquids” as companies
devote significant resources to liquid‐rich areas (Braziel, 2010). Like many aspects of natural gas
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development,thecontinuedattractivenessofhigh‐BTUgaswilllikelyremainvariableanddependentonanumberofdifferentfactors,includingcommodityprice.
Theexactboundaryofwetvs.drygasisunclearatthistime,althoughwet/high‐BTUgasisunderstood
to be principally found in western Pennsylvania (Figure 1). Projecting development activity that willoccur specificallywithin the high‐BTU gas region ismore difficult. Permitting activity reported by thePennsylvaniaDepartmentofEnvironmentalProtection,aswellasdiscussionswithoperatorsinthearea,
suggestthatbetween60‐75%ofthewellsdrilledinthesouthwestregionwithinthenextseveralyearsmaybeliquids‐rich,high‐BTUgasthatrequiresadditionalprocessing.
IntroductiontotheNaturalGasIndustryWorkforceTheMarcellusShaledevelopmentprocessdifferssignificantlyfromthatofPennsylvania’slongtraditionof extracting shallow gas and oil. Due to differences in geology, technology, and energy company
practicestheextractionofMarcellusShalerequiresmoreemployeesandsignificantlygreaterinputandutilization of supplies, materials, and equipment (Figure 9). Marcellus Shale gas is considered“unconventional”becausetheformationrequiresdirectionaldrilling,productionstimulation,andother
methodstoproducecommercialquantitiesofnaturalgas.Theseprocessesaremuchmoreindustrialinnature, labor intensive, and technologically advanced than conventional shallow gas development.Unconventionalnaturalgasshalesarealsoknownasacontinuousgeologicalformation.Asacontinuous
formation, unconventional shale does require higher technology inputs but also reduces thedevelopment risk found in conventional formations, which rely on finding pockets of natural gas.Additionally, the energy companies and contractors that initially developed and utilized the
unconventional shale drilling and extraction technology were mostly national or internationalcompanies and primarily utilized contractors and personnel with legacy shale gas knowledge fromaroundthecountryandfromotherpartsoftheworldtobegindevelopingMarcellusShale.
ExtractionTimelineLifespantotalingapproximately3050years
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History has shown that predicting future trends of the natural gas industry can be challenging andestimatingtheworkforcerequirementsofthisparticularindustryrepresentsanevengreaterchallenge.Naturalgasdevelopmenttrendscanbedifficulttopredictascommodityprices,technologicalchanges,
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newplaysdevelop,andotherfactorscanchangetheintensityandscopeofexplorationratherquickly.Additionally,awidearrayofenergycompaniesandanevenwiderarrayofsubcontractorscomprisethe
industry, and the resulting complex web of occupational needs and workforce requirements can bedifficult to estimateevenunder ideal circumstances.Additionally, the industry challenges the generaldefinition of an industry sector and local worker, as employees supporting natural gas development
workacrossavarietyofindustrysectorsandoftenworkinmultiplelocationswithinaregiontodevelophundreds of different wells and infrastructure projects. Furthermore, industry employees willsometimeswork12‐hourshiftsforweeksatatimeandthenbeaffordedseveralcontinuousweeksof
leavewhileanentirelynewcrewtakestheirplace.
LocationsandResidencyDue to the inherent uncertainty of development intensity, as well as the need to work at multiplelocations,manyoftheinitialMarcellusShale‐relatedworkersremainedtransientresidentsoftheregionand kept their permanent residency at a location hundreds or even thousands ofmiles away. As the
Marcellus Play continues tomature, the industry ismoving towards aworkforce that contains fewertransientworkersandmorepermanentPennsylvaniaresidents.
Since many contractors and subcontractors are accustomed to working at multiple and changinglocationsthroughoutNorthAmericaandtheworld,itiscommonplacewithinthenaturalgasindustryto
initially utilize non‐localworkers and supply‐chain services.However, as developmentmoves forwardover the courseofmonths and years, contractors and subcontractorswill either relocate to the localarea, or local businesses will be created to meet industry needs. National and international drilling
companies,gasfieldservicecompanies,andgasfieldconstructionfirmshavealreadyopenedregionalofficesinsouthwestandnortheastPennsylvania.Manyofthesecompaniesinitiallybroughtanexternalworkforcewiththemtothearea,butareintheprocessofreplacingthisworkforcewithlocalworkersas
opportunitiesarise.Inaddition,manycompaniesthathavehistoricallycateredtoconventionalshallownaturalgasandoilfielddevelopmenthavesignificantlyaugmentedtheirbusinessestoincludeworkin
MarcellusShale.
As the Marcellus Play continues to mature, the industry has definitely moved towards hiring morePennsylvania residents. Early in the development of the Marcellus, the natural gas industry reliedheavilyonout‐of‐stateemployeeswithexperienceandknowledgedevelopinghigh‐pressurenaturalgas.
Although Pennsylvania drilled its first oilwell in 1859, fluctuations in the commoditymarket and theprospectsof stronger commercial gas fields inother areasdrewmuchof the industry talent tootherstates.WhenMarcellusexplorationandproductionbegantoramp‐up,therewastremendouspressure
tofindemployeeswithsomelegacynaturalgasknowledge,andtheearlystagesofdevelopmentfoundas many as 70‐80% of the employees were from outside Pennsylvania. Although there is stilltremendousvariabilityacrossenergy,service,andsupportcompanies,basedonrecent interviewsand
surveydatathepercentageofnewindustryhireswhoarePennsylvaniaresidentstodayrangesfrom50‐100%withanapproximateaverageof65‐75%ofnewMarcellusworkersbeingPennsylvaniaresidents.APennsylvaniaresidentwasdefinedasanemployeewhohas livedinPennsylvaniaforat leastoneyear
andholdsavalidPennsylvaniadriver’slicense.Inaseparateanalysisofresidencydatausingwageand
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employment records for workers in the gas and oil industry in Pennsylvania, the PennsylvaniaDepartmentofLaborandIndustryfoundthat71%ofnewhiresin2010innaturalgascoreandancillary
industriesoperatingintheMarcellusShaleregionwerefromPennsylvania(Mukherjee,2010).
DrillingPhaseJobsvs.ProductionPhaseJobsThenaturalgasdevelopmentprocessissuchthatalargeproportionofthetotalindustryworkforcewillberequiredduringthewelldrillingphase,whileasmallminorityoftheworkforcewillberequiredforthelong‐termproductionphase.Pre‐drillinganddrillingphasejobsaregroupedtogetherforpurposes
ofthissectionoftheassessment.
PredrillingandDrillingPhaseJobsThephaseofnaturalgasdevelopmentduringwhichthenaturalgaswellsaredrilledandtheassociatedpipelineinfrastructureisputintoplaceisanextremelylabor‐intensiveprocess.Inactualityover98%ofnaturalgasexplorationanddevelopmentjobsarefoundinthepre‐drillinganddrillingphaseofbringing
awellintoproduction,andthissegmentoftheworkforcewillnolongerbeneededoncetheprocessofdrilling gas wells and affiliated infrastructure in an area is completed. In the oil and natural gasindustries, this drilling phase period is often referred to as “the boom” as vastworkforces are often
suddenly required to perform tasks associatedwith natural gas development. Conversely, the drillingphase can suddenly decline,which is often referred to as the “the bust”. Given the level ofmobilityrequired,manyemployeesinthedrillingphaseofgasdevelopmentmaintaintemporaryresidencyina
givenarea–suchasinmotels/hotels,RVs,“mancamps”,monthlyapartment/houseleases,etc.
Noone can accurately estimatehow long thedrillingphasewill lastwithinMarcellus Shaleorwithinspecificareasoftheshaleformation.Drillingphaseestimateshaverangedfrom10to70years,whichinpartreflectsuncertaintycreatedbyfuturefluctuations incommodityprices,economicconditions,and
technological changes, among other variables. A number of drilling scenarios are possible for futureMarcellusdevelopment,andtheyincludearelativelyquickflurryofactivitythatsubsideswhendrilling
movestoanotherlocation,highintensitydrillingthatjumpsfromhotspottohotspot,andmoderateandsustaineddrillingacrosstheAppalachianBasinlastingfordecades.Eachdevelopmentscenariochangesthedirectworkforceneeds,localworkforcerequirements,andopportunitiesforbusinessdevelopment
andentrepreneurship.
ProductionPhaseJobsIn contrast to drilling phase jobs, jobs associatedwith the production phase are well defined as themanagementofanoperatingwell,generallyserveafixedgeographicarea,andwilllastthelifetimeofaproducingMarcelluswell.Evenifdrillingweretoceasecompletely,theproductionphasejobsnecessary
tomanageandmaintainMarcelluswellswould still be required fordecades. In fact,manygeologistsbelieve thewells created as part of theMarcellus Shale developmentwill likely produce commercialquantitiesofnaturalgasfor30yearsormore.
Withintheindustry,careersassociatedwiththeproductionphaseareoftenreferredtoaslong‐termor
even“permanent”.Occupationsduringtheproductionphasetendtobelesslaborintensive,withfewer
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hazards involved, and more specialization than development phase occupations, while still retainingexcellent salary and benefits. Jobs associated with production activities almost always result in local
residencyandoftenutilizelocalworkforces.
Thedurationoftheproductionphasewillvaryfromregiontoregion.Inthewesternpartofthestate,for example, the high‐BTU gas that is present in the majority of the natural gas offers additionalopportunitiesforlocalproductionphasejobs.Theseadditionalnaturalgasprocessingopportunitiesare
notpresentinotherareasofthestate.Localhigh‐BTUnaturalgasprocessingisneededtofractionateorremovenon‐methanecompounds (non‐natural gas suchasbutane,ethane,propane,etc.) and liquids(oil, water, heavy gasoline, etc.) that naturally occur in the natural gas. Similar to other natural gas
production, high‐BTU processing facilities and jobs will remain stable for the life of the well andsignificantly longer thandrillingoperations.Occupations associatedwithhigh‐BTUgasproduction aresomewhatsimilar tootherproductionphaseoccupationsand includecompressoroperations,pipeline
maintenanceandtechnicians,informationtechnology,gaugemonitoring,supervisorypositions,processengineers,loaders/testers,etc.
TheMSETCWorkforceModelGiven the complexwebof occupations that constitute thenatural gas industryworkforce, traditionalmethodsofmeasuring future jobcreationused inother industriesareoften inadequate.Manyof the
industriesthatparticipateinthedevelopmentofanaturalgasfieldareusuallynotpresentintheareabefore thenatural gasdevelopmentprocessbegins; thus capturing theirworkforceneedsusingmostworkforceprojectionmodels is ineffectiveatbestgiventhereisnolocalbaselinedata.Similarly,given
theuncertaintyinnaturalgasdevelopment,jobestimatespredicatedsolelyonpostedjobopeningsorindustry questionnaires – while providing an accurate snapshot of current demand – are largelyinflexibletotheconstantlychangingintensityofdevelopmentactivity.Finally,giventheintenseuseof
subcontractorsbymostexplorationandproductioncompanies,usingastrictdefinitionof“local”asamunicipal boundary or “industry” as only a natural gas industry economic code does not accurately
reflect the complexity, interconnectedness, and the true scope of natural gas related jobs andopportunities.
MethodologyOverthecourseofnearlythreeyears, theMarcellusShaleEducation&TrainingCenter(MSETC)teamhasdevelopedandrefinedthemethodusedinthisstudytoestimatetheworkforcerequirementsofthe
naturalgasindustry.Themethodologyfocusesonanalyzingthetypesandnumbersofworkersneededtodrill a singleMarcellusShalegaswell and thenextrapolates thatdata toachievea totalworkforcerequirementbasedonestimatesof futurewelldrilling.At the coreof theMSETCmodel is a full‐time
equivalent(FTE)calculationforeachworkerassociatedwithdrillingasingleMarcellusShalewell.AnFTEforeachworker is260eight‐hourdaysor2,080hoursperyear.Manytasksthatoccurduringthewelldevelopment processmay only require a fewworkdays to complete. Therefore, the “perwell”work
requirementformostoftheoccupationalcategoriesrangedfrom1/10to1/100ofanFTE.Somevery
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labor‐intensiveoccupations suchasheavyequipmentoperation,office staff, anddrilling rigoperation(roughnecks)constitutedanequivalentthatrangedbetween1/10toasmanyastwo(2)FTEsperwell.
DeterminingfractionalFTEnumbersforeachworkerdirectlyassociatedwithdrillinganaturalgaswellis
acomplexandtimeconsumingprocess.FTEnumbersforthemajorityofoccupationsinvolveidentifyingthenumberofworkers in aparticularoccupationorwork crewand thendetermining thenumberofdaystheworkerstypicallyspendonawellsiteorinsupportofwellsitedevelopment.FTEnumbersfora
portionoftheoccupations‐ includingpipelineconstruction,landclearing,officestaff,etc.–arehighlyvariablefromcompanytocompanybasedonspecificconditions;therefore,roughaverageswereusedtoreducethedifferencesincompanydevelopmentpractices.
AcriticalelementintotalworkforceprojectionformulausedintheMSETCmodelisthenumberofwells
drilled by a single drilling rig in a given year. In research across both Pennsylvania and Texas, it wasdetermined a large rotary rig drills about 12 wells per year. The efficiency of drilling operations inPennsylvaniahasdefinitelyincreasedbyroughly20%overthelastthreeyears.Theutilizationofmulti‐
wellpads,anincreaseinthenumberofbuilt‐for‐purposeMarcellusrigs,andtheincreaseinlocaldrillingknowledgehaveallcontributedtothisincreasedefficiency.
TheaveragenumberofworkdaysforoneFTEworkerisequalto260.AMarcellusShaledrillingrigwilldrill12wells
peryearonaverage,whichhasincreasedfrom10wellsperyearinpreviousmodels.
Figure10:GeneralEquationBehindWorkforceModel
HistoryofThisWorkforceModelIn2009, theMSETCteamworkedcloselywithrepresentatives fromanumberofenergy firms,drilling
companies, and subcontractorsoperating in theNorthernTier andCentral regionsofPennsylvania toproduce a workforce needs assessment for the Central Pennsylvania Workforce DevelopmentCorporation, Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission, through Pennsylvania
DepartmentofLaborandIndustryPartnershipfunding.Duringtheinitialassessmentprocess,nearly150occupationalcategoriesand/orskillgroupswereidentified.
Inthespringof2010,theMSETCteamperformedin‐depthinterviewswithmanyofthemajorMarcellusShale energy companies, drilling companies, and serviceprovidersoperating in the southwest region.
The exploration and production companies interviewed represent slightly more than 88% of allpermitting activity in 2009‐2010. These discussions were designed to revise or reconfirm the dataobtained in the2009studyandto identifydifferences in industrypracticesand jobs in thesouthwest
region.Tosolidifytheinterviewdata,theMSETCteamcreatedanonlineworkforceneedsassessmentinthe summer of 2010 for gas industry representatives. Thirty (30) respondents completed the onlineworkforceassessment.
For this report, the MSETC team performed interviews in early 2011 with Marcellus Shale energy
companies, drilling companies, and service providers throughout Pennsylvania to update previouslyobtainedworkforceinformationandexpandthedatatoincludeastatewidefocus.In‐depthinterviews
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wereperformedwitheightcompanies.Additionally,anonlinesurveyinstrumentwasdistributedto346individuals across 175 different companies, of which 62 individual responses/46 company responses
were returned.Of the 46 industry responses, 13 exploration andproduction companies returned thesurvey representing over 76% of all drilling activity in 2010. Other company respondents included 3servicecompanies,4drillingcompanies,3constructioncompanies,and23supportcompanies.
Ineachofthestudies,amajorstepincreatingaviableworkforceprojectionmodelistoestimatefuture
drillingrigactivity.Forthisreport,inadditiontoworkingwithenergyoperatorsandsubcontractors,theMSETC team reviewed investor statements, press releases, and public statements made by energycompany officials regarding their plans for future drilling activity in the region. The results from
companyinterviewsandtheonlineworkforceassessmenthelpedtoconfirmtherig/drillingestimates.
Advantages, Limitations, and Key Assumptions of the MSETC ModelMethodologyTheMSETCmodelallowstheusertoidentifyaprojectedlevelofdevelopmentintensityasmeasuredbywellsdrilledperyear(the input)andprojectthenumberofworkersbasedonoccupationalcategories(theoutput)requiredfortheexpectedlevelofdevelopment.
For thepurposesofassessingpotentialworkforceneedsandworkforcedevelopmentcapabilities, this
typeofmodelissuperiortoanumberofdifferentmethods;however,thismodelstillhasanumberofdifferentlimitations.Theassessmentisbasedsolelyontheemployeesdirectlyinvolvedindevelopinga
wellandplacingitintoproductionanddoesnotconsiderindirectorinducedemploymentimpacts.TheprojectionsarenotintendedtoserveasameasureofthetotalemploymentcreatedbyMarcellusShalenaturalgasdevelopmentortoestimatetheeconomicimpactofsuchdevelopment.Thefindingsofthis
report,therefore,shouldnotbecomparedtoemploymentestimatesofotherstudies,whichmostareintendedtoprojecttheoverallemploymentandeconomicimpactofnaturalgasdrillinginPennsylvaniausing “multipliers” to estimate job creation in sectors other than those directly associated with the
bringingofaMarcelluswellintoproduction.Thisreportprovidesthebestestimatecurrentlyavailableofworkers needed to bring a Marcellus well into production and projected growth in labor demandsaroundhighpriorityoccupationsfortheoilandgasindustry.
Theadvantages,limitations,andkeyassumptionsofthemodelandmethodologyfollow.
Advantages:• Offersmuchmorespecificoccupationaldescriptionsthangeneric“industrialclassifications”
• Doesnotinclude/excludebasedonindustrialclassifications
• Usesdirectworkerrequirements,notcompleximputationsofrequirements
• Doesnotinclude/excludebasedonthegeographiclocationsofbusinessoffices
• Doesnotrelyprimarilyonsamplingorresponserates(suchassurveys)
• Caneasilybechangedasdevelopmentscenariosfluctuate
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• Allowsfortriangulationofmultipledatasources
• Accountsfordifferencesinsinglewellandmulti‐wellpadworkforceneeds
• Includesdifferencesinhigh‐BTUanddrygasworkforcerequirements
Limitations:• Does not (currently) calculate the specific workplace locations of all the occupations; most
occupationswilloccuratthedevelopmentsite,butotheroccupationsmayoccurelsewhereinthestateorcountry
• Doesnot (currently)specificallycalculateordefine indirector inducedeconomicorworkforceimpacts of these jobs (e.g. additional jobs created by businesses providing this indirect orsupply‐chain support, such as for parts and materials, maintenance and repair, equipment,
janitorial services, office supplies, etc., and additional jobs created by the workers spendingtheirincome)
• Does not differentiate the type of labor force (i.e. corporate, individual business owner,organizedlaborshops,openshops,etc.)
• Doesnotincludemanyindirectorsupply‐chainindustriesorworkforces
• Doesnotprovidebusiness‐specificinformationsuchasname,size,location,etc.
• Doesnotincludeallworkers/contractors(suchasallcontractedlegalservices)
KeyAssumptions:• Full‐timeequivalent(FTE)isdefinedat260eight‐hourworkdaysor2,080hoursperyear
• Averagedrillingrigdrillsapproximately12wellsperyear
• Each single well or first well will require, on average, one mile of pipeline construction(Additionalwellsonamulti‐wellpadwillnotrequirepipelineconstructionbeyondconnection)
• Onecompressorstationwillbeconstructed,onaverage,forevery20wells
• Companies’currentdrillingrigprojectionsarerelativelyaccurate(forthe‘median’development
scenarios)
KeyAssumptionsofHighBTUGasWorkforceEstimatesThe workforce associated with high‐BTU gas processing facilities located in portions of westernPennsylvaniaandWestVirginiadonoteasilyconformtoaper‐wellestimate,asthesejobsaredirectlytiedtothevolumeofnaturalgasproductionandnotnumbersofwellsdeveloped.Asdrillingoperations
expandinanarea,thevolumeofnaturalgasproducedshouldalsoincrease.Increasedvolumemeansanincreased need for natural gas processing and associated jobs in high‐BTU areas. However, if drilling
levels off or declines, the volumeof natural gas needing to beprocessedwill also declinepotentially
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reducing the number of processing jobs. Additionally,Marcelluswells have a relatively steep declinecurve,meaningthenumberofnaturalgasjobsisnotonlytiedtoincreasesinnaturalgasvolumebased
onnewdrilling,butdeceasesinvolumeasawellages.Understandingthesesomewhatcomplexvolumecalculationsandusingdetailedinterviewswithgasprocessingcompanies,theMSETCmodelbasedthehigh‐BTUprocessingworkforceestimatesonthefollowingassumptions:
• Roughly60%ofwellsdrilledinsouthwestPennsylvaniawillbelocatedinhigh‐BTUgasareas
• TheproductionfacilitycapacityandstaffingisapproximatelyoneFTEforevery7.5millioncubic
feetofgasprocessedperday
• Eachwellwill follow an average production curve of Year 1: 4.5MMcf/d; Year 2: 1.1MMcf/d;Year3:700Mcf/d;Year4:560Mcf/d;Year5:470Mcf/d
• Theexpectedultimaterecovery(EUR)foranaverageMarcelluswellwillbe3.5billioncubicfeet(BCF)ofnaturalgas
KeyAssumptionsforFTEsforMultipleWellPadsOver the last twoyears, thekeyexplorationandproductioncompanieshaveclearly started to realize
theefficiencyofconstructinganddrillingmulti‐wellpads.Whilethedevelopmentstrategyofmulti‐wellpads does vary significantly from company to company the overall emerging trend is clearly towardmulti‐welldevelopment. Infact,76%ofallwellsdrilled in2010wereonapadwithat leastoneother
well (929wellsweredrilledonnewwellpadsconstructed in2010,and126wellsweredrilledonwellpadsconstructed in2008or2009).Basedontheefficiencyofmulti‐wellpads, theMSETCmodeluses
thefollowingworkforceassumptions:
• Pre‐drillingjobsdecreaseby73%forsubsequentdrillingoperationsonthesamewellpad
• Drillingandcompletionjobsdecreasebyroughly16%forsubsequentdrillingoperationsonthesamewellpad
• Productionoperationsworkforceremainroughlythesame
• Partiallydevelopedpadswillnothavethesameworkforceefficiency;however,fewerthan8%(224wells)ofallMarcelluswellsdevelopedto‐dateweredrilledonpreviouslyconstructedwell
pads
Natural Gas Workforce Requirements Interviews, Focus Groups, andOnlineWorkforceAssessmentA comprehensive understanding of the natural gas development exploration and production, service,
and support companies is necessary to build an accurate workforce model. Across all three directworkforcestudiescompletedtodate,22companiesweredirectlyinterviewed,morethan40companiesparticipatedinthreefocusgroupsessionsrelatedtotheconstructionandevaluationoftheoccupational
matrix,andmore than100onlineassessment responseswere returned tohelpbuildandconfirmthe
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occupational skills and FTE workers. Again, the purpose of the interviews and online workforceassessmentwastoobtainprojectionsofdrillingactivity,re‐affirmkeyoccupationandFTEassumptions
oftheworkforcemodel,andprovideabasistotriangulatedifferentdatasources.
In general, the results of the online workforce assessment confirmed much of the interview dataregarding well development projections, workforce development, and assumptions about workforceneeds.While the respondents to theonlineworkforce assessment remained anonymous, respondent
estimatesofwelldevelopmentactivitywithinthenextfiveyearswereverysimilartopublishedreportsandin‐personinterviewswithoperators.
Online workforce assessment results regarding questions about workforce development and hiringpracticesrevealedsimilarresults tothe2009MSETCreportandhistoricaldata fromothernaturalgas
plays.Companiesindicatedfindingindividualswiththeproperworkethic,generalmechanicalaptitude,andgeneralexperiencewithintheindustryremainedthelargestbarrierstofindinglocalworkers(Figure11). Most respondents indicated they used some type of training programs, with the vast majority
indicatinganeedforindustrialcertifications,vocationaltraining,ortechnicalcollege(Figure12).Thesefindingsare consistentwith theoccupationalmatrix that showsover75%of theMarcellusworkforcewillneedahighschooldiplomaoraspecializedcertificationsuchasAPI1104downhandweldingora
commercialdriver’slicense.
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BiggestChallengestoFindingNewWorkers
Figure11:BiggestChallengestoFindingNewWorkers
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Figure12:EducationandTrainingProgramsMostNeeded
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Specificoccupationalareasthathaveshownthegreatestdemandincludegeneralandsemi‐skilledofficestaff, engineering and geology‐related occupations, and supervisory roles throughout a range of
differenttypesofcompanies.
WorkforceModelResults
FullTimeWorkEquivalent(FTE)toDrillOneMarcellusShaleWellTheMSETCmodelrevealsthatover420individualsworkingacrossnearly150differentoccupationsare
needed to perform all the operations required to complete and produce gas from a singleMarcellusShalewell.Thetotalhoursworkedbytheseindividualsaretheequivalentof13.10FTEdirectjobsoverthecourseofayearfordrygaswells.OftheseFTEs,12.9arerequiredduringthepre‐drillinganddrilling
phase,while0.19arerequiredduringtheproductionphase.Foradditionalwellsdrilledonapreviouslyconstructedwellpad,thetotalFTEsrequireddropsto9.64.Ofthe9.64FTEs,0.65arerequiredduringpre‐drilling, 8.81 during drilling, and 0.19 during production phase. As is discussed in the following
section,theFTEforhigh‐BTUgaswellswillchangeovertime.
Figure13:FTEbyPhaseandTypeofWell
Itisimportanttonotethatpre‐drillinganddrillingphasejobsforeachwelldonotcompoundyearafteryear.Theseworkersarerequiredonlywhilewellsarebeingdrilledandareafunctionofthenumberofwellsbeingdrilledeachyear.Forexample,if100singlewellsaredrilledperyear,thenthetotaldrilling
phaseworkforcewill be 1,290. If 100 singlewells are drilled per year for 10 straight years, the totaldrilling phase workforce will still remain very close to 1,290. Although these jobs follow the drillingdevelopmentandthetruelengthofactivityremainsuncertain,drillingjobs,whilegeographicallyshort‐
term, may still be long‐term Pennsylvania jobs depending on the development scenario (sustained,hotspot,orflurrydevelopmentoutlinedpreviously).
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Thevastmajorityofjobsdirectlyassociatedwiththestaking,scoping,permitting,engineering,logging,clearing, drilling, moving, finishing, cementing, completing, and producing a well are included in the
estimate, as well as the majority of jobs required to clear, dig, and construct collector pipeline andcompressor station infrastructure for the well. The workforce estimate includes the vast majority ofoccupationsdirectlyassociatedwiththedrillingandcompletionprocess,butdoesnotincludemanyof
the indirect jobs that will be created in a variety of occupations ranging from legal advice to gravelquarryingtosteelpipefabrication.
ProductionPhaseFTEsWhilethevastmajorityofjobsassociatedwiththenaturalgasindustryoccurduringthepre‐drillinganddrilling phase, a number of jobs are associatedwithmonitoring the long‐termhealth and production
capabilityofanaturalgaswell.Theseproductionjobswillberequiredforaslongaswellsareproducingcommercial quantities of natural gas, which is currently estimated by university scientists and theexploration and production companies in Marcellus Shale to be over a 30 to 40 year period. The
workforcemodelestimatesthat0.19oftheselong‐term,full‐timejobsarecreatedforeachdrygaswelldrilledinagivenfield(orapproximatelyoneworkerforeveryfivewellsdrilled),and0.39jobsforeveryhigh‐BTUwelldrilledoverthenextfiveyears.Productionjobsdocompoundeachyearasmorewellsare
drilled,whileprocessingjobswillbeinfluencedbythevolumeofnaturalgasproduced.Forexample,if100drygaswellsweredrilledperyearfor10years,19oftheselong‐termjobswouldbecreatedeachyear,foratotalof190long‐termjobscreatedafter10years.Inadditiontobeinglong‐terminnature,
these jobs typically retain theexcellent salaryandbenefits found innatural gasdevelopmentbutaregenerallylesshazardousandlesslaborintensivethanjobsassociatedwiththedrillingphase.
Jobs associated with high‐BTU gas processing also increase as the volume of natural gas increases;
however,theamountofrequiredworkersperwellwilldecreaseovertimeasthevolumeofgasthatisproducedfromawellalsodecreases.Approximately0.20processingjobsarecreatedperhigh‐BTUgaswellforthefirstfiveyearsofproductionfromawell,whileoverthe30‐year lifeofawelltheaverage
FTEcalculationforgasprocessingonaperwellbasismaybecloserto0.02.However,sincethisreportislimited to a 2014 time horizon, 0.2 FTEs perwell are used to extrapolate total workforce estimates.Duringthedrillingphaseofdevelopment,newwellswillcontinuetobedrilled;therefore,eventhough
the amount of production for each well is decreasing, the total gas production within a regionmaycontinuetoincreaseandthusrequirealargerworkforceuntildrillingactivityslows.
“Direct”JobCreationAspreviouslynoted,thejobsprojectedinthisassessmentareonlythosedirectlyassociatedwithdrillingandcompletingaMarcellusShalenaturalgaswellandrelatedpipelineconstruction.Jobsthatarenot
directlyassociatedwiththeindustrialprocessarenotincludedinthismodelandareoutsidethescopeofthisreport.Sincetheanalysisfocusesonthespecificjobsrequiredfordrillingandproductionwithoutregardtoformalindustrysectors,itwouldbeillogicaltoapplyworkforceoreconomicmultiplierstoit,
whichtypicallyarebaseduponspecificindustrysectors.
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StatewideDirectWorkforceRequirements
Figure14:MedianPennsylvaniaScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase
PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirementsApplyingtheMSETCworkforceprojectionmodeltothepreviousandcurrent levelsofdevelopment in
Pennsylvania shows an estimated equivalent of 2,528 direct jobs (or FTEs) created throughoutPennsylvania in 2008, increasing to 14,777 FTEs in 2010. Using the well development projectionsdiscussed in previous sections, it is estimated that between 13,224 and 21,710 FTE jobs would be
required in 2011, with approximately 17,467 FTE jobs being the median workforce developmentestimate based on development projections given by energy companies. The number of productionphasejobscreatedbetween2008and2011isestimatedfrom843to1,075,with959beingthemedian
estimate,dependingondrillingactivityduringtheremainderof2011.
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirementsThemodelindicatesthatthenumberofjobswill increasebetween2011to2014alongwithincreasedlevelsofdrillingactivity.BasedontheMarcellusdevelopmentin2010,theMSETCmodelwouldprojectroughly14,777directjobswererequiredtocomplete1,368wells,anincreaseofnearly12,248newjobs
over2008joblevels.TheFTEdirectworkforceisexpectedtoincreaseby1,000to11,000newjobsover2010levelsbytheendof2012,andusingthemedianandhighestimatesthemodelprojectsbetween9,800and15,900newjobsbytheendof2014.Thetotaldirectworkforceneededtomeetcurrent2012
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drilling predictionswill likely fall between15,788and25,994 totalworkers. By 2014, the total directworkforcenumberisexpectedtorangefrom18,596to30,684dependingonthedevelopmentactivity,
with24,644representingamediandirectworkforceestimate.
Thetotalnumberofproductionphasejobs(includinggasprocessing)createdbywellsdrilledbetween2011and2014will total between1,879 and2,822 FTE jobs, dependingon the total numberofwellsdrilled.
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Figure15:MedianNortheastRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase
PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirementsApplyingtheMSETCworkforceprojectionmodeltothepreviousandcurrent2011welldrillingactivityinBradford,Carbon,Centre,Clinton,Columbia,Juniata,Lackawanna,Luzerne,Lycoming,Mifflin,Monroe,Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union,Wayne, and
Wyoming Counties indicated that approximately 956 FTE direct jobs were created in 2008 and thatnumberincreasedto9,664by2010.In2011,itisestimatedthatbetween8,290and13,652FTEdirectjobswouldberequired,with10,971FTEjobsbeingthemedianworkforceestimate.Itisestimatedthat
thenumberof long‐termproductionphasejobscreatedbetween2008andtheendof2010waslikelyaround248jobs.
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirementsThemodelindicatesthenumberofjobswillincreaseoverthefour‐yearperiodfrom2011to2014.TheFTEdirectworkforceisexpectedtoincreaseslightlyasdrillingintheregionstabilizesoverthenextfew
yearsandwillrequirebetween8,979and14,799workersby2012,with11,899requiredworkersbeingthemedianestimate.By2014,thetotaldirectworkforcerequirementsmayrangefrom9,276to15,294dependingonthedevelopmentactivity,with12,285workersbeingthelikelyworkforceestimate.
Thetotalnumberofproductionphasejobs(includinggasprocessing)createdbywellsdrilledbetween
2011and2014willtotalbetween603and928FTEjobs,dependingonthetotalnumberofwellsdrilled.
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Figure16:MedianSouthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase
PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirementsApplyingtheMSETCworkforceprojectionmodeltothepreviousandcurrent2011welldrillingactivityin
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon,Indiana, Somerset,Washington, andWestmoreland Counties indicated that approximately 1,333 FTEdirect jobswere created in2008, and thatnumber increased to roughly4,032 in2010. In2011, it is
estimatedthatbetween3,875and6,316FTEdirect jobswouldberequired,with5,095FTEjobsbeingthemedianworkforceestimatebasedondevelopmentprojections.Ofthesejobs,thenumberoflong‐termproductionphase jobs createdbetween2008and2011will bebetween398 and521,with460
beingthemedianestimatebasedon2011developmentinformationandanassumptionof60%ofthewellsdrilledwillrequiregasprocessing.
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirementsThemodelindicatesthenumberofjobswillincreaseoverthethree‐yearperiodfrom2011to2014.TheFTEdirectworkforceisexpectedtoincreaseasdrillingintheregionincreaseswithinthenextfewyears
tobetween5,346and8,779workersrequiredby2012,with7,062requiredworkersbeingthemedianestimate.By2014,thenumbermayrangefrom7,806to12,888dependingonthedevelopmentactivity,with10,350workersbeingthelikelyworkforceneeded.
Thetotalnumberofproductionphasejobs(includinggasprocessing)createdbywellsdrilledbetween
2011 and 2014 will total between 575 and 1,053 FTE jobs, depending on the total number of wellsdrilled.
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Figure17:MedianNorthwestRegionScenarioMarcellusShaleWorkforceRequirementsbyPhase
PreviousandCurrentWorkforceRequirementsApplyingtheMSETCworkforceprojectionmodeltothepreviousandcurrent2011welldrillingactivityin
Cameron,Clarion,Clearfield,Crawford,Elk,Erie,Forest, Jefferson,Lawrence,McKean,Mercer,Potter,Venango,andWarrenCountiesindicatedthatapproximately249FTEdirectjobswerecreatedin2008,and that number increased to 1,080 by 2010. In 2011, it is estimated between 1,059 and 1,338 FTE
direct jobs would be required, with 1,080 FTE jobs being the median workforce estimate based oncurrent development projections. Of the direct jobs, the number of production phase jobs createdbetween2008and2011willlikelyfallbetween53and65basedondrillingin2011thusfar.
EstimatedFutureWorkforceRequirementsThemodelindicatesthatthenumberofjobswillincreaseoverthefour‐yearperiodfrom2011to2014.
As drilling in the region continues to increase, the FTE direct workforce is expected to increase tobetween1,464and2,417workersrequiredby2012andremainsrelativelystablethrough2014,basedon current drilling projections. These projectionsmay change or increase significantly if drilling shifts
stronglytothenorthwest.
Thetotalnumberofproductionphasejobs(includinggasprocessing)createdbywellsdrilledbetween2011and2014willtotalbetween94and157FTEjobs,dependingonthetotalnumberofwellsdrilled.
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OccupationalCategorieswithintheNaturalGasIndustryThe model and related research found the majority of the occupations in the direct workforceassociatedwithMarcellusShalenaturalgasdevelopmentarecomprisedofrelativelylow‐skilledorsemi‐skilled occupations. These occupations account for roughly 70‐80% of the workforce (Figure 18).
Industry representatives,onlineworkforceassessment respondents,andadditional research indicatedthatmostoftheseoccupationsrequirenoformalpost‐secondaryeducationandonlyafew(suchasCDL,welding, X‐ray, etc.) require a specialized license or trade certification; however, nearly all of them
requiretheskillsandknowledgeuniquetothenaturalgasindustry;skillsandknowledgethatareusuallylearnedthroughon‐the‐jobexperience.Workerswithinalloccupationsof thenaturalgas industryareadditionally praised for their hardwork ethic andwillingness towork very long hours in unfavorable
conditions.Manyof the remaining25%ofworkersare inoccupations thatarewhite collar innature,including supervisors, lawyers, realtors, engineers, and geologists that usually require post‐secondaryeducation.
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SummaryThePennsylvaniaMarcellusShaleWorkforceNeedsAssessment is intendedtosupplybaselinedatatoprovide individuals, job seekers, communities, businesses, workforce and economic development
professionals, and government officials at all levels with the ability to estimate the direct workforcerequirements forMarcellus Shale development. Specifically, the assessment can help outline the keyoccupations associated with unconventional natural gas development and the number of direct jobs
requiredtobringaMarcelluswellintoproductioninPennsylvaniabetween2011and2014.
ThecurrentMSETCdirectworkforceassessmentresearchsuggestsPennsylvaniadrillingactivityshouldincreasesignificantlystatewide;however,therewill likelybevariation indevelopmentpatternsacrossthe state. Additionally, the strength ofMarcellus growthwill continue to depend on the commodity
price of natural gas, natural gas inventories, natural gas infrastructure development, natural gasutilization,andtheoverallhealthoftheeconomy.Onaregionalbasis,thenortheastregioniscurrentlyadrillinghotspotwithnearly75%ofalldrillingactivity,butgrowthisexpectedtoslowsomewhatinthe
comingyears.Thenorthwestregionhasbeenslowtodevelop,butoverthecomingyearsalikelyuptickinactivityisprojectedforthesouthernandeasternportionsoftheregion.Inthesouthwestregion,themostdramaticdrillingincreasesareprojectedtotakeadvantageofhigh‐BTUgasandnaturalgasliquids
options.Finally, thesoutheast region is currentlyoutside theMarcellus footprint,butexplorationandproductionactivitieswilllikelydrawontheworkforceexpertiseofthesoutheastacrossawiderangeof
occupations.Currentestimatesfor2011‐2014statewidedrillingactivityinclude1,599Marcelluswellsin2011;1,888wellsin2012;2,009wellsin2013;and2,159wellsin2014.Thecompanydrillingprojectionsindicatea roughannualgrowthrate indrillingactivityof6‐18%,withanearly60% increase inoverall
activityby2014.
TheMSETCmodelrevealsthatover420individualsworkingwithinnearly150differentoccupationsareneededtoperformalltheoperationsrequiredtocompleteandproducegasfromasingleMarcellusShalewell.Thetotalhoursworkedbytheseindividualsistheequivalentof13.10FTEdirectjobsover
thecourseofayearfordrygasareasand13.3FTEinhigh‐BTUgasareas.OftheseFTEs,inbothdrygasandhigh‐BTUgasareas,12.9FTEsarerequiredduringthepre‐drillinganddrillingphasewhile0.19arerequiredduringtheproductionphase.Anadditional0.20FTEsarerequiredtoprocesshigh‐BTUnatural
gas.AcrossthestateofPennsylvania,thetotalnumberofdirectnaturalgasdevelopmentjobs(notindirectorinducedjobs)createdbywellsdrilledbetween2011and2014iscurrentlyestimatedtorangebetween18,596and30,684FTEjobs,creating9,800to15,900newjobsover2010levels,dependingon
thetotalnumberofwellsdrilled.
As the Marcellus Play continues to mature, the industry has definitely moved toward hiring morePennsylvania residents. Early in the development of the Marcellus, the natural gas industry reliedheavilyonout‐of‐stateemployeeswithexperienceandknowledgedevelopinghigh‐pressurenaturalgas.
Althoughthereisstilltremendousvariabilityacrossenergy,service,andsupportcompanies,thisstudy’s
interviewandsurveydataindicatesanaverageof65‐75%ofallnewMarcellusworkersarePennsylvaniaresidents.
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HistoryoftheMarcellusShaleEducation&TrainingCenterAs a primary provider of education and technology resources in the region, the Marcellus ShaleEducation&TrainingCenter(MSETC)wasanearlypioneerineffortstodeterminethepotentialimpact
ofanemergingoilandnaturalgasindustryastheMarcellusShalePlayhasdevelopedinPennsylvania.
InNovember2008,PennCollege(throughitsWorkforceDevelopment&ContinuingEducationunit)andPenn State Extension partnered to form the Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center (nowheadquartered on the Penn College campus in the Center for Business&WorkforceDevelopment in
Williamsport,PA).
Among the first initiatives undertaken by theMSETC teamwas to research and publish a documentassessing workforce needs for the developing Marcellus‐related oil and natural gas industry. TheworkforceassessmentdocumentandmoreinformationaboutMSETCinitiativesareavailableonlineat
www.msetc.org. Sincetheinitialassessment,MSETChasbeencontractedtoperformthreeadditionalassessmentsutilizingtheirsuccessfulworkforceprojectionmodel.
These workforce assessments made it clear that significant new employment opportunities areemerging and that there is a need for more training and education related to the industry needs
throughouttheAppalachianBasin.
In addition to the multiple research projects, the MSETC team has developed several short‐term,noncredit,workforcetrainingprogramsthatmeetspecificindustryneedsandprovideopportunitiesforlocal residents to train for positions in the industry. To date, more than 2,500 individuals have
participated innoncredit trainingprogramsdevelopedby theMSETC teamandofferedat locations inWilliamsport,Wellsboro,andareasacrosstheAppalachianBasin.Classesofferedinclude:
• DefensiveDriving
• Fit4NaturalGasPre‐employmentTraining(Roustabout)
• CommercialDriverTraining
• API1104DownhandWelding
• SafeLandUSA
• CertifiedOperationsTechnician
• OSHARoughTerrainForkliftTraining
• NaturalGasDevelopmentandProductionOverview
• OSHA10‐HourConstruction
MSETChasdeliveredtrainingforcurrentemployeesofcompaniesworkingintheMarcellusindustryand
forcompaniespositioningforworkintheregion.Specializedclienttraininghasbeenofferedinwelding,
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commercialdriving,andsafetytohelpareacompaniesgainacompetitiveadvantage insecuringworkrelatedtoMarcellusShale.Todate,MSETChastrainedworkersfrommorethan180companies.
Programsalsohavebeenofferedtothearea’sdislocatedandunemployedworkerswhomaybelooking
to enter careers associated with the industry. MSETC, in partnership with regional One‐Stop offices(CareerLinks)and regionalworkforce investmentboards (WIBs),offersa three‐week,pre‐employmentprogramtohelpthese individualsgainentry‐levelpositions inthe industry.Theprogram–calledFit4
NaturalGas–providesentry‐leveltechnicalandjob‐readinessskills.
Fit 4 Natural Gas has been offered in communities across the Marcellus Shale region in central,northcentral, and northeastern Pennsylvania (including Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Clinton, andSusquehannaCounties). Themodel of integrating CareerLink serviceswith technical training is being
replicated,expanded,anddisseminatedacrossamulti‐stateregionthroughacollaborationofeducationandtrainingprovidersknownasShaleNET.Additionalpre‐employmentnoncredittrainingwillsoonbeavailableforfloorhands,productiontechnicians,andwelderhelpersthroughcertifiedShaleNETtraining
providersacrosstheregion.
Anadditional20companieshavepledgedcashandequipmenttosupportthefuturedevelopmentofaMSETC Natural Gas Applied Technology and Safety Training facility at Penn College. This facility isscheduled to open in October 2011 and will provide hands‐on training for Pennsylvania’s first
responders and emergency responders as well as other training programs that require the installedequipment.
MSETChasparticipatedinoriginatingFederalandStategrantstotaling$17.6millionandmorethan$6million has already been awarded to support the natural gas industry’s training and workforce
developmentneeds. Othermajor initiativestosupport the industry includesponsoringasemi‐annualMarcellusCareerExpo(over2,500attendedthefirstevent)andanannualShaleNETWorkforceForum
that brings together industry, education, and public sector organizations involved in workforcedevelopmentinitiativesacrosstheMarcellusPlay.
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