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Patriot slams limits in new EPA permit
Andrew Blocksom used a local analogy to describe restrictions in the city of Warren’s new permit announced Monday by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
No more brine wastewater for Warren as of April 1, EPA says
No more brine wastewater for Warren as of April 1, EPA says. The city of Warren can no longer accept brine wastewater from fracking as of April 1.
ONE YEAR AFTER THE FIRST INJECTION-WELL EARTHQUAKE
The two low-magnitude earthquakes — felt by few but discussed by many — in the early morning of March 17, 2011, quickly became a conversation point at coffee shops, grocery stores and throughout the Mahoning Valley.
$250K gift will digitize Trumbull property records
Trumbull County commissioners are expected today to approve an agreement that will allow most of the records in the Trumbull County Recorder’s Office to be scanned and digitized to speed up the work needed to allow gas and oil drilling to take place.
Shale Sheet Live Texas | Gas brings boom, bumps to Fort Worth
Starting Wednesday, professional and student journalists from Youngstown embark on a 5-day look at life in Texas as a result of the natural gas boom, and offer traces of what this life might hold for Ohio and its citizens.
Judge rejects request from Patriot, Warren
A Trumbull County judge rejected a request made by Patriot Water Treatment LLC and the city of Warren for a temporary restraining order against the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
An inside look at drilling
Pete Kenworthy, manager of media relations for Chesapeake Energy Corp., holds two jars of water. The first, on the left, contains produced water from the fracking process. The jar on the right contains treated water that will be reused at another well.
State confirms what we knew about Youngstown quakes
This ODNR report says a number of coincidental circumstances make a compelling argument to tie the recent Youngstown-area earthquakes to the Northstar 1 injection well pictured above.
Brine wells pumped $1.5M into Ohio coffers in ’11
Ohio made nearly $1.5 million off brine- injection wells during 2011, thanks to 12 million barrels of brine disposed of in the state’s 177 injection wells.
UPDATED: State blames quakes on well; Hagan wants D&L closed
A dozen Youngstown earthquakes were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of new rules for drillers.
Shale boom gives rise to 1,400-plus new jobs in Valley
Mike Christoff is one of 71 workers at TMK-IPSCO in Brookfield. The company threads pipe for use in the natural gas and oil drilling industry. TMK-IPSCO plans to expand its work force to 120 to meet growing demand for the steel pipes.
Was study done on Mahoning River?
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has admitted a “poor choice of words” in a January media statement regarding Warren-based Patriot Water Treatment LLC.
Tracking horizontal gas wells in Ohio
The map displays the various horizontal gas wells in Ohio and each stage of operation. It is updated weekly by the students of Youngstown State University’s NewsOutlet.org.
Kasich declines to give details on fracking-tax plans
Gov. John Kasich isn’t offering details yet on plans to levy a new tax on fracking activities while at the same time cutting the state’s income-tax rates.
Exotic-animal preserve in Ohio leased for drilling
The expected boom in natural-gas drilling could extend to the Wilds, an outdoor exotic-animal preserve established by a consortium of zoos in eastern Ohio.
ODNR grants permits for 2 wells in Valley
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted permits for two new Utica Shale wells to Chesapeake Exploration LLC, a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp.
OPEA ignored Ohio law, Patriot, Warren plant claim
Patriot Water Treatment LLC and Warren’s waste-water treatment plant on Monday snapped back at claims made by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the agency knowingly ignored Ohio law when it issued permits involving Patriot and Warren in 2010.
ODNR issues permits for 3 wells in Columbiana Co.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted permits for three new Utica Shale wells to Chesapeake Exploration LLC, a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Study: Fracking itself not cause of contamination
A new study by the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin has found no evidence of aquifer contamination from hydraulic-fracturing chemicals in the subsurface as a result of horizontal fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking.
Ohio could receive wastewater from NY
One might think fracking in New York would not have an impact on Ohio.