Shale Gas and Water Resources in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Water Science Center and other USGS scientists are studying water availability, use, quality, and ecology associated with development of shale-gas energy resources in Pennsylvania.
Shale-gas development in Pennsylvania is focused on the Marcellus Shale. USGS is helping understand potential and actual impacts on water resources and ecosystems.
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Baseline assessment of groundwater quality in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2014
Landscape disturbance from unconventional and conventional oil and gas development in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, USA
USGS investigations of water produced during hydrocarbon reservoir development
Estimation of methane concentrations and loads in groundwater discharge to Sugar Run, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Dissolved methane in groundwater, Upper Delaware River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York, 2007-12
Water resources and shale gas/oil production in the Appalachian Basin: critical issues and evolving developments
Baseline groundwater quality from 20 domestic wells in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Landscape consequences of natural gas extraction in Fayette and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania, 2004–2010
Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus shale gas development, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Baseline groundwater quality in national park units within the Marcellus and Utica Shale gas plays, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, 2011
Production and disposal of waste materials from gas and oil extraction from the Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvania
The increasing world demand for energy has led to an increase in the exploration and extraction of natural gas, condensate, and oil from unconventional organic-rich shale plays. However, little is known about the quantity, transport, and disposal method of wastes produced during the extraction process. We examined the quantity of waste produced by gas extraction activities from the Marcellus Shale
Groundwater-Quality Assessment, Pike County, Pennsylvania, 2007
The Pennsylvania Water Science Center and other USGS scientists are studying water availability, use, quality, and ecology associated with development of shale-gas energy resources in Pennsylvania.
Shale-gas development in Pennsylvania is focused on the Marcellus Shale. USGS is helping understand potential and actual impacts on water resources and ecosystems.
Related USGS science
Related publications
Baseline assessment of groundwater quality in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2014
Landscape disturbance from unconventional and conventional oil and gas development in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, USA
USGS investigations of water produced during hydrocarbon reservoir development
Estimation of methane concentrations and loads in groundwater discharge to Sugar Run, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Dissolved methane in groundwater, Upper Delaware River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York, 2007-12
Water resources and shale gas/oil production in the Appalachian Basin: critical issues and evolving developments
Baseline groundwater quality from 20 domestic wells in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Landscape consequences of natural gas extraction in Fayette and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania, 2004–2010
Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus shale gas development, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Baseline groundwater quality in national park units within the Marcellus and Utica Shale gas plays, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, 2011
Production and disposal of waste materials from gas and oil extraction from the Marcellus Shale Play in Pennsylvania
The increasing world demand for energy has led to an increase in the exploration and extraction of natural gas, condensate, and oil from unconventional organic-rich shale plays. However, little is known about the quantity, transport, and disposal method of wastes produced during the extraction process. We examined the quantity of waste produced by gas extraction activities from the Marcellus Shale