The Marcellus Shale is about to become the most productive
natural gas field in the United States, according to new data from energy
industry analysts and the federal government.
Though serious drilling only began five years ago, the sheer
volume of Marcellus production suggests that in some ways there's no going
back, even as New York debates whether to
allow drilling in its portion of the shale, which also lies under large parts of
Pennsylvania , West
Virginia and Ohio .
PA modular home factories may have to shift production from
single family homes to man camps if NY opens their resources and PA and OH Marcellus Shale production begins to catch up with the north-central and southwestern states
where man camp housing is booming.
In 2008, Marcellus production barely registered on national
energy reports. In July, the combined output from Pennsylvania
and West Virginia
wells was about 7.4 billion cubic feet per day, according to Kyle Martinez, an
analyst at Bentek Energy. That's more than double the 3.6 billion cubic feet
from last April, and represents over 25 percent of national shale gas
production.
That's neck-and-neck with production from the Haynesville
region in Arkansas and Texas , but new drilling permits there have
declined sharply.
The Powell Shale Digest, an industry newsletter based in
Fort Worth, Texas, concluded that a recent report from the U.S. Energy
Information Agency means "it is reasonable to assume" that the
Marcellus has or will soon pass Haynesville as the top producer.
The Marcellus Shale is a gas-rich formation of rock
thousands of feet below ground. Advances in drilling technology made the shale
accessible, which led to a boom in production, jobs and profits, and a drop in
natural gas prices for consumers. But there are also concerns about pollution
and impacts to roads and other public services.
1 comment:
Coach, I think most factories still in operation will have little problem in converting their production facility(s) for production of work camp products, etc.
As you know most assembly lines are set up to produce virtually everything their respective sales team will bring to the business. The production team along with conversion work done by the engineering & drafting team will provide details need for BOM, approval drawings, shop drawings, etc.
I have great confidence the industry will jump on this opportunity.
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