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Gas drillers called to Harrisburg
April 21st, 2010 | 
Author: The Associated Press
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top environmental regulator is summoning oil and gas companies to Harrisburg to discuss their drilling operations in the Marcellus Shale.
Department of Environmental Secretary John Hanger said Tuesday that he plans to meet with companies that have permits to drill in the Marcellus, a sprawling rock formation that may develop into one of the nation’s most productive gas fields.
The meeting will be held May 13.
Hanger says he wants to avoid a repeat of the pollution in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County.
DEP alleges that Lafayette, La.-based Cabot Oil & Gas Inc. allowed methane gas to migrate into 14 residential water wells.
DEP has called for stricter regulations on the gas industry.
Copyright: Times Leader
Posted in Blog, Pennsylvania Natural Gas Drilling, Times Leader | 
Tags: Cabot Oil & Gas Inc., Department of Environmental, Dimock Township, gas drillers, gas industry, Hanger, Harrisburg, John Hanger, Lafayette, Louisiana, methane gas, oil and gas, Pennsylvania, productive gas fields, residential water wells, Secretary, Susquehanna County, Times Leader | 
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