The Wall Street Journal recently published an article pointing out that fewer environmental incidents are being recorded now that larger, more experienced operators have begun to supplant smaller ones in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale. While this is certainly welcome news, the industry has reason to remain vigilant in greenfield regions that lack installed infrastructure and/or a pool of trained and experienced personnel.
With this in mind, we thought we’d share an updated version of the “Bad Apple” post we published back in the Fall of 2012. We hope it will serve as a reminder of the potential pitfalls that exist as the industry moves into new regions to develop an ever-expanding set of resources. Continue reading “The “Bad Apple” Scenario (Revisited)”
