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Pennsylvania orders EOG to halt Marcellus shale drilling

06/21/2010
By Eric Watkins
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection ordered EOG Resources Inc. to suspend its natural gas well drilling activities in the state.DEP's order follows a June 3 blowout at one of the company's Clearfield County wells, which sent gas and at least 35,000 gal of drilling wastewater into the sky and over the ground for 16 hr.DEP Sec. John Hanger said that while the order bans all drilling and hydrofracturing operations for specified periods of time, the suspension will remain in effect until the department has completed a comprehensive investigation into the leak and the company has implemented any needed changes."DEP staff, along with an independent expert, will conduct a ...
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