Summary
No sign marks the first commercial gas well in the Marcellus shale rock formation, where green pipes stick out of the ground amid tall grasses alive with Queen Anne's lace and purple wildflowers, fluttering yellow and white butterflies and ticks.
Yet, the 2004 discovery near Westland, Washington County, has transformed large swaths of Pennsylvania, with potential to change lives for generations.See the full content of this document
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Marcellus Boom Leads to Wealth and Worry
"I'm not a real excitable guy, but I got pretty excited about it," said Bill Zagorski, 53, named "father of the Marcellus" by the Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists.
A geologist for Range Resources, a Fort Worth gas company with an office in Cecil, Zagorski figured out how to tap the shale for enough gas to make a profit. His success at the Renz Unit No. 1 well remained quiet for three y...See the full content of this document
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