# Great interview on KDKA radio this morning on how to cash in on the Marcellus Shale

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2010, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/great-interview-on-kdka-radio-this-morning-on-how-to-cash-in-on-the-marcellus-shale/205211/31 "2010-08-07T09:51:37Z")

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> [@Cartek ftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cartek-ftw/42441/7):
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> Great video
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> Accidents will (and have) happen. The Marcellus has been know about for decades. Same with horizontal drilling and fracking. But it took rising gas prices to make it economical. Before then, there was still a lot of gas coming from our area - coal gas and other seams. Accidents happened then and will happen again. That’s the price we pay for energy independence.
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> There has to be adequate oversight to minimize the environmental impact because most problems are from shoddy work - the technology exists for safe, clean gas removal from the Marcellus.
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> And no one forces you to sell your mineral rights. If you don’t want them drilling under your property, decline the offers. Of course, your gas will migrate to your neighbors’ property and in a decade or two, they can rework your neighbor’s well.

Marcellus has indeed been known about for years, but it wasn’t until Range decided to test out new hydrofracturing techniques from the Barnett up here, and it wasn’t due to the price of gas. the Marcellus is much cheaper to drill than the Barnett, and it’s proximity to the northeast markets make it much more appetizing to produce as northeast gas commands a premium on the NYMEX.

But yes, you are 100% right if done correctly Marcellus drilling is as safe or safer than any other industrial jobs out there, and poses a minute risk to pollution. The rewards absolutely demolish the risks. And if an aquifer is contaminated, it’s usually as easy as drilling a new water well to fix. It’s not the end of the fucking world. If you don’t want a well, don’t sign a fucking lease.

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