Resource Library
Class Handouts

Introduction to the Community Science Volunteer Abandoned and Orphan Well Program

Introduction to the PA DEP Orphan and Abandoned Well Plugging Program

East Renovo Quadrangle showing geologic units at Hyner Station

Well records and maps for Harmon and Goodling Farms

Depicts the geologic formations of Clinton County

Aerial photgraphy of Hyner Station in 1938

Aerial photgraphy of Hyner Station in 1959

Aerial photgraphy of Hyner Station in 1968

Well records and maps for Harmon and Goodling Farms

Sproul State Forest Maps Activity

Sproul State Forest Historical Documents Activity

Moshannon Historical Documents Guided Activity

Gordon Road well records and plats

Aerial photograph of Gordon Road from 1940

Aerial photograph of Gordon Road from 1958

Aerial photograph of Gordon Road from 1968

USGS Second Survey Geologic Map of Clearfield County

Structural geology map of Chesnut Ridge and Driftwood Anticlines

Citizen Science effort to verify the quality of well plugs in northwestern and southwestern PA

Suggestions for health and safety when conducting fieldwork

Guided activity to verify the quality of well plugging in Allegheny National Forest

Topographic map of Allegheny National Forest fieldsite

Well records, well logs, and well plats for Allegheny National Forest fieldsites

An introduction to the use of the Orphan Well Scout

An introduction to the use of the Map Forum
Graphics
NPR StateImpact interactive active well map
PSU MCOR Depth of Marcellus Shale Base Map
PSU MCOR Marcellus Shale Thickness
Reports & Documents

Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources: Prospects and Problems

Direct measurements of methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania

Impact of Shale Gas Development on Regional Water Quality

Oil and gas wells and their integrity: Implications for shale and unconventional resource exploitation

Shale gas production: potential versus actual greenhouse gas emissions

Measurements of methane emissions at natural gas production sites in the United States

Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing

The Impact of Marcellus Gas Drilling on Rural Drinking Water Supplies

Methane Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems
WebLinks
PA DEP Orphan and Abandoned Well Plugging Program
PA DEP Oil and Gas Program
NPR StateImpact
Penn State Extension Natural Gas Information
Penn State Marcellus Shale Information
Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research