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• Supported / Created by IOGA WV • Provide factual information • Debunk false information

• Supported / Created by IOGA WV • Provide factual information • Debunk false information • In-depth look into the natural gas industry. Why Create Just Beneath the Surface? • Unified voice for the industry • Work together with individuals, businesses and government leaders

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• Supported / Created by IOGA WV • Provide factual information • Debunk false information

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  1. • Supported / Created by IOGA WV • Provide factual information • Debunk false information • In-depth look into the natural gas industry

  2. Why Create Just Beneath the Surface? • Unified voice for the industry • Work together with individuals, businesses and government leaders • Provide information to allow the public to create informed opinions of the industry

  3. Natural Gas in West Virginia • 53 of West Virginia’s 55 counties have natural gas operations • Industry paid severance taxes of more than $71 million last year • Industry paid property taxes of nearly $106 million last year • All 55 West Virginia counties benefit from industry taxes

  4. Natural Gas in West Virginia • $771 million in new capital investment last year • 35,000 West Virginia jobs are made possible by the industry • $757 million in yearly salaries paid • Average industry wage is nearly $60,000 • Estimated 7,000 new jobs due to Marcellus Shale development

  5. Vertical Drilling

  6. Horizontal Drilling +/- 3,000–4,000 ft of horizontal drilling length

  7. The Benefits of Horizontal Drilling • A smaller number of vertical well sites are needed to develop a reservoir • Multiple horizontal wells can be drilled from a single site, reducing the environmental footprint • Some environmental areas that are protected from drilling can be accessed using horizontal drilling without harming what’s above • Production of previously untapped resources keeps utility costs low

  8. Hydraulic Fracturing • Technology used to stimulate the flow of energy from new and existing oil and gas wells • First commercially employed in 1948 • The well is lined with cemented steel casing • Pure water makes up 99.5 percent of the fluid mixture • There has never been a documented instance of water contamination caused by hydraulic fracturing

  9. Water Usage By Industry

  10. Homegrown Energy Source • Natural gas serves 65 million homes, 5 million businesses, 207,000 factories and 1,800 electric generating units • Estimated to be over 2,000 trillion cubic feet nationally • This will meet current U.S. consumption for another 100 years • West Virginia has over 100 trillion cubic feet of available natural gas

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