My dad wants to drill on oil rich land from Marcellus Shale. Where is the best place to drill? If you have any maps that would be appreciated.
P.S. Hes been mostly looking in Pennsylvania but if there is better places to drill that would be very great. Can you say the city name. Please, thanks. 
There’s a map on this link. But basically, if you drill just about anywhere in West Virginia, the western third of Pennsylvania, or the southern third of New York (state), and drill far enough, you’ll hit the Marcellus formation. But if you’re dad’s looking for oil, he’s going to be disappointed. The shale formation is a harbor for natural gas, not oil. Right now, the natural gas industry is in the tank. No one is bothering to buy land anymore, because even for the huge companies, the profit just isn’t worth it. I’m sure that they’ll hold on to what land they have until prices go back up, but for your dad, unless you guys have the money to buy land and sit on it – I’d try something else.
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:34 am
There’s a map on this link. But basically, if you drill just about anywhere in West Virginia, the western third of Pennsylvania, or the southern third of New York (state), and drill far enough, you’ll hit the Marcellus formation. But if you’re dad’s looking for oil, he’s going to be disappointed. The shale formation is a harbor for natural gas, not oil. Right now, the natural gas industry is in the tank. No one is bothering to buy land anymore, because even for the huge companies, the profit just isn’t worth it. I’m sure that they’ll hold on to what land they have until prices go back up, but for your dad, unless you guys have the money to buy land and sit on it – I’d try something else.
References :
Experienced geologist.
http://geology.com/articles/marcellus-shale.shtml
http://oilshalegas.com/marcellusshale.html