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Industry Gives House Sellers A Boost

Who’s Got The Right Of Way

TransCanada Debates Adding New Pipeline

Rally Held to ‘Support American Energy’

Shale Insight 2014 to be Held in Pittsburgh

Oil and Gas Activity Spurs Louisville New Hire

Cliff Little / Guernsey OSU Extension Dan Davis / Dix Communications

G.C. Dix II

David Dix

EXECUTIVE EDITORS Lance White

Laurie Huffman / Dix Communications

Ethane Cracker Benefits Many

Teachers Take Field Trip to Production Sites

Students Prepare for Industry Jobs

Shell Sells Shale Gas Rights for $2.1 Billion

Gas, Oil Transforming Economic Development

Compromise Reached in Holmes Drilling Case

Important Cases Go Before OH Supreme Court

Utica Shale Academy New Source for Learning

Andrew S. Dix

Judie Perkowski / Dix Communication

PUBLISHERS

Thomas Doohan / Dix Communications

Roger DiPaolo

Amadeus Smith / Dix Communications

Ray Booth

Rachel Sluss / Dix Communications Jonathan Fahey / Associated Press

Rob Todor

Dan Davis / Dix Communications

Christine L. Pratt / Dix Communications

REGIONAL EDITORS Kimberly Lewis

David J. Wigham / Attorney Rachel Sluss / Dix Communications

Erica Peterson

Be Fair, Be Prepared Don Gadd / Landman

Cathryn Stanley

Students Give Thumbs Up to Zane State Program Judie Perkowski / Dix Communication

Frank McClure / Attorney

Trux Keeps on Truckin’

Zane State Donors Are Epic

School District Takes New Steps in Stem Education

Explaining Horizontal Drilling with Twinkies

Protecting Your Family’s Interests from Divorce

Thomas Doohan / Dix Communications Judie Perkowski / Dix Communication

Amadeus Smith / Dix Communications Kimberly Lewis / Dix Communication

Niki Wolfe

Judie Perkowski

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ADVERTISING DIRECTORS ADVERTISING DIRECTORS Rhonda Geer

Harry Newman

Kim Brenning

Jeff Kaplan

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Cambridge Man Names Senior VP at OOGA

Stark State Opens $2.3 Million Training Center

Ohio House Speaker Given ‘Patriot Award’

Stop Singling Out Fracking for Water Shortage

Hess Corp. Host United Way Kick-Off

Energy and Earhquakes

Barnesville Attorney Brings Shale Experience

Buckeye Water Service Provides for Industry

Debunking the Myths of Hyrofracking

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Laurie Huffman / Dix Communication

Judie Perkowski / Dix Communication Chris Faulkner

Judie Perkowski / Dix Communication Isaac Orr / The Heartland Institute

Judie Perkowski / Dix Communications

Greg Kozera

EV Energy Partners to Drill in Tuscarawas Co. Judie Perkowski / Dix Communications

Rex Energy has Meet and Greet with Landowners Thomas Clapper / Dix Communications

Deadline Sept. 30 for Gulfport Grants

EIA Study Predicts Growth

Energy Briefs

Relationships Grow with Extended Pipeline

DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGER COVERAGE AREA Brad Tansey

Marcellus Shale Named Largest in US

ART DIRECTOR

Colorado Democrats Avoid Fracking Fight

Gas and Oil Jobs Going to Local Workforce

Belmont College Adds Energy Industry Programs

‘Gas Prices Are Just Too Low’

Company Helps Fund Barneville K-9 Unit

Jeff Pezzano

Pete Kiko

LAYOUT DESIGNER Jenna Conaway

Kristen Spicker / Dix Communications

Ivan Moreno / Associated Press

Dan Garcia / Attorney

Cathryn Stanley / Dix Communications

Judie Perkowski Dix Communications

AMBRIDGE, OH — A new study to determine the effect shale development will have on Guernsey County communities and how the issues will be addressed, particularly in housing, was the focus for a recent meeting of the Housing Advisory Committee, moderated by Kim Haught, director of Cambridge City Economic and Community Development, and Evelyn King, development specialist. The HAC is taking part in the Guernsey County Shale Development Plan, funded by a grant from The Ohio State University Extension. OSU will act as a consultant for the Guernsey County Planning Commission. Haught said input from attendees at the meeting will help the HAC coordinate housing needs with available funds. “The plan should provide the greatest long term benefit to the greatest number of present and future citizens of Guernsey County,”said Haught. “This study will help us determine the impact of the gas and oil industry in regards to housing.” The composition of attendees at the meeting included heads of local social service agencies and residents of Guernsey County, a representative from the Veterans Commission, Habitat for Humanity and a Realtor. No one from City Hall, except Haught and King, or the county commissioners’ office were in attendance. Everyone received questionaires to complete and distribute to friends, neighbors and co-workers. King said the Shale Development Plan should have widespread community support, and should be based on and reflect community values, beliefs and expectations.

“We want to hear from the general public, from people in the community whose housing affordability has been affected by the gas and oil industry,” said King. The primary task of the HAC will be to identify gaps in housing services for the low to moderate income population in the area. Once the gaps have been identified, the HAC will recommend eligible Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) activities and funding that will increase service to that population. Eligible project categories include rehabilitation assistance for owner or rental home repair; home ownership assistance (down payment assistance and rehabilitation); and new construction with Habitat for Humanity. (Check with HAC for eligible funding source.) King said, “the cost of housing in the community, primarily rentals, was created by the gas and oil industry. Our residents are being priced out of the county. Especially the disabled and senior citizens.” Several people said they were aware of instances when people were actually forced from their homes because the owners raised their rent exponentially to accommodate workers in the gas and oil industry. One attendee said that a problem with the gas and oil boom is that in spite of some gas and oil companies’ success, there are some that have suspended or curtailed their operations because of lower than expected production from their wells. Even with modern technology, some geologists say they don’t think anyone has hit the “sweet spot,” so it is still a gamble when millions of dollars are at stake. In the best case scenario, companies are still reluctant to commit to any permanency, so they look for temporary occupancy for their workers and are willing to pay an exorbitant price.

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“There is more than one reason that we (in Guernsey County) have no affordable housing. We have asked for gas and oil people to get involved. But, because many workers are temporary, the gas and oil companies nor the city is willing to undertake necessary projects such as water and sewage and paved streets, in addition to other necessities like Internet service, to consider new construction,” said King. “Additionally, many low and moderate income people have not recovered from the loss of jobs because of business closures, which has lead to mortgage foreclosures adding more people to the list of those looking for affordable rent.” A question was posed regarding the current drive to demolish houses that have been vandalized and are no longer safe. Why does the process to hold property owners liable for repairs or demolition take so long, giving vandals the time to make the house un-livable and un-repairable. Realtor Dave Ogle said there are 500 vacant homes in Cambridge. “Investors would fix them up if they could get a tax break or incentive.” King said she is working on a deal to address home restoration and is partnering with other agencies to help people Anyone who would like to complete a survey about issues important to you relating to housing, should call Haught or King at (740) 432-4882, or (740) 439-5491. Surveys should be returned by to the Economic and Community Development office, downstairs at the city administration building, 1131 Steubenville Ave.

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t has become a common occurrence in Eastern Ohio to see oil and gas related pipelines being installed through pastures and crop fields. While many sections of these lines are installed and reseeded to the farmer’s satisfaction, some are not. Lately, I have been asked by farmland owners and contractors alike to assess the reseeding success of individual sections of right-of-ways. Below are some ideas which I hope will curb some of the incidents I have noticed. Above all, have the document prepared by your attorney addressing the farm needs and reseeding. Too many times landowners are attempting to negotiate a potentially lifelong contract without legal advice. Identify the location and width of the temporary work area and pipeline. Landowners might want the pipeline company (referred to as the grantee) to provide a plat depicting all portions of the construction and installation operations permitted under the easement. It would also be helpful to the farming operation to identify the construction time period while ensuring it does not exceed the negotiated number of days to complete. Of course, landowners wanting their farm reclaimed to specific standards will also need to define the consequences for noncompliance with the contract terms. One document that provides specific guidance on farmland reclamation is the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Soil & Water Conservation “Pipeline Standard and Construction Specifications.” As the landowner, you may want the final say as to the completeness of the reclamation project. This means the landowner needs a company contact name and number to consult during the process. Landowners will also need to define entry and exit points, types of gates to be utilized. In addition, establish who is responsible to maintain the gates and fence. Farmers may need a defined area for crossing the pipeline

even when under construction. It is possible surface water such as springs, ponds and streams might be impacted and the farm owner might want to include in the agreement the remedy for such impact. Any of these items not in writing will be difficult to enforce. Landowners might want to describe in their contract what locations and forages are to be seeded, the seeding method to be used and seeding rates. It might also be helpful to provide a description on how the area is to be mulched and what water diversion practices will be installed. Water diversion practices such as silt fences and water bars can be quite an obstacle when mowing and/or clipping. Identify, once vegetation is established, when and whom will be responsible to remove these items and reclaim these areas. Crop yields and timber will be impacted, possibly for years. Part of the pipeline negotiation settlement should take all crop damages for multiple years into account. It is possible that the disturbed pipeline will become weed infested or experience erosion. If this occurs, what procedure is to be followed and how soon? Proper weed control is an occasion sensitive practice that is best accomplished in a timely manner. Although not recommended, some farmland owners may have lumped all “appurtenances” such as but not limited to, drips, valve, piping and metering equipment under one document. All of these structures might need fence, some kind of reseeding and long term weed plans. The landowner might also want to retain and reserve the right to continue to enjoy use of the surface of the easement for any and all purposes, provided they do not interfere with or prevent the pipeline company use. It might be important to landowners to reserve the right to build and use the surface of the granted easement area for drainage ditches, roads, gardens, lawns, grazing, plantings and crops. It might also be important to some farm operators to reserve the right to construct a private or public road across the easement as

the farm expands or in support of the current operation. The scope of a pipeline company’s activities on the easement may impact the farm operation and therefore could be described and limited in the right-of-way grant. For example, if no hunting, fishing, loitering, lodging, camping or similar activities by the grantee or its contractors or guests are permitted, be sure to have your attorney add this to the document. Parking of vehicles, trucks or other equipment necessary for construction might also be limited to the period of construction if likewise described in the agreement. For some farms, preserving esthetics is important and they might not want the easement area to be used as a storage area or staging area. If not, this should be agreed to in writing. Finally, nothing lasts forever. Some landowners might want to describe what triggers the end of this agreement. To eventually clear the farm title of this encumbrance, landowners may want to consider only granting the use of the easement for a specific term. In addition, carefully consider any language in the easement agreement that purports to give rights to the grantee in perpetuity or exclusively. We have only begun to describe a few points on how pipelines impact pastures. For more landowner related information go to The Ohio State University website, www.serc.osu.edu/extension. Never sign anything without talking to your attorney and remember to put everything in writing.

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n response to a growing need for natural gas in the Midwest, Gulf Coast and portions of eastern Canada, TransCanada is evaluating the viability of adding a new natural gas pipeline to its existing ANR Pipeline system. The proposed ANR East Project would reportedly stretch from Clarington, along the Ohio River in northeast Monroe County, to Bridgman, Mich., a distance of approximately 500 miles. “In general, ANR is continuing to evaluate the feasibility of the new natural gas pipeline that would connect to our existing ANR Pipeline system,” said Gretchen Dewailly Krueger, spokesperson for TransCanada. “We are actively seeking commercial support, while concurrently reaching out to local communities along a potential route. We have not yet made any regulatory filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or other agencies. “As the project moves forward, we will again reach out to the local communities to provide additional information and gather feedback. At that time, we will be able to provide more project specific information such as time lines, scheduled activities, pipe size and proposed construction methods and a suggested route. We will also have detailed, one-on-one conversations with each impacted land-

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ITTSBURGH, PA — The Shale Insight 2014 conference is scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The conference focuses the creation and development of clean, natural gas from Marcellus Shale specifically. By connecting policy makers, industry leaders and elected officials with sponsors, attendees and industry companies, the Shale Insight conference provides participants the opportunity to discuss the developing industry with its main players. With keynote speakers ranging from Bill Richardson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and 30th Governor of New Mexico, to Dana Perino, a former White House press secretary and political commentator and co-host of Fox’s “The Five,” the conference provides a wide variety of speakers with different viewpoints and experiences. Along with speeches from keynote speakers, the conference also includes public affairs and technical sessions. Some of the sessions; topics include drilling and completions in the Appalachian basin, creating sustainable habitats through pipeline development and how shale is impacting America in world energy exports. The Shale insight conference provides attendees the chance to attend pre-conference workshops and discussions. Held Tuesday, Sept. 23, the event hosts technology showcase keynote presenter, Kemal Anbarci, the vice president and managing executive of Chevron. The showcase allows companies to present developing technologies to natural gas producers, midstream pipeline and service community. Topics for the day include pre-drilling water sampling, protection of sensitive lands and the planning of the Underground Injection Wells in Pennsylvania. The official conference starts with registration at 6:30 a.m. on both days. A continental breakfast that lasts until 8 a.m. will help wake up participants and prepare them for a day of keynote presentations, breakout sessions and networking. With multiple networking breaks held in the exhibit hall throughout the day, participants are able to meet with industry leaders, suppliers or other conference attendees to bounce ideas off each other or create new business contacts. The conference concludes Thursday, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m.

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OUISVILLE, OH — Vince Marion was hired to fill a position in Louisville primarily due to oil and gas developments in the area. City Manager Tom Ault said the position of director of planning and development had been left vacant for at least four years, but the city decided it re-fill it based on oil and gas development, in part, along with growing numbers of residents, which can also be traced back to oil and gas activity. So far, Marion is working at top speed to keep up with anticipated growth as oil and gas companies continue to set up shop in the city. Since Marion took the position four months ago, he has focused primarily on two commercial development projects. One, called the 44 Corridor, consists of 12 parcels of land owned by seven different people. About 75 to 80 percent of the area being developed is part of Brookside Farms, located on State Route 44, just of U.S. Route 62. The development will be mostly commercial with

some residential. The old Brookside Farms barn is currently being rented out for events, and that will remain unchanged. “We’re expecting to see increased development as a result of the oil and gas industry. But, Louisville, in of itself, has a good location,” Marion explained. The second project that has demanded Marion’s attention is a new commercial/residential development being built on 133 acres situated between California and Broadway avenues, just off Route 62. The conceptual site plan consists of 245 condo units, each with two bedrooms and two-car garages, and a commercial strip behind the condos, facing Route 62. “I am told the developer may put a restaurant there, or maybe a small plaza, or both,” said Marion. When asked if Louisville is beginning to run out of land suitable for more commercial development, Marion said the city will continue to annex land from Nimishillen Township as the need arises in order to meet the growth potential. He pointed out the

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in the field. “I used to work for the oil and gas industry for six years. It’s exciting to come back to see what’s been going on,” Smith said. “There’s a big market for jobs now.” Scott Patterson, a science teacher at Mount Vernon High School, said some of what was learned during the workshop could be used in various science classes not focused specifically on energy production. That information could help teachers with lessons on minerals, geologic time and the carbon cycle. Jeff Shipman, who teaches the gas and oil program at Marlington High School, will focus his classes on what the industry will move toward in the coming years — processing. He said he’ll have his students focus on repair and upkeep of machinery used in the midstream process. “We’re going to press more with the delivery system,” Shipman said. Over a million homes... one address CutlerHomes.com

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KRON, OH — The University of Akron (UA) houses the National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Performance (NCERCAMP). The Department of Defense and Congress selected Akron, Ohio as a relevant and resourceful location. “The reason that it’s in Akron is we have all these resources available to us and that it’s really at the heart of all this really new gas and oil exploration,” Annie Hanson, Manager of Continuing Education and Outreach at NCERCAMP, said. “Our best products, which will be our students, are here ready to solve those problems that we expect to occur at any point now.” Corrosion impacts the nation’s economy to a tune of over $400 billion a year and is the main threat to oil and gas pipelines. UA launched the nation’s first Corrosion Engineering degree program in response. The university began working on the program in 2010, and there are about 100 students enrolled currently. The first graduates will complete the degree in May 2015. Hanson said many of those enrolled are interested in working in the gas and oil industry due to the recent and incredible need for energy, especially while Ohio has been booming with Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, fracking, and more. “Our bachelor of science is the first and only in the nation,” Hanson said. “So, it’s very unique. It’s a very unique set of skills, and those students will be in high demand because they’re so unusual.” UA is working with students to make them marketable in the gas and oil industry. For example, co-op experience is built into the undergraduate program. Co-ops are similar to paid internships; however, students go back to the same company multiple times to work with different aspects of the business. Many Corrosion Engineering co-ops are offered within the oil and gas industry, and many students have worked for companies such as Marathon, BP and Colonial Pipeline Co. “I found that being on co-op was both vastly different and surprisingly similar to the college experience I’ve had so far,” Nate Sutton, a third-year corrosion engineering major, said. “You have a chance to put into practice everything you’ve been learning from a scientific and engineering basis. But at the same time you’re exposed to real world problems, open-ended problems, and you have to make a lot of your own decisions regardless. So, I think the combination of classroom experience and co-op experience, especially with BP, has been tremendously helpful. Sutton works downstream at his co-op with BP but hopes to explore upstream opportunities as well. In the future, he hopes to pursue some business training along side his degree and work in a couple more BP refineries. “Corrosion mitigation is one of the fastest growing fields that I’ve been exposed to, and then, also the amount of help the university gives you in going to professional conferences and exposing you to the industry is something I really like about corrosion engineering,” Sutton said. UA also offers professional development opportunity courses such as the Fundamentals of Coatings I. This specific course is

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oyal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell drilling rights in shale formations in Louisiana and Wyoming for $2.1 billion in two transactions. In one of the deals, announced Thursday, Shell will also receive drilling rights to land in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Shell is working to focus its onshore U.S. drilling program on a few of the more prolific formations in an effort to boost profitability. The company wrote down the value of its shale acreage in the U.S. by $2.1 billion last year amid lower natural gas prices. Shell will sell its Pinedale acreage in Wyoming to Ultra Petroleum for $925 million and 155,000 acres in the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in Ohio and Pennsylvania. It will sell its Haynesville acreage in Louisiana to Vine Oil & Gas and the investment firm Blackstone for $1.2 billion. Shell and other major oil and gas explorers regularly sell rights to fields where production is flat or declining. They then use that cash to fund exploration programs designed to discover new or more prolific fields that oil giants need to fuel growth. The Pinedale and Haynesville formations produce dry gas, which is less profitable than oil or so-called natural gas liquids, at relatively moderate rates. The Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania has proven to be an extraordinarily prolific dry gas producer, and profitable for drillers because it produces gas at high rates per well. The Energy Department says the formation will produce an average of 15.9 billion cubic feet of gas per day in September, nearly a quarter of total U.S. production.

Ohio’s Utica shale is also proving to be prolific, and it includes a higher proportion of more profitable liquid hydrocarbons. Utica gas production is expected to rise to 1.3 billion cubic feet per day in September, up nearly eightfold from 155 million cubic feet per day at the start of 2012, according to the Energy Department. “We continue to restructure and focus our North America shale oil and gas portfolio,” said Marvin Odum, president of Royal Dutch Shell’s U.S. division, Shell Oil Company, in a statement. “We are adding highly attractive exploration acreage, where we have impressive well results in the Utica, and divesting our more mature, Pinedale and Haynesville dry gas positions.”

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AMBRIDGE, OH — The ongoing influx of the gas and oil industry into Guernsey County is, to some degree, transforming the role local economic development officials play. “We have spent a good part of the 15 years I’ve been here going out trying to attract businesses in, or to keep the ones we have here expanding and healthy so they don’t leave,” said Norm Blanchard, executive director of the Cambridge-Guernsey County Community Improvement Corporation and Guernsey County Port Authority. “The difference now is these companies are coming to us. Every day there’s a call from somebody who wants a 15,000, 20,000 square foot building with 10 acres to lay up some equipment around it.” Though the expansion of the industry brought tremendous growth — evident by the changing skyline of Cambridge as multiple-story hotels rose to meet housing needs for gas/oil workers — it simultaneously created new problems. “The problem we have now is trying to find sites for all of (the businesses seeking to locate here),” Blanchard said. “Almost every building of that size is gone. They’re all leased. It’s hard to find one. Occasionally a pipeline company will come in, occupy the property and then move and so the property becomes vacant for awhile.” Given these challenges, the objective of Blanchard and other economic development officials and agencies comes into sharp focus. “Our job is to continue to find any developable sites that we have,” he said. Given the size of Guernsey County — 529 square miles — and a population density of little more than 77 people per square mile (based on 2000 census results), one might naturally lean toward the belief that plenty of land is available. Raw acreage is, in fact, available. But several factors affect the viability of that land for commercial and industrial development. “You have to find property that doesn’t have mines under it, first of all,” said Blanchard. “If they’re mine spoils, you can compact it. But if they’re mine tunnels, you have to fill them, because someone is not going to put a $10 million building over something that pos-

sibly will cause cracks, at the very least, or sinking at the worst.” The rolling topography of the land in Guernsey County is not a major impediment, as hilltops can be removed. However, Blanchard said, the lack of utilities create another hurdle to overcome. Prospective buyers generally do not want to wait until electric service is established and water and sewer lines installed at an otherwise desirable site. Find a parcel of suitable land and the price tag could become an issue. “When you’re looking at manufacturing, they’re not going to pay $100,000 an acre to be in Guernsey County,” Blanchard said. At times, owners seeking to settle in the D.O. Hall Business Center along Route 660 will negotiate land costs, as they seek the most cost efficient course of business, and officials such as Blanchard seek to bring employers to Guernsey County. “We’re always in competition with the surrounding counties, or sometimes as far away as Licking County,” he said. “If we’re going to go out and get control of (a property), we’re going to try to find a property to buy and afford to upgrade.” More people working here means more housing is needed. That housing can be hard to come by. “It is an issue,” Blanchard said. “We did a housing survey. Our rentals are occupied to 98.9 percent. Rentals are tough to find.” Survey results also indicated the five largest hotels in Cambridge are consistently booked to full capacity. “What’s happened in some cases is people have raised the rent,” Blanchard said of the lack of rental properties. In some instances, tenants have been asked to pay double or even triple their previous monthly rental payments in order to remain at a property they’ve called home for many years as landlords seek to capitalize on the need to house gas/oil workers. “The housing stock is not what it was,” said Blanchard. “There’s not housing available.” Management positions of gas/oil companies are affected, as well as field workers. Single-family homes in the $300,000 to $400,000 range are in short supply. New construction is an option, according to Blanchard.

“But we have to have somebody willing to put up a few of them and hope that they’re purchased,” he said. Despite the drawbacks, the area has several pluses working in its favor. The business maxim “location, location, location” applies. The intersection of interstates 70 and 77 provides access to markets on all four compass points. As well, a majority of the nation’s population resides within a day’s drive from the Interstate 70/77 interchange, giving Guernsey County a competitive edge in attracting industry and commerce. “The companies we have here want to be here,” Blanchard said. “That’s their first choice. Our goal is to make sure they don’t look somewhere else.” The cooperation among different local agencies sharing the common goal of promoting development here presents a tremendous resource for prospects. “Every company we’ve dealt with has said to us, ‘Boy, you guys are the easiest people to deal with, and we deal all over the United States, and you guys are the greatest!’ Reason why: Our people aren’t fighting each other,” Blanchard said. For example, a person enters Blanchard’s office with a proposal to locate a business here. He can refer them to the appropriate authorities, be it the mayor of Cambridge or the county commissioners or other offices and agencies. They, in turn, can provide development counseling addressing their specific needs.

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ILLERSBURG, OH — After spending the past few years battling, in and out of court, a local couple and the men who have been drilling for gas and oil on their property have found common ground on which to stand. In November, Holmes County Common Pleas Judge Robert Rinfret found the well “inactive” and ordered producers Thomas Whitney and Donald Ridgeway to plug it. In June, the Fifth District Court of Appeals vacated that decision, noting Rinfret did not have jurisdiction to make such a ruling. The court action was the culmination of a civil lawsuit filed by property owners Darrell and Dortha Helms. The lease with Ridgeway and Whitney entitles them to signing bonuses and the better part of royalties paid by deep drilling into the shale. The parties returned Tuesday to Rinfret’s court and put on the record a compromise. Adopting the agreement, Rinfret gave Whitney and Ridgeway until March 1 to bring the well into production. That said, Rinfret warned the Helmses that any interference on their part could result in an extension to the timeline. Should producers fail in their effort to get the well to produce, the lease is forfeited and Ridgeway and Whitney must plug the well. Furthermore, Rinfret said, any property belonging to the producers that remains on the site after March 1, if it fails to produce, will be surrendered to the property owners. The well, originally drilled in 1918, is known as Crider No. 4 and had been used by Whitney and Ridgeway to produce oil and gas from 1976-2009, according to court records. To that point, and into 2010, royalty payments were made to the Helmses. Production stopped in 2009 after a storm knocked down a goat pen and disrupted electric power to the well, according to court records. The appeals decision, sets a precedent that will help to ensure future decisions are made only by Ohio Department of Natural Resources, according to Robert Eckinger, attorney for Whitney and Ridgeway. “This is good news not just for my clients and those in the oil and gas industry, but also landowners. The ODNR has experts who

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ALINEVILLE, OH — Eric Sampson was ready for a new challenge after years of teaching health and physical education at the Southern Local School District. And he certainly got it, becoming director of the new Utica Shale Academy. “I was ready for a change, looking for a new challenge, and starting a new school from the ground up, that is certainly a challenge,” Sampson said. Sampson’s career in education spans 15 years. So when Superintendent John Wilson asked for him to become involved at the Utica Shale Academy in Salineville, Ohio, Sampson expected to he’d be teaching. “I didn’t realize that it was going to involve, basically, running the whole show,” Sampson said. “I look forward to that now. It’s a great challenge, and I look forward to it. I am basically the secretary, the teacher, the principal, the guidance councilor, the special education director—I am covering it all.” The academy is housed at Southern Local High School, 38095 state Route 39 in Salineville. It trains students in grades 9 through 12, preparing them to enter into the workforce in the gas and oil industry. Jefferson County Educational Service Center sponsors the conversion school that offers core classes and specialized courses relevant to the gas and oil industry. The program uses a blended learning method, which means students must spend the majority of their time at school, but they are expected to spend the rest of their hours completing their core classwork online.

The International Association of Drilling Contractors recognizes coursework within the academy, and the school also offers college credit courses. Students are able to take classes through Stark State and receive both high school and college credit. Three different certificates are offered this year, Sampson said. Certifications allow high school seniors to graduate and enter the market eligible to work. The academy can also prepare students to pursue degrees relevant to the gas and oil industry. “There is nothing like this for high school aged students in the state of Ohio,” Sampson said. “We’re offering the program while the student is in high school. We are a great option for kids who can’t find something at a career center. “Everybody in the local school district knows somebody with a rig in their backyard or pipeline,” he added. “This is an industry that could be around for a long time, and they see this as a viable option for themselves.” Classes begin Sept. 5. There is no charge to attend the Utica Shale Academy; however, students must have transportation to and from school. At press time, there were 28 students enrolled in the academy, and the Department of Education requires a minimum of 25 students to open a new school. However, Sampson guesses he will have over 30 enrolled by the end of August. “Down the road, we would hope to open more of these and make our education available to a lot more students that are in this shale region and be a major provider of the local workforce for the industry,” Sampson said.

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Saturday September 20, 2014 • 10:00 A.M. 40 Acres * Oxford Twp. * Guernsey Co. *4 Bedroom Home * Oil & Gas Minerals Sell!* Free Gas * 4 BR Home * Barns * Heated 2 Car Garage * Greenhouse with Electric, Gas and Water * East Guernsey LSD Open for Inspection: Tuesday, September 9th from 5-7 PM Located in Guernsey County this idyllic property features a quiet country location with easy access to I-70. The property is comprised of a 4-5 bedroom 2 bath home in excellent condition along with a full basement with another bathroom & shower. Other improvements include a 2 car heated garage as well as a bank barn, machinery and hay barns as well as chicken house with fenced in yard and greenhouses. The land also includes fenced and cross-fenced pasture with plenty of room for cattle, horses or other livestock. Between the meandering creek and a developed spring there is good water supply for livestock. A Generac 20-K back up power unit is capable of powering the entire farm and runs on free natural gas from the property. Join us at the open house on Tuesday Sept. 9th to view this well-kept and desirable offering. Online bidding available.

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REAL ESTATE WILL BE SOLD AT 12:00 P.M. Legal: Parcel #’s 280000614004 in Oxford Township, Guernsey County and the East Guernsey LSD. Taxes are 953.67 per ½ year, any recoupment will be the responsibility of the buyer. Real Estate & Oil /Gas Mineral Terms: 10% nonrefundable down payment, balance at closing w/ no financing contingencies. 10% Buyers Premium. Purchasers should inspect the property prior to bidding and be aware of its condition. Properties are sold strictly "AS IS”, as an estate this property will be sold with no disclosures. Potential Buyers must independently investigate and confirm any information or assumptions on which any bid is placed. • Kaufman Realty & Auctions are agents for the sellers; we are not mineral and legal experts. Potential buyers are advised to seek legal counsel regarding the status of any oil/gas right purchase, prior to bidding. Announcements day of sale take precedence over all previous advertising and statements. Note; Due to the unfortunate passing of Dick Metheney the family is selling the farm and personal property. The Real Estate and mineral opportunity is tremendous and will be sold at 12:00 noon. Tractors and equipment will sell immediately following the farm. Come join us for an excellent auction.

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efore a road trip, Grandma Minnie admonished us to make sure we had on clean underwear. I would laugh and shake my head at her Victorian ways. But, in essence, she was telling us to be prepared in event something happened. Preparedness prevented us from being embarrassed. As I get older, I catch myself telling my grandkids the same thing or words to that effect. I bring this up because over the course of the last several years I have admonished people to be prepared in event things didn’t go their way. Like holding out for the top dollar on a lease, or holding up a company for more than the going rate on pipelines, roadways, or other easements. In most cases the company has set an amount that is on par with what others are paying in the area and for an old Appalachian landman like me, more than I have spent in almost forty years of doing this. Don’t get me wrong. I have worked with landowners who aren’t being given a fair shake and in most cases both parties have come to an agreement. The blade cuts both ways, but in the end, the property belongs to the landowner and a deal can only be struck with his signature. But, what is fair? I would tell you what is fair is what the market is at that time. Some people sign early in the play and continue to harp about what they missed out on money wise while others have taken the money and bought new tractors, built barns, and got the wife new furniture. It is all relative to how prepared you are in event something negative happened and it all went away. The greatest thing in this business is drilling and producing oil and gas. That’s what this is all about. But, as this is a new play,

the definable area for drilling is still being determined. The rush and frenetic pace of the shotgun lease approach is done in most areas for now. There are wells being drilled and proving up areas for additional drilling, and there are areas where the initial wells have proven not to be of economic value. (At $10 mil per well they better produce a lot.) In the latter area, those that are leased and paid, great. You took the money and ran. Others who are in that “title review” state, my hope is that you get paid before things go south or the company elects to pull out of the area. Hey, it happens. That’s not to say you won’t get leased again someday, but it may be awhile until it can be figured out how to make these wells more productive. (I remember when we thought once we plugged a Clinton/medina well on a property we didn’t think it would be leased again.) Then there are those that my dad used to call “barons of the bluegrass.” Generally, they were the leaders of the pack and had their minds set on getting the “top dollar” they had heard others had received in the hot areas. In event they didn’t have enough acreage; they would be out helping form the landowner groups and be the most vocal in the meetings. I would remember what Grandma Gadd said and admonish them to be prepared. This was a young play and its boundaries weren’t yet defined. Most upon reflection would meet somewhere in the middle and an agreement would be signed. Some would not sign for one reason or another, but mostly it was about money. If they were right, they would get more than their neighbors. But, if they were wrong, they probably wouldn’t get near that amount or nothing at all. All I could say was be prepared.

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ANESVILLE, OH — You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that the opportunities for a job in the gas and oil industry in eastern Ohio are here and now. Starting out with only a high school diploma means entry-level, manual, and in most cases, dirty, hard work in the oil fields. The bright side is the pay, twice that of most entry level positions in other industries, and on-the-job training. For those who aspire to a higher level of specialization, education is the key. Keith Smith, Brian Marmie, Danny Graham and Andy Apperson, all students at Zane State College enrolled in Compression classes, a section of the school’s Oil & Gas Engineering Technology program. Smith, a resident of Muskingum County, said he is interested in electricity. He is currently working as an equipment operator for a local business and can only attend classes when his work schedule permits. “This is the third time around for some of my classes, but I am not giving up. I am going to continue going to classes until I graduate,” said Smith. Brian Marmie and Danny Graham, both of Monroe County, said they both lost their jobs in October of 2013 when the company they worked for, more than 22 years, closed its doors. They attended a job fair at their union hall, talked to representatives of Zane State and decided to sign up for the two-year oil and gas program. They

both started classes in February. Andy Apperson is graduating in the fall with a degree in environmental science, but wanted to improve his resume with additional knowledge of the oil and gas industry. They all said the best part of the program is the hands-on experience. “Instead of reading about how a compressor works, we actually have one in the classroom that we can take apart and put back together,” said Smith. “It’s so much easier to learn and much more interesting than looking at a picture of a compressor in a book.” A working 10-foot natural gas compressor was recently donated to the college by the Ariel Corp. in Mt. Vernon. Instructor for the compression class is Rick Warne of Columbia Gas. OGET instructors Bob Stonerock and Paul Pasley said thanks to the generosity of the gas and oil companies and its service providers, the OGET program has acquired several working components of oil field equipment. The original Natural Gas Technology program officially started in May of 2011. The following academic year the name was changed to the Oil and Gas Engineering Technology program. Since the 2012-2013 school year, 18 students have graduated from the program. But several more should have and could have graduated, but were recruited by oil and gas companies before they completed the program. “Even though we really want our students to graduate, the fact that gas and oil recruiters are knocking on the door before they

[students] complete the program, is a great indicator that the program is meeting the demands of the industry,” said Tim Snodgrass, coordinator for Zane State’s Workforce and Economic Development. “The curriculum was approved by the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to provide the natural gas industry with cost effective training programs. “The course of study for the 2014-2015 Oil & Gas engineering Technology includes all the STEM classes — Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. In two short years students can be on their way to an interesting and lucrative career in oil and natural gas exploration, drilling, completion, natural gas compression, distribution and related field services.” For more information about the program, call Zane State Main Campus, 1555 Newark Road, Zanesville, at (740) 454-2501 or (800) 686-8324; Zane State Cambridge Campus, 9900 Brick Church Road, Cambridge, (740) 43-6568, (800) 686-8324, or online at www.ZaneState.edu or www.EpicOhio.org.

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ne of the biggest concerns that I see day to day raised by clients, especially concerning oil and gas interests, is their concern about what happens to the property that my children has or has been given by us if the IN-LAW becomes the OUT-LAW. In other words, parents concerned about their children and the possibility of DIVORCE! I find that families and individuals are increasingly looking beyond prenuptial agreements to shield property from future divorce claims. The main goal is to make sure inheritances, and other assets accumulated before marriage and after marriage, are kept separate from marital property, which a judge can divide up if a couple divorces. Protecting property from the financial ravages of divorce has long been a key concern of families, who often enlist lawyers to draft detailed prenuptial agreements spelling out what’s his and hers before the wedding invitations are sent out. What about assets given after marriage, either though gifts or inheritance? Attorneys are increasingly trying other strategies - especially the creative use of trusts, which can be effective in sheltering assets a spouse has earned before the marriage and/or will inherit. Using multiple, premarital asset-protection techniques, including trusts and prenuptial agreements, can also be helpful if one of the strategies falls through. And since divorce judges have wide discretion in carving up property this can create a danger. Parents of prospective brides and grooms often show the most interest in what are called “lifetime trusts”, because they don’t want to see family property dissipate because of divorce. Families have also grown more comfortable in with using trusts for tax planning

and asset-protection purposes. Also, a growing number of states (including Ohio) have loosened their trust laws to allow trusts to last longer and be better shielded from creditors. A chief attraction of “lifetime trusts” is the fact that they can be set up without the knowledge of the child’s spouse or spouse to be. Many individuals choose to forgo a prenuptial agreement altogether, for fear that it will dim the romance - and for them a trust is a good alternative. ‘Belts and Suspenders’ Approach One of the safest bets, if someone is getting married, is to combine asset-protection structures with prenuptial agreements - what lawyers call the “belts and suspenders” approach. While trusts may shield premarital assets or money that come from a spouse’s parents or grandparents, they may be less effective in dividing up property earned or acquired during marriage. Prenuptial agreements, in turn, spell out exactly how assets, especially what’s obtained after marriage, should be divided in case of divorce or death. They also have the advantage of promoting open discussion among couples about finances. But prenuptial agreements might not hold up in court if drafted improperly or if the couple’s circumstances change greatly after being signed. Premarital planning tactics vary depending on whether the assets in question were generated by the bride or groom or their parents. If it’s the parents that have the property, advisers recommend that they leave gifts or inheritances to their children in “lifetime trusts”, rather than outright. In general, inherited property and gifts in “lifetime trusts”, even those received during marriage, are considered out of the marital estate. When parents transfer family property into “lifetime trusts”, that property is segregated into its own bucket (trust), clearly outlining what’s inherited or given and what’s not.

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EVILLE, OH — Freightliner, International, Kenworth, Mack and Peterbilt -- these are names commonly associated with highway travel and transporting cargo across the country. But according to Trux and Equipment’s Matthew Fuetter, those are just a few applications for these workhorses of the roads. More and more, he said, semi trucks are being sold to transport materials used for the gas and oil industry. Fuetter, a salesman at the Medina based company, said he has a close tie to the business. The company was started by his father, Kurt Fuetter. In the beginning, Fuetter said the company operated out of their home until it settled into a new facility on 5052 Park Ave. West, Seville earlier in January. With a history of doing wholesale, Fuetter said Trux and Equipment has started to change its business model and has more retail sales. Selling quality late model semi trucks is the company’s game, something they take seriously. “My father who started this was a truck driver for years himself, and a farmer,” Fuetter said. “He instills that with us -- our reputation is on selling a quality piece of equipment. Not that it just looks good, but mechanically it’s good.” For truckers hauling materials related to the oil industry, Fuetter said quality is important. He said truckers often want high quality late model semi trucks, equipped to do off road

hauling of machinery, supplies and tankers for the oil industry. Ohio Oil and Gas Association director of public relations Mike Chadsey said quality is incredibly important for these trucks because they are often carrying very volatile substances across off road terrain. In addition, he said trucks deliver in the drilling equipment to drill sites which costs approximately $4 million. “These trucks need to be in tip-top shape,” he said. “Driven by professionals.” Fuetter said a large percentage of his sales are to truckers looking for just that, as well as those looking for something to handle long hauls. “I’d say 50 percent,” he said. “Half and half.” With wholesale and retail sales of the trucks ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 reaching around 400 units, Fuetter said the oil industry has had a huge impact on their business. “It’s been great,” he said. “We are selling trucks left and right.” Chadsey said the rise of hydraulic fracturing in Ohio over the last three to four years has greatly increased. While he said quantifying the exact increase the rise has on trucking is difficult, he said 1000 wells are being drilled each year. “That’s huge,” Chadsey said. The truck is used for every aspect of the industry including, he said bringing in the equipment, water and sand all needed for the industry into a drill site and then taking it all out again.

For him, the biggest sign of the effects the industry has on trucking is the shortage of commercial drivers licenses in the state. He said since the oil embargo in 1973, the oil industry has been low, and fewer people were getting into related industries. When hydraulic fracturing came around, Chadsey said the state did not have the personnel to support the industry. However with the industry growing, he said things are changing and look good for all related industries. “There is a slow ramp up to meet the needs of the industry,” Chadsey said. For Trux and Equipment, Fuetter said the slow ramp up has included selling many Freightliner and International semi trucks. However, he said they sell all different brands of trucks. For those doing off road hauling from job sites, he said the trucks that work best are set up with high gears, locking rear weals and heavier transmissions, often Kenworth, Peterbilt and Mack trucks. “They have got a good niche in that market,” he said. tdoohan@the-daily-record.com u

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AMBRIDGE, OH — A gathering at the Zane State College EPIC Center applauded the generosity of companies honored for their civic mindedness at a special event on the college’s Cambridge campus in early August. Pam Jira, Zane State’s executive director of institutional advancement, welcomed local and state officials, gas and oil industry and business leaders, “to show our appreciation to our donors: Ariel Corporation, ACI Services, Inc., U.S. Bridge and the Gas Compressor Association, for the 10-foot reciprocating gas compressor presented to the college for students enrolled in the school’s Oil & Gas Engineering Technology program.” Zane State’s OGET program can lead to a career in oil and natural gas exploration, drilling, completion, production, natural gas compression, distribution, and related field services. The joint venture between the four companies is an investment in the school’s oil and gas program and offers students a realistic and legitimate exercise in understanding how a compressor works and why it is an integral part of oil and gas operations. Zane State President Dr. Paul Brown said the donated compressor “gives the college another piece of actual equipment used by the gas and oil industry that helps to expand the college’s base of education and enhances our program to produce highly skilled employees for the oil and gas industry. Thank you for your commitment to build a vibrant community.” After brief remarks by Chairman of the College Board of Trustees John Knight and Zane State OGET instructor Paul Pasly, OGET student Brian Marmie said he is embarking on a new career and recounted the event which lead him to enroll at Zane State. Marmie said he enrolled in college’s compressor operator program after he lost the job he had for 22 years when the plant shut down last year. He is confident with the training and knowledge he acquires from the program, he will be a qualified candidate for several positions in the gas and oil industry.

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he Alliance and Marlington school districts will introduce a new STEM program at the middle school level. Alliance Middle School Principal Jason Dixon, who came to the Alliance school district this year, said the Gateway program from Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education program developer, is designed specifically for middle school students. Sixth- and seventh-graders will take an introductory design class. Those who have taken and passed the course will move on to a robotics course, said Brian Misanko, who will teach PLTW at Alliance Middle School. Dixon said he’d like to see the Gateway program act as a starting point for continued STEM education in the Alliance school district. “The hope is that it moves into the high school,” Dixon said. Dixon and Misanko expect this to be the foundation for further education and preparation for higher education and careers in STEM fields. Anna Minor, assistant superintendent and curriculum director for Marlington Local Schools, said Marlington has similar plans. “We’re looking for ways to fund Lead The Way at the high school level,” Minor said. Tyler Kwasnicka, an eighth-grade science teacher, will be teaching the Gateway design and robotics courses. The base of coursework will not only lend itself to a potential high school level program from PLTW, but also Marlington’s current program focused on the gas and oil industry. “The programs will compliment each other,” Minor said.

In February, the ACT released a report that showed a large number of high school graduates having an interest in STEM but not pursuing careers in related fields. And there will be 1 million fewer STEM professionals than there will need to be in the next decade if the U.S. is to remain globally competitive with other leading nations, according to a report from President Barack Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. In a March 4 article in The Alliance Review, Dick Morris, an Alliance High School math teacher, suggested that making students aware of STEM opportunities at the middle school level will help them make the efforts necessary to find their way into STEM careers. The two units of the Gateway program Marlington and Alliance will use are foundation units, according to Project Lead The Way’s website. Students will develop problem-solving, research and design skills through designing, in teams, things such as playgrounds and furniture. Students will use Autodesk design software to make their designs. Using this software could give the middle schoolers an edge in the job market later on. “When I was in Dayton (preparing to teach the Gateway program), I looked on monster.com and there are companies wanting two years experience on Autodesk,” said Misanko. The robotics course will have students designing intricate codes to generate complex automated movements in machines. “The coding is upper level,” Misanko said. “It’s not just make the robot go forward for 10 feet.”

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cal Center. Reda explained the history of Ohio’s oil-and-gas exploration and talked about different uses for oil and gas, from shampoo to medicine to makeup. She noted that while shale exploration is new to the area, Ohio has a long history of oil-and-gas exploration with 275,000 total wells drilled with 65,000 wells still active. In the 1980s, Ohio experienced another boom with 6,085 wells drilled. “We will never do that again. With horizontal fracturing and technology, we will not need to do that many wells,” Reda said. “A single horizontal well can replace 32 vertical wells.” She pointed out that the geology has to be “just right” for a horizontal well. The workshop focused on providing the teachers with tools to educate their students about the formation; migration and trapping; exploration; drilling and well stimulation; production; refining; and petrochemicals and products. In the process, the teachers learned about the intricacies of the oil-and-gas industry. Teachers experimented using a variety of items to create gas, show porosity and permeability of rock formations, create sound boards to determine isopach maps, build a model oil well, build a pipeline, learn about refining the materials, and learn the products made using oil and gas. Louisville Middle School science teacher Laura Esposito found the experiment involving the creation of sound boards to replicate seismographs created for oil-and-gas exploration useful in her classroom. “I already teach students about sound waves. I can build on

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In his new role, Bennett will contribute to OOGA’s advocacy and public-policy efforts on behalf of the association’s more than 3,300 members and assist with managing day-to-day operations. “Shawn has been a strident supporter of energy development in the state for many years and has great knowledge about the processes, regulations and issues concerning our industry in Ohio,” said Stewart. “I am pleased to have him join my team to support the hundreds of oil and gas producers operating throughout the state.” Previously, Bennett served as director of Energy In Depth-Ohio (EID), a grassroots advocacy, research and education initiative organized in support of responsible oil and gas development. In his role as EID director, Bennett worked with business leaders, elected officials and residents in eastern Ohio regarding the safety and economic benefits of oil and gas exploration.

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ANTON, OH — A $2.3 million Well Site Training Center was opened this month by Stark State College. The 7,000-square-foot site is located at the corner of Cherry Avenue and Third Street Southeast, which Para Jones, president of the college, said during her remarks at the grand opening ceremony is a perfect location as it connects with U.S. Route 30, state Route 43 and I-77. The purpose of the site is “to make us the shale capital,” Jones said. “This facility showcases our mission of creating public/private partnerships to provide students with state-of-the-art education and training and prepare the workforce needed by business and industry in the region,” Jones explained. The lab contains cameras and will eventually become a distance learning site, it was also announced. Jones reported once a state appropriation from Gov. John Kasich of $10 million was given to the college about two years ago for a two-phase expansion in Canton, Kathleen Steere, coordinator of the college’s gas and oil programs, seized the opportunity and went to work to leverage the funding by partnering with three other colleges, bringing in another $14.9 million in U.S. Department of Labor grant funds. In addition, Stark State will receive $2.76 million to provide the ShaleNET credit curriculum in the Utica Shale region. The college’s three partners in the ShaleNET curriculum are Westmoreland County Community College in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania College of Technology in the Marcellus Shale Region, and Navarro College of Texas,

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ANESVILLE, OH — The highlight of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association’s annual twoday summer meeting at the Zanesville Country Club was the presentation of the Oilfield Patriot Award to Speaker of the Ohio House William G. Batchelder (R-Medina), the ninth person to receive the award since it was established in 2006. It is the first time since the award was created that a politician’s name was even in the conversation. More than 450 attendees applauded the past eight award recipients, people in the industry who made significant contributions to “protect, promote and advance the common interest of those engaged in all aspects of the Ohio oil and gas industry.” Emcee of the event, OOGA Executive Vice President Tom Stewart, said he was proud to welcome Batchelder into that special group of “patriots for the industry and patriots for the ideals of their country.” “Bill Batchelder has gone above and beyond that extra mile by being actively involved in the process, by blazing new trails and convincing others to see his vision. Bill has achieved his dream and we will all benefit,” said Stewart. “He is a staunch advocate for the oil and gas industry and we applaud him for his honesty, integrity and leadership.” Several state officials spoke highly of Batchelder’s integrity and noted several bills that have passed the legislature because of him. OOGA President David Hill said he has a unique ability to form coalitions for successful passage of legislation. He is very good at

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• Myth No. 3: Fracking is explosive. The original way that wells were stimulated, going back into the 1800s, involved a process known as “shooting,” wherein explosives were lowered into the well and set off, causing an explosion down the hole that would create a small cavern. Shooting was dangerous, involving a horse-drawn wagon filled with nitroglycerin, which can be very unstable. Hydraulic fracturing replaced shooting because it is safer and far more effective. Fracking is not explosive. • Myth No. 4: Fracking causes earthquakes. According to the United States Geological Survey, the U.S. averages more than 1.3 million earthquakes exceeding a magnitude of 2.0 annually based on data gathered from 1900 to 1999. Remember, fracking didn’t begin until 1947. Earthquakes are very common and have occurred within Earth’s crust for as long as there has been a crust. • Myth No. 5: Fracking contaminates groundwater. This is a major concern of the public – and understandably so! Clean drinking water is critical to life. However, if fracking contaminates drinking water, it would have done so long before now. We simply cannot frack up thousands of feet through solid rock. We know that rock is porous and fracturing fluids leak off into the rock and naturally induced fractures. As fluid leaks off, however, the fracture eventually quits growing in height and length, and ultimately does not reach our water sources. About Greg Kozera Greg Kozera is an engineer with a master’s degree in environmental engineering and an environmentalist with more than 35 years of experience in the natural gas and oil industry. He is the president of the Virginia Oil and Gas Association and the author of “Just the Fracks, Ma’am,” (http://www.justthefracksbook.com/). Kozera has worked in the field on frack crews, done the engineering designs for fracks and has managed facilities with more than 200 employees. Kozera has a comprehensive understanding of the fracturing process and how important it is to our children, grandchildren and the security of our nation.

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EW PHILADELPHIA, OH — Houston-based EV Energy Partners LP announced it will begin drilling in Tuscarawas County on Oct. 1 to take advantage of the Utica shale oil boom, said EVEP Executive Chairman John Walker, with additional wells planned for 10 eastern Ohio counties including Stark and Tuscarawas, with French partner Total, where the company has acquired about 65,000 acres. The location of the wells was not disclosed. EVEP is a limited partnership with publicly traded stock focused on acquisitions, operations, and development of oil and gas properties. Although the western fringe of the Utica shale formation has not proven, thus far, to be profitable, according to other companies who have tried in vain the capture the allusive reserves, EVEP is “cautiously optimistic” about the company’s chances of striking oil. EVEP is working with experts who are testing unique fracturing techniques to increase the likelihood of producing significant quantities of gas and oil and alleviate major concerns about the fracking process: Diminish flaring which sends gas into the atmosphere for weeks on end; contain methane leaks, disposal of flowback water or brine, and reduce the amount of fresh water, approximately four million gallons, needed to drill each well. Industry efforts have even won some cautionary kudos from environmentalists, calling the industry’s efforts promising, with more improvements necessary to protect water and air quality throughout the country. The Wall Street Journal reported recently how oil and gas companies in North Dakota and Colorado have developed procedures to reduce emissions by 80 percent using compressed natural gas to power rigs, fracking pumps and other equipment used in the process; use treated flowback water to frack wells; and installation of more pipelines. According to previous stories in the Akron Beacon Journal the company announced preliminary plans for eastern Ohio in 2013, and most recently on Monday verified EVEP’s commitment to begin drilling its first exploratory well in less than six weeks. In 2013, EnerVest LTD, the parent company of EV Energy Partners, sold more than 22,000 leased acres in Guernsey, Harrison and

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he Workforce Development and Community Education Department at Belmont College will be offering several industry safety training courses. These courses will include hands on safety training in Mine Safety as well as SafeLand training for the oil and gas industry. All courses will be at the Belmont College Main Campus in St. Clairsville. The following safety courses specific to the mining industry: • Introduction to Mining is a one-week course from 6 to 9:55 p.m. Oct. 20-24. This course will provide general orientation to the coal mining industry, including mining technology, methods, machines and chain of command. Miners’ rights and responsibilities will be addressed, as well as descriptions of various local, state and federal agencies.

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