Penn State has Marcellus Shale Web tool

Times Leader staff

University’s Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research on Tuesday unveiled a new Internet resource that visually tracks the development of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.

Animated maps display data about drilling permits issued by the state and wells drilled in Pennsylvania from 2007 through August of this year, visually demonstrating the rapid growth of interest in the Marcellus Shale.

There were just 99 drilling permits issued state wide in 2007 compared to 2,108 in August, 2010.

The maps can be found under the resources tab at http://www.marcellus.psu.edu.