- Gas Drilling Library
- Communities, Water Sources and Potential Impacts of Shale Gas Development
- Compulsory Integration
- EPA Study of Wyoming Groundwater Contamination
- Fort Worth, Texas: Lessons Learned
- Health Risks of Hydro-Fracking Chemicals
- Potential Impacts of Hydrofracking in Tompkins County Region
- Taxation Issues Related to Gas Drilling: White Paper Summary
- Private Water Well Testing in Areas Impacted by Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling
- Tompkins County Legislative Position on Gas Drilling
- Water Subcommittee of TCCOG Gas Task Force
- Natural Gas and Climate Change Article by National Academy of Science
Gas Drilling Compulsory Integration
In order for a gas company to obtain a permit to drill, they must have 60 percent of the acreage within the area where they want to drill under lease. This area is referred to as a spacing unit. The gas company can still access the gas under the land that is not leased through a NYS law and process known as compulsory integration. For a fuller explanation, view the video of the compulsory integraiton information session (Nov. 14, 2011) and access the handouts.
More related links:
- NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Landowner Option Guide to Compulsory Integration. Trifold format
- DEC Well Spacing and Compulsory Integration
- DEC explanation of the Public Hearing Process
- DEC policy for conducting hearings on spacing and compulsory integration
- DEC Notice of Compulsory Integratoin Hearings
- DEC explanation of spacing unit sizes and setbacks
- DEC checklist for those applying for spacing unit map
- Propublica list of states with compulsory integration-type laws
- Propublica Article on Compulsory Integration
