Water Subcommittee of TCCOG Gas Task Force
These are working pages for the Water Quality subcommittee of the TCCOG Gas Drilling Task Force. They are intended for internal use.
- Outline of information to gather.
- Minutes
Geology
New York map showing the extent of Marcellus shale gas deposits and the fairway.
Abstract and link to map showing aquifers of Tompkins County
Geologic layers (stratigraphy) for NYS
Presentation by Bill Kappel, March 2010 (PDF 4 mb)
North South geologic section with approximate location of Tompkins County, Salina Salt beds, Lake Ontario, and NY/PA border. Marcellus shale sits just above the blue layer indicated, which is the Onondaga Limestone. Utica Shale is much deeper and is approximately shown (both rock layers are too thin to be shown with their own color/designation).
A good paper about faults in New York by Dr. Robert Jacobi
Jacobi, Robert C., 2002, Basement faults and seismicity in the Appalachian Basin of New York State: Volume 353, Issues 1-4, Pages 75-113 in Tectonophysics
