Marcellus Shale New York

The Marcellus Shale covers the southern portion of New York and is located next to the high demand marketplace of the Northeast. With the advent of horizontal drilling technology combined with modern hydraulic fracturing techniques, the Marcellus Shale is now economically viable prompting recovery and marketing of this substantial resource of natural gas for the citizens of New York. Multiple oil and gas Operators are pursuing the New York Marcellus Shale.

Marcellus Shale Companies

Significant producers within the Marcellus Shale are:

• Anadarko Petroleum
• Atlas Energy Resources
• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
• Carrizo Oil & Gas Corp.
• Chesapeake Energy
• Chief Oil & Gas
• East Resources
• Energy Corporation of America
• EOG Resources
• EQT Corp
• EXCO Resources
• Fortuna Energy
• Nomac Drilling
• North Coast Energy
• Range Resources
• Rex Energy Corp.
• Southwestern Energy Production Company
• StatoilHydro
• Stone Energy Company
• Ultra Petroleum Corp.

Marcellus Shale Geology

The Marcellus shale of the Appalachian Basin is from the Middle Devonian age and is located between 5,000 and 8,000 feet below the surface. It's thickness ranges anywhere from about 50 feet to 900 feet. It takes it's name from the location of it's outcrop near Marcellus New York, and extends throughout much of the Appalachian Basin. It is a black carbonaceous (organic rich), low density shale that occurs within Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The extent of the Marcellus Shale in New York is limited to the southern portion of the state.

Marcellus Shale Location

The Marcellus Shale is located in the following counties of New York:

• Allegany County NY
• Broome County NY
• Cattaraugus County NY
• Chemung County NY
• Chenango County NY
• Cortland County NY
• Coyuga County NY
• Delaware County NY
• Greene County NY
• Livingston County NY
• Ontario County NY
• Orange County NY
• Otsego County NY
• Schoharie County NY
• Schuyler County NY
• Seneca County NY
• Steuban County NY
• Sullivan County NY
• Tioga County NY
• Tompkins County NY
• Ulster County NY
• Yates County NY

Additional Reading

• Oil & Gas 101 – General information for mineral rights owners.
• Marcellus Shale Maryland - Short article describing geology, location & counties within the Marcellus Shale of Maryland. Written for oil and gas mineral rights and royalty owners in MD.
• Marcellus Shale New Jersey - Short article describing geology, location & counties within the Marcellus Shale of New Jersey. Written for oil and gas mineral rights and royalty owners in NJ.
• Marcellus Shale Ohio - Short article describing geology, location & counties within the Marcellus Shale of Ohio. Written for oil and gas mineral rights and royalty owners in OH.
• Marcellus Shale Pennsylvania - Short article describing geology, location & counties within the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania. Written for oil and gas mineral rights and royalty owners in PA.
• Marcellus Shale West Virginia - Short article describing geology, location & counties within the Marcellus Shale of West Virginia. Written for oil and gas mineral rights and royalty owners in WV.