Range Resources Corp. announced that it has submitted its first hydraulic fracturing disclosure forms to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and has posted the information on the Range website. The information covers the first three Marcellus Shale wells in Pennsylvania that Range has hydraulically fractured since implementation of the voluntary initiative. As additional Marcellus wells are drilled, Range will provide similar information within approximately 30 days of completion.
On July 14, 2010, Range announced its voluntary initiative to disclose Marcellus Shale hydraulic fracturing additives. The purpose of the initiative is to provide regulators, landowners, and citizens of Pennsylvania an accounting of the highly diluted additives used at each well site. In reaction to the initiative, Range has received supportive response from policy makers, regulators, Pennsylvania citizens, and environmental and conservation groups.
Over the last two and a half years, Range's commitment to education, transparency, and accountability has included more than 1,000 educational initiatives that include town hall meetings, small group presentations, individual meetings, and field tours for interested people and organizations. As part of these efforts, Range recently participated in a field hearing of the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee entitled "Emergency Response in the Marcellus Shale Region," hosted by US Senator Bob Casey (D-PA).
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