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Below are a number of helpful government, industry and third party resources that further discuss energy development, hydraulic fracturing and the regulations that govern the development of oil and natural gas in Ohio.

Studies

• The Economic Impacts of U.S. Shale Gas Production on Ohio Consumers (Continental Economics, Jan. 2012)
• Utica Shale Could Deliver 205K New Jobs for Ohio over Next 4 Years (OOGEEP, Sept. 2011)
• Ohio Hydraulic Fracturing State Review (STRONGER)
• Modern Shale Gas: A Primer (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
• The Future of Natural Gas (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• Analyzing shale’s enormous impact on U.S. manufacturing (ACC, 2011)
• 1.4 million new jobs could be created by leveraging energy from shale (Woods Mackenzie, 2011)
• State Oil and Natural Gas Regulations Designed to Protect Water Resources (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
• Study of Impacts to Underground Drinking Water by Hydraulic Fracturing Coalbed Methane Reservoirs (U.S. EPA)
• Shale Gas and U.S. National Security (Rice University)

Fact Sheets

• General Background on Injection Wells and Seismicity (EID, 2012)
• Wastewater (Flowback) from Hydraulic Fracturing (ODNR, 2012)
• Looking Ahead: Utica Development Could Mean More than 200,000 New Jobs for Ohio (OOGEEP, 2011)
• EID-Ohio Fact Sheet: 2011 jobs gained from Utica Shale development (EID, 2011)
• The Facts about Hydraulic Fracturing (ODNR)
• Environmental Safety at the Wellsite (ODNR)
• Typical Solutions Used in the Fracturing Process (EID)
• From face creams to fertilizer: How oil and natural gas is used today (OOGEEP)
• List of federal statutes governing oil and gas development in America (EID)
• Debunking Gasland (EID)
• Jobs, Tax Revenue and Consumer Savings from Oil and Gas Development in Ohio (OOGEEP, 2011)
• Utica: The Shale Revolution Coming to Ohio (IPAA, 2011)

Issue Alerts

• Six Questions for EPA on Pavilion Wyoming (EID, 2011)
• Cracking the Nut on OSU’s Jobs Report (EID Ohio, 2011)

Industry Links

• Energy In Depth
• Energy In Depth’s Northeast Marcellus Initiative
• Independent Petroleum Association of America
• Ohio Oil and Gas Association
• Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association
• American Petroleum Institute
• America’s Natural Gas Alliance

Helpful Links

• Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program
• PSU Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research
• Ground Water Protection Council
• FracFocus.org (chemical disclosure registry for hydraulic fracturing fluid additives)
• Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission