Photo Gallery

Senate Majority Policy Committee Hearing on Marcellus Shale
April 9, 2009

Chairman Pippy welcomes members of the committee
and the public to the Senate Majority Policy Committee’s
hearing on the Marcellus Shale.

Representatives of the natural gas industry testify
before the committee.

Members of the committee listen to testimony from representatives
of area local governments about the impact of the natural gas
exploration on area infrastructure.

Chairman Pippy questions members of the industry panel.

Representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission provide
information about water and other environmental resource concerns.

Senate Majority Policy Committee Tours the Chief Oil
and Gas, LLC-Lycoming County Operations
April 8, 2009

Members of the committee and staff gather with representatives
from Chief Oil and Gas to discuss their operations.

Committee members get a close-up view of the
Warburton 1 drilling rig.

The tour gave members of the committee an opportunity to
inspect the Gas Processing Plant/Compressor Station
which prepares the gas for introduction to the pipeline.

Senator Vogel discusses the drilling operation
with the drilling foreman.

Two “roughnecks” at work on the Warburton 1.

Senators Yaw and Vogel inspect the compressor
station’s control panel.