What product is expected to be found by drilling the Trenton-Black River formations?
If successful, the wells will most likely produce natural gas, which is used for home heating, industrial and manufacturing applications, and to generate electricity. It is one of the cleanest forms of energy, and the Northeast Corridor is the worlds largest consumer of natural gas. Environmental Concerns What steps has DCNR taken to protect the environment relative to this proposal? DCNR has developed a multi-level approach for protecting the environment when leasing state forest and park lands for oil and natural gas exploration and development. First-level environmental safeguards involved the establishment of non-development areas, such as state parks and state forest wild and natural areas, where no surface activity is permitted. Buffer zones have also been developed to protect areas of ecological, recreational, and aesthetic importance, such as water bodies, roads, trails, and buildings. Second-level safeguards are site-specific, such as Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory (
