IOGCC White Papers

IOGCC Publications

Mature Region, Youthful Potential (2005)

Mature Region, Youthful Potential: Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins (2005). This visionary report, published in March 2006 by the IOGCC Appalachian and Illinois Basin Directors in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and National Energy Technology Laboratory, provides an assessment of the potential of the nation's "most drilled but least explored" basins and makes recommendations for rejuvenating the basins.

IOGCC Fact Sheets

The regulation of hydraulic fracturing: an overview

This easy-to-understand fact sheet, authored by the IOGCC Shale Gas Directors' Task Force, gives an overview of the regulatory processes governing hydraulic fracturing.

Community and the Environment

The potential impacts of Shale Gas Development on local communities and the environment and the regulatory safeguards in place.

Basin-Specific Fact Sheets

Download fact sheets about the Barnett Shale, the Haynesville Shale, and the Marcellus Shale.

Shale Gas Infrastructure

Potential impacts of infrastructure and the regulations and safeguards in place.

Hydraulic Fracturing

Hydraulic fracturing is necessary for Shale Gas development and has been used in the U.S. since the 1940s. Hydraulic fracturing makes Shale Gas development economical.

Shale Gas in the U.S.

Shale Gas development creates new jobs and lowers emissions. The U.S. is the word's largest producer and consumer of natural gas.

Shale Gas: Creating American Jobs

The development of American Shale Gas creates thousands of jobs and boosts U.S. Energy Independence.