contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . july 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message chief oil and gas type private company citation needed industry oil and gas founded 1994 headquarters dallas texas us key people trevor rees jones president and chief executive officer number of employees 125 website chiefog.com chief oil & gas was founded in dallas texas in 1994 by president and ceo trevor rees jones . its primary holdings of natural gas were developed in the core areas of the barnett shale in tarrant county denton county and parker county . in 1999 new technology in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing along with rising gas prices made the barnett shale an unconventional resource for natural gas more economical . chief rapidly expanded its leasehold position and drilling and production program in the barnett shale to become the fields second largest producer there . citation needed after selling in 2006 the majority of its leasehold and production assets to devon energy and its pipeline and midstream assets to crosstex energy for 2.63 billion chief entered the marcellus formation gas play in appalachia with its primary leasehold position in pennsylvania west virginia and new york . 1 2 chief drilled their first marcellus shale gas well in lycoming county pennsylvania in watson township in the fall of 2007 . the company also has a leasehold position in the utah thrust belt in central utah with development expected to begin in 2009 . citation needed quicksilver resources inc. a fort worth based company purchased another portion of chief s barnett shale holdings in july 2008 . quicksilver purchased natural gas producing properties in tarrant and denton counties from several companies including chief oil & gas llc hillwood oil & gas lp and collins and young llc for 1.3 billion . 3 in december 2010 chief entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement to sell certain natural gas properties in the marcellus shale to exco holding pa a subsidiary of exco resources inc. for approximately 459 million . the sale assets include 15 producing wells 11 wells waiting on completion and approximately 50 000 net acres located in lycoming sullivan and columbia counties in pennsylvania . 4 5 horizontal drilling rig in appalachia contents 1 technology 2 donations 3 environmental record 4 references 5 external links technology edit chief oil & gas develops natural gas from shale gas plays in the united states . advances in the technology of 3 d seismic imaging drilling and completion technology including hydraulic fracturing techniques has enabled chief to produce gas from the low permeability barnett shale and marcellus shale that otherwise would not be economically feasible . citation needed technology has also helped chief reduce the size of the footprint on the environment . the size of a drill site today has been reduced significantly compared to 50 years ago . horizontal drilling has made a significant contribution to reducing the company s footprint on the environment . horizontal drilling technology enables operators to reach their target site and avoid environmentally difficult areas . it also allows multiple wells to be drilled from the same pad site which not only reduces the environmental impact but the cost to drill . citation needed in september 2008 chief unveiled a first of its kind drilling rig designed specifically for drilling horizontal wells in the rugged terrain of the marcellus shale . the 1 600 horsepower rig is quieter gives off fewer emissions is safer to operate and can be broken down and carted off quickly . 6 donations edit in october 2010 chief oil & gas donated 50 000 7 to then gubernatorial candidate and eventual winner tom corbett which some believe was a payoff in exchange for no severance tax and the repeal of environmental policies created to protect the environment from natural gas drilling . 8 in july 2008 chief oil & gas donated 25 000 to the lycoming county 4 h program to help community 4 hers with financial needs . 9 2009 donations include 50 000 donation to the united way home heating assistance program to help families struggling to pay their home heating bills . the donation benefited families in bradford cambria clearfield fayette lycoming somerset and susquehanna counties . the funds were distributed by nonprofit organizations responsible for home heating assistance in each county . 10 11 134 000 donation to fund the expansion of a mentoring program for at risk youth in pittsburgh public schools . the company committed a total of 402 000 over a three year period to the learning and mentoring partnership lamp which is operated by pittsburgh public schools family guidance inc. and area churches . 12 environmental record edit in january 2011 the chief gathering llc . a subsidiary of chief oil & gas was fined 34 000 by the department of environmental protection for releasing approximately 25 200 gallons of hydrostatic testing water into the big run watershed in august 2010 at a pipeline project in penn township lycoming county pennsylvania . 13 in the first six months of 2010 chief oil & gas was cited for 78 violations by the pennsylvania dep more than any other marcellus shale driller in the state and with the highest ratio of violations at 3.5 per well . 14 in june 2010 a well blowout and fire at a chief owned site injured seven contractors in moundsville west virginia and burned for days . no one from the emergency response crews had been given instruction on how to fight a well blowout and the burning site was found abandoned when the responders arrived . 15 chief is part of an industry consortium of producers that organized the appalachian shale water conservation and management committee aswcmc in the spring of 2008 to address water issues long term . the aswcmc has made a financial investment to research water recycling treatment and minimum water quality needed for the hydraulic fracture stimulation process . 16 references edit thompson david november 6 2007 . betting on profits . williamsport sungazette . retrieved april 5 2008 . gebhart rob august 12 2001 . texas company to search for gas in somerset county . daily american . retrieved april 2 2008 . buterbaugh rick 2008 07 07 . quicksilver resources to acquire fort worth basin barnett shale assets for 1.3 billion in cash and stock . cnn money 1 retrieved on december 15 2008 . oil voice exco resources acquires marcellus shale properties from chief oil and gas pennenergy exco to purchase marcellus assets thompson david 2008 09 26 . chief oil and gas unveils drilling rig in penn township . williamsport sungazette . retrieved on 2008 12 15 . 2 http www.marcellusmoney.org candidate corbett tom order title 1 & sort asc hopey don february 24 2011 . corbett repeals policy on gas drilling in parks . pittsburgh post gazette . thompson david 2008 07 18 . texas gas company excited about lycoming county . sungazette . retrieved on 2008 12 15 . 3 pennenergy chief oil and gas grows donatios with marcellus expansion tribune democrat fuel firm helping to provide heat pittsburgh tribune review faith based group lamp mentors youths on good conduct http www.lockhaven.com page content.detail id 528493 chief oil and gas subsiary pays 34 000 fine.html nav 5009 http www.philly.com inquirer breaking business breaking 20100630 citations against marcellus drillers have doubled so far this year.html . hopey don ; templeton david june 8 2010 . burning questions at gas well . pittsburgh post gazette . gittins kristi 2008 07 16 . consortium of oil & natural gas industry leaders form committee to address water needs . reuters . retrieved on 2008 12 15 . 4 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title chief oil % 26 gas & oldid 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