Directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing are not new. But their current use in extracting natural gas and oil in areas like the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania has been called a "game changer" by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Join the Friends of the Wissahickon and geologist Tim Bechtel on October 23 at 6:00 p.m. at Valley Green Inn in Montgomery County for The Game Changer: Hydraulic Fracturing and the Marcellus Shale.

This presentation is part of the popular lecture series Valley Talks, sponsored by Valley Green Bank.

The lecture will not be about policy, but will instead explain the occurrence of natural gas and methods of extracting it, namely directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Valley Green Inn is located on Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Valley Park. Light refreshments will be provided. Spaces are limited.

Register for the lecture by contacting Sarah Marley by sending email to: marley@fow.org or call 215-247-0417 x109. 

9/30/2013