Southeastern Northeastern Eastern Ohio, Western Ohio, Northern Geographic Northern Ohio, Pennsylvania, Western Ohio Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Region Mid New York Northeastern West most of West most of New Virginia Virginia York Varied: Appalachian Land type and Nearly level to Plateaus, plains, Piedmont, ridges Mountains to Gently sloping Elevation gently sloping and mountains and valleys gently rolling plateaus Hardwood Agricultural Favoring Favoring Much of the Favoring forests: 75% of Climate agriculture agriculture land is forested Agriculture area Forestry West: Feed important, farm grains (corn and Farming is highly income largely Dairy important, soybeans) and Corn, soybean, diversified with Types of from beef and fruits, wine forage for dairy Agriculture and feed many large-scale dairy farming, grapes cattle. East: hay, farms supported by pasture, grain hay and pasture for dairy cattle Source: Regional descriptions are adapted from USDA, 2006 Table 7. Land Resource Region Summary of Unconventional Drilling (2002-2012) Land Resource Regions Lake Northern Central East and Fruit, Northeastern Atlantic All Feed Central Truck Forage and Slope Regions Grains and Farming Crop and Forest Diversified Livestock and Forest Dairy Farming SE- OH NY Mid NY E- PA Geographic Location W- OH W- PA N- OH N- OH NE- WV WV N- PA Drilling Counties 103 2 74 0 18 9 Non-Drilling Counties 169 37 19 25 53 35 Total Counties 272 39 93 25 71 44 Drilling Counties % 37.9% 5.1% 79.6% 0% 25.4% 20.5% Total Wells Drilled 8,738 2 5157 0 3,499 80 100% 0.02% 59% 0% 40% 1% Total Wells Drilled % Year of Drilling Onset* 2005 - 2005 - 2008 2012 *Defined as the year when the number of cumulative unconventional wells drilled is greater than 80. Sources: Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey Figure 2. USDA Land Resource Regions. Source: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. V. Results Summary and Implications
Geographic Region Western Ohio Southeastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, most of West Virginia Northern Ohio, Mid New York Northeastern Ohio, Northern Pennsylvania, most of New York Eastern Pennsylvania, Northeastern West Virginia Land type and Elevation Nearly level to gently sloping Varied: Appalachian Mountains to gently rolling plateaus Gently sloping Plateaus, plains, and mountains Piedmont, ridges and valleys Agricultural Climate Favoring agriculture Hardwood forests: 75% of area Favoring agriculture Much of the land is forested Favoring Agriculture Types of Agriculture Corn, soybean, and feed Forestry important, farm income largely from beef and dairy farming, supported by hay and pasture Dairy important, fruits, wine grapes West: Feed grains (corn and soybeans) and forage for dairy cattle. East: hay, pasture, grain for dairy cattle Farming is highly diversified with many large-scale farms Source: Regional descriptions are adapted from USDA, 2006 Table 7. Land Resource Region Summary of Unconventional Drilling (2002-2012) Land Resource Regions All Regions Central Feed Grains and Livestock East and Central Farming and Forest Lake Fruit, Truck Crop and Dairy Northeastern Forage and Forest Northern Atlantic Slope Diversified Farming Geographic Location W- OH SE- OH W- PA WV Mid NY N- OH NY N- OH N- PA E- PA NE- WV Drilling Counties 103 2 74 0 18 9 Non-Drilling Counties 169 37 19 25 53 35 Total Counties 272 39 93 25 71 44 Drilling Counties % 37.9% 5.1% 79.6% 0% 25.4% 20.5% Total Wells Drilled 8,738 2 5157 0 3,499 80 Total Wells Drilled % 100% 0.02% 59% 0% 40% 1% Year of Drilling Onset* 2005 - 2005 - 2008 2012 *Defined as the year when the number of cumulative unconventional wells drilled is greater than 80. Sources: Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey Figure 2. USDA Land Resource Regions. Source: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. V. Results Summary and Implications
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