>U. of Md. Extension study values state's natural gas reserves at $5.9 billion to $49 billion
>CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) – A study of natural reserves in western Maryland puts the prospective lifetime value at $5.9 billion to $49.1 billion.
University of Maryland Extension workers who crunched the numbers said Friday that Garrett County has about twice the production potential of neighboring Allegany County.
The study was done to educate public officials and private citizens about untapped reserves of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale, a mineral-rich geological formation that extends from New York to Virginia.

Posted on 02/21/2011 in marcellus shale, natural gas