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| Drilling to the [[Trenton-Black River]] formation has also been very successful particularly in the Finger Lakes region of the state. | Drilling to the [[Trenton-Black River]] formation has also been very successful particularly in the Finger Lakes region of the state. | ||
| - | The most productive counties in the state are: | + | The most productive counties for natural gas in the state are: |
| * First place -- Chemung | * First place -- Chemung | ||
| * Second place -- Steuben | * Second place -- Steuben | ||
| * Third place -- [[Chautauqua County|Chautauqua]] | * Third place -- [[Chautauqua County|Chautauqua]] | ||
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The State of New York is home to roughly 70,000 natural gas wells. 14,000 of these are presently active. These wells are concentrated in Western New York and the Southern Tier. Much recent activity has focused on drilling into the Marcellus shale formation which is prevalent in the south-central part of the state.
The other major shale formation in New York is the Utica shale.
The prospective areas in the State for the Utica and Marcellus shale formations roughly is the region reaching from Chautauqua County eastward to Greene, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Broome County, home of Binghampton, NY has been a focus of activity.
Drilling to the Trenton-Black River formation has also been very successful particularly in the Finger Lakes region of the state.
The most productive counties for natural gas in the state are:
- First place -- Chemung
- Second place -- Steuben
- Third place -- Chautauqua
