IN THIS
ISSUE:
- Chief
Donates GIS Mapping Data to Lycoming County
- New
Field Office In Fayette County
- Crush
Injury Seminar
- New
Website Features Educational Tools
- Look for Chief
at these Upcoming Events
Chief
Donates GIS Data to Lycoming County
Recently, Chief
Oil & Gas donated geographic information system (GIS)
mapping data to the Lycoming County Planning and Community Development
Department. The GIS data will
allow county planners to map information for county-wide planning
and emergency services.
The GIS data includes
aerial orthophotography (mapping) of a designated growth area along
Interstate 180 from Jersey Shore to the eastern part of Lycoming County.
Helping Communities Map the Way
Tim Grigas, GIS Specialist
for Chief Oil & Gas, donates mapping data to Lycoming
County.
The
aerial
orthophotography and LiDAR derived
contour data was acquired in 2008 and the data includes approximately
800 sq. kilometers of aerial photography and 2 foot contour data for Lycoming County.
According to
county Geographic Information Systems and Data
Systems planner Frances Jones, it would cost the
county $250,000 to develop the mapping on its
own. "It's very valuable", said Ms.
Jones.
Tim Grigas, a
GIS Specialist for Chief Gathering LLC, the
pipeline subsidiary of Chief Oil & Gas LLC,
presented the donation to county planners on
February 4. Commenting on the donation, Mr.
Grigas said, "This is an example of Chief's
commitment to promoting growth and development in
the areas where we live and
work.
Look
for Chief at These Upcoming Events
Jersey Shore Area Chamber
of Commerce
Lunch
Jersey Shore, PA, March 26,
2009
Mifflinburg Area Career
Fair
Mifflinburg, PA, March 27, 2009,
10am-3pm
CCAP Spring
Conf.
Harrisburg, PA, March 29-30,
2009
PA State Association of
Township Supervisors 87th
Annual Conf.
Hershey, PA,
April 19-22, 2009
Lycoming County
Association of Township Officials Spring
Conf.
Williamsport, PA, April 29,
2009
Somerset County
Association of Township Officials 89th Annual
Conv.
Somerset,
PA, May 7, 2009, 9am-1pm
Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of
Commerce PM Exchange
Williamsport, PA, May 7,
2009, 5pm
Crush
Injury Seminar
Pennsylvania College of
Technology Williamsport, PA, May 9, 2009,
9am-4pm
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New
Field Office in Fayette County
Chief is
proud
to announce the opening of our newest field office
in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This office is convenient to
our leasehold and operations in Southwestern PA and will allow
Chief to strenghten its business and relationships with the
local community.
The
office, located in the University Technology Park near Uniontown, is
currently occupied by the right-of-way contractors working for Chief
Gathering, the pipeline subsidiary of Chief Oil & Gas. They
are acquiring pipeline easements in Cambria, Somerset
and Fayette
Counties in Pennsylvania and Preston County, West Virginia. In
addition to pipeline easements, compressor and pipeline tap sites are
being acquired to move Chief production into available high-pressure
transmission lines.
Chief has
also leased a nearby warehouse and five acreas of
yard space to be used for pipe storage. Currently, the
warehouse is being renovated and should be ready by
April 1st.
The
Uniontown office is Chief's third office in Pennsylvania.
Crush Injury Seminar
Chief has
teamed up with the Lycoming County Department of
Public Safety and the Community Gas Exploration Task Force to offer a
training seminar for health care professionals, emergency responders
and natural gas industry employees.
Safety rules
and regulations are important and Chief continually educates and
stresses safety to our workforce, emergency responders and the local
community.
The focus
of the seminar is trauma, crush,
and high-pressure injection injuries related to the drilling and
production of natural gas. The seminar will include presentations
and injury case studies from natural gas industry experts and
physicians.
The seminar will be held Saturday, May 9 from
9am to 4pm at
the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport.
For more
information, contact the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety at
570-433-4461.
New
Website Features Educational Tools
Chief launched a
newly
redesigned website last month which includes interactive
educational tools
to teach landowners and others in the community about
the natural gas exploration process and the equipment used.
The education
section features a short video explaining the exploration process from
start to finish. Visitors can also explore the components of a
drilling rig through an interactive drilling rig.
To view the
educational tools, please click here .
Contacts
General
Information
Wexford Office
724-933-5511
Williamsport
Office
570-368-4490
Community
Activities
Ben McCue
214-884-3282
Daria Fish
570-337-7142
Leasing
Walt Nixon
724-933-5511
Media &
Government Affairs
Kristi Gittins
214-884-3204
Regulatory -
Drilling & Production
Jason de Wolfe
724-933-5511
Regulatory -
Pipeline
Ted Wurfel
724-719-1733
Emergency
Number
866-947-6448
Chief Oil
& Gas Website
www.chiefog.com
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