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Technical Report 
Generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) on the oil, gas and solution mining regulatory program 
McGranahan, CB; Callaway, TM; Snell, L; Pollydore, CA; Fitzpatrick, K; Briggs, PS 
1992 
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 
has other version or edition 2081163 Draft supplemental generic Environmental Impact Statement on the oil, gas and solution mining regulatory program: Well permit issuance for horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing to develop the Marcellus Shale and other low-permeability gas reservoirs
The Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program, or GEIS, was prepared to review in a comprehensive manner the Department of Environmental Conservation's program for regulating oil, gas, underground gas storage and solution mining wells of any depth, and brine disposal, stratigraphic and geothermal wells deeper than 500 feet. The GEIS was prepared according to the State's Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law, requiring government agencies to analyze the environmental, social and economic impacts of their actions.

During 2008 there was an increased interest in the issuance of permits for horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing to develop the Marcellus Shale and other low-permeability gas reservoirs. The Department commenced the development of a Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS). This process is ongoing. Please visit the Marcellus Shale webpage for issues surrounding shale development.