Teachers' Resources
Web Resources
- Natural Gas-Related Majors at Penn College
- Outreach for K-12 Shale Gas at Penn College
- Workforce Development and Continuing Education at Penn College
- America’s Natural Gas Alliance
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Natural Gas
- Marcellus Shale Coalition
- Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center
- Penn State Extension, Natural Gas
- Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach & Research
- Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association
- ShaleNET
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
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About this episode
While natural gas has been extracted for more than a century, advancements in technology have accelerated the industry’s development in recent years. The capability to access vast natural gas reservoirs contained in shale has generated a “boom” in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. The result is rewarding career opportunities, especially for those with a technical skill set. This episode of degrees that work.tv explores various career paths, explains the basics of natural gas drilling and production and visits a typical well site in north-central Pennsylvania. Considerable time is spent shadowing an automation technician, an IT expert and a welding engineer, all of whom are working in the field. As one of them explains, “Now is a great time to jump on board!”
Featured Interviews
- Eric Albert
Associate Professor, Machine Tool Technologies & Automated Manufacturing
Pennsylvania College of Technology - Brandon Howe
Senior IT Systems Analyst
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - Doug Martin
Automation Technician
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation - Thomas Murphy
Co-Director
Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research - Wes Smith
Welding Engineer
Appellation Pre-Fab
Credits
- Executive Producers
- Elaine Lambert
- Tom Currá
- Producer/ Director/ Editor/ Camera/ Animations
- Chris Leigh
- Producer/ Writer/ Editor/ Narrator/ Camera
- Tom Speicher
- Production Support
- Gerianne Tomb
- Kathleen Hart
- Music
- Images/video courtesy
- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
- Anna Marie Nachman
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation
- Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center
- Pennsylvania College of Technology
- Special Thanks
- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
- Appellation Pre-Fab
- Chesapeake Energy Corporation
- Williamsport Area High School
- Eric Albert
- Brandon Howe
- Doug Martin
- Thomas Murphy
- Wes Smith
- Tracy Brundage
- Jeannette Carter
- Bentley Dill
- David Gephart
- Larry Kaufman
- Cindy Meixel
- Larry Michael
- Ted Piwowar
- Jared Rall
- Christina Ramirez
- Don Weiskopf
- Tom Wilson
- Mary Wolf
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