As an early developer of Appalachia shale, Range Resources quickly identified the benefits of a full-scale water reuse program. Over the past few years, water management has emerged as a critical component in shale development in places like the Permian Basin and the SCOOP/STACK. But in the Appalachia, at least one operator identified early on the challenges that large amounts of produced water could present to unconventional production and put a plan in place to manage water challenges. In 2004 Range Resources drilled the first discovery well in the Marcellus with the Renz #1 well in Washington County, Pa. Tony Gaudlip, vice president of operations planning for Range Resources, said the transition during that time from conventional to unconventional production resulted in stalled regulatory mandates.
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