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Shale boom a miss for some in Mercer County

MERCER COUNTY, Pennsylvania - The shale boom may have turned to bust in part of Mercer County.

CX Energy has sent letters notifying half the property owners there that Halcon Energy Resources will only use leases in about half of the county.

The letter lists 11 townships and six boroughs where it will fund exploration, mostly in the northwest and central portion of the county.

Halcon Energy says it will not drill in 19 townships and 11 cities and boroughs. That includes Farrell, Hermitage and Sharon.

CX will hold meetings with property owners left out of the leases on Tuesday night at 6:00pm at Lakeview High School and at 8:00pm at Grove City High School.

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