Published Apr 22, 2009
Editor's note: A response from Chesapeake was added to this story at 8:14 p.m. April 29.
Drilling for Chesapeake Energy Corporation's master development plan could begin sometime before the end of the calendar year, a university official said in an e-mail.
Brian Gutierrez, vice chancellor for finance and administration, wrote in an e-mail that the university views the plan as a positive agreement between campus, Chesapeake and the community.