Table A4:
Impact of Number of Wells by Proximity
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d < 2 km | d < 2:5 km | d < 3 km | d < 3:5 km | d < 4 km | d < 4:5 km | d < 5 km | |
| Panel A: Low Birth Weight | |||||||
| Wells in ‘d‘ km * post-drilling | 0.00410* | 0.00306*** | 0.00232*** | 0.00122** | 0.000266 | 0.000194 | 0.000209 | 
| (0.00231) | (0.000931) | (0.000758) | (0.000509) | (0.000433) | (0.000302) | (0.000260) | |
| Observations | 14,049 | 21,524 | 28,756 | 36,241 | 44,442 | 51,994 | 58,976 | 
| R-squared | 0.023 | 0.021 | 0.020 | 0.019 | 0.018 | 0.018 | 0.017 | 
| Pre-drilling Mean | 0.0583 | 0.0570 | 0.0578 | 0.0578 | 0.0575 | 0.0573 | 0.0575 | 
| Panel B: Term Birth Weight | |||||||
| Wells in ‘d’ km * post-drilling | −3.857 | −5.386*** | −4.716*** | −3.152*** | −2.429*** | −1.438** | −0.930** | 
| (2.609) | (1.632) | (1.331) | (0.818) | (0.644) | (0.570) | (0.415) | |
| Observations | 12,694 | 19,463 | 25,969 | 32,692 | 40,067 | 46,822 | 53,049 | 
| R-squared | 0.080 | 0.076 | 0.078 | 0.077 | 0.079 | 0.076 | 0.075 | 
| Pre-drilling Mean | 3415 | 3416 | 3415 | 3412 | 3412 | 3415 | 3415 | 
| Panel C: Premature | |||||||
| Wells in ‘d’ km * post-drilling | 0.00366* | 0.00257** | 0.00212** | 0.000889 | 0.000281 | 0.000235 | 0.000406 | 
| (0.00210) | (0.00123) | (0.000889) | (0.000718) | (0.000602) | (0.000398) | (0.000331) | |
| Observations | 13,784 | 21,109 | 28,206 | 35,519 | 43,506 | 50,825 | 57,606 | 
| R-squared | 0.017 | 0.011 | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 
| Pre-drilling Mean | 0.0803 | 0.0785 | 0.0790 | 0.0789 | 0.0781 | 0.0781 | 0.0786 |