Natural gas growth concentrated in Marcellus and Utica shale
Natural gas pipelines coming online from Utica and Marcellus shale are likely to trigger higher wellhead natural gas prices, but overall market is flat.
Oil and gas drilling permits remain strong in Ohio, Pa.
Oil and gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays of western Pennsylvania and southeastern Ohio is coming back to life as more infrastructure goes on line.
Ohio’s 3Q shale oil and gas production climbs
In Ohio, 1,760 horizontal shale wells reported oil and natural gas production during the third quarter.
Eclipse Resources to buy Pa. Utica shale leases, wells
Eclipse Resources announces agreements to acquire new Utica shale oil and gas leases in central Pennsylvania.
Appalachia is driving growth in oil and gas production
As of November 2017, more than 1,800 wells have been drilled in the Utica-Point Pleasant, and more than 11,300 wells have been drilled in the Marcellus shale.
Oil and gas drilling continues in Ohio’s Utica shale play
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 70 new drilling permits in the Utica and Point Pleasant shales the past two months. Of the 323 permits issued to date in 2017, 81 have been drilled, but only two are in production.
Thai energy company buys wells in Pa. Marcellus shale
Kalnin Ventures, on behalf of Thai energy giant Banpu, buys 34 wells in the Marcellus shale of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, from Zena Energy.
Oil and gas drilling permits climbing in Ohio, Pa.
There were 268 oil and gas drilling permits issued in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale play, and 112 permits issued in Ohio’s Utica play in March/April.
A record? Ohio well’s horizontal leg stretches 19,300 feet
Eclipse Resources Corporation successfully drilled its newest record-setting “super-lateral” well, the Great Scott 3H in less than 17 days. The Ohio well had a total measured depth of 27,400 feet and lateral extension of 19,300 feet.
US natural gas production fell in 2016
Pennsylvania and Ohio had the two largest annual natural gas production increases from 2015 to 2016, reflecting higher production from the Utica and Marcellus shale plays.
