Oil and gas downturn may not be all bad
The oil and gas slow down in the United States may provide the chance to get ready for the next boom in the shale region.
Oil and gas permitting activity picking up in Ohio
Ohio issued 76 unconventional well permits so far this year and Pennsylvania, 196, a sign production is continuing on a steady pace (and definitely above last year's levels).
Negotiating the pipeline easement your farm can live with forever
Consider what your land provides for you and be patient with negotiations. Two major lessons one farming family has learned when dealing with pipeline negotiations.
Natural gas and oil production jumps up in Ohio
Natural gas and oil production jumped up again in the third quarter of 2019, according to figures released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Ohio couple files arbitration complaint against Chesapeake Energy over unpaid royalties
A complaint, filed by Ronald and Joetta Hale, of Lisbon, Ohio, alleges Chesapeake Energy Corp. and others have underpaid oil and gas royalties to the tune of $9 million.
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.
Belmont Co. gets bulk of drilling permits
ODNR issued 75 shale drilling permits last month; 40 were issued in Belmont County
Oil and gas leases: Know the basics
With the Marcellus and Utica shales attracting drillers, Ohioan should know the basics of oil and gas leases.
Pipeline easements: Get what you want, up front and in writing
SALEM, Ohio — Are you being wooed by a landman for a pipeline easement? You may want to slow down the relationship and think...
Some aging Ohio oil fields hold promise of reserves
COLUMBUS — While much attention is being placed on the development of Ohio’s shale oil and gas reserves, a new technical report released by...




















