Saturday, March 14, 2026
Utica shale well in Carroll County.

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.
driling rig

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).

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.
shale oil and gas drilling rig

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.
Money

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.
Guernsey Co. well rig

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.
well rig

ODNR issued 75 shale drilling permits last month; 40 were issued in Belmont County

With the Marcellus and Utica shales attracting drillers, Ohioan should know the basics of oil and gas leases.

SALEM, Ohio — Are you being wooed by a landman for a pipeline easement? You may want to slow down the relationship and think...

COLUMBUS — While much attention is being placed on the development of Ohio’s shale oil and gas reserves, a new technical report released by...