Sunday, May 31, 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.

Shale signs: What to know when you're contacted to sign an easement agreement with a company granting the right to have a pipeline constructed on part of your land.

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ODNR releases third quarter production numbers from Ohio’s oil and gas wells.
Guernsey Co. well rig

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.
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Landowners in 11 Ohio counties may be part of a counter lawsuit filed by Columbia Gas Transmission.

According to the legislation, 60 percent of the money generated will stay at the local level, going to counties and municipalities with wells.
pipeline

In Ohio, more than 3 million people use natural gas, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) oversees more than 56,000 miles of distribution lines, which provide natural gas to individual users, as well as more than 10,000 miles of transmission lines.

At the Goodell's farm near Mantua in Portage County, low inputs mean high outputs.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the Marcellus natural gas play unfolds in Pennsylvania, several trends are becoming increasingly clear, according to Penn State researchers.First,...