Tag: natural gas
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.
Natural gas to be largest source of U.S. electricity generation
The Energy Information Administration expects that electricity generation fueled by natural gas will continue to exceed that of any other fuel.
Development of natural gas reported, unconventional
Shale gas had its origins in the oil embargos and energy crises of the 1970s, which led to government research to increase domestic energy supplies.
US may be net exporter of natural gas by 2018
Liquefied natural gas exports expected to drive growth in U.S. natural gas trade; U.S. could be net exporter of natural gas by 2018.
U.S. ethane production to increase through 2018
U.S. production of ethane is expected to increase from an average of 1.25 million barrels per day in 2016 to 1.7 million bpd in 2018.
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.
Coal mine proposal rejected due to safety concerns
Field tests showed that subsidence-related deformation could occur if a support pillar is not suitably sized.
Natural gas prices lowest in almost 20 years
Natural gas spot prices in 2016 averaged $2.49 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) at the national benchmark Henry Hub, the lowest annual average price since 1999.
Ohio’s Utica shale gas production up, oil down
During the third quarter of 2016, Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced 45 percent more natural gas than in the same period in 2015.
