Tag: oil and gas
Two workers die from injuries months after Ohio orphan well explosion
Two Ohio men died and three others remain in the hospital following an explosion in late August at an orphan well in Wayne National Forest. The well in Washington County, Ohio, was in the process of being plugged when it blew out.
OPSB approves natural gas plant to power data center in Licking...
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved an agreement last month allowing PowerConneX New Albany 2, LLC to construct a 216-megawatt behind-the-meter power plant in Licking County.
Ohio families can still sign up for Toys for Tots Program...
Ohio’s oil and gas industry is once again partnering with the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program to support families across eight eastern Ohio counties through its 12th Annual Toy Distribution Days this December.
Marietta City Council declares emergency over Class II injection wells
Marietta City Council passed a resolution urging the Ohio General Assembly to establish a three-year moratorium on Class II injection wells in the county.
Workshops focus on finding oil and gas wells in western Pa.
The Penn State Extension Energy Team will be hosting workshops July 23, 24, 28 and 29 to find abandoned oil and gas wells in western Pennsylvania during July.
Pa. impact fees down in 2024
Pennsylvania's 2024 impact fee tax on unconventional oil and gas production saw a decrease in revenue from last year, according to PUC.
Cecil Township dismisses Range Resources’ challenge to wellpad setback ordinance
The Cecil Township Zoning Hearing Board voted to dismiss oil and gas company Range Resources' challenge to its ordinance that increase well pad setbacks.
Longest lateral in US drilled into Marcellus shale by Expand Energy
Expand's Rig EDC 41 drilled the longest lateral in U.S. history, at 27,657 feet or 5.2 miles, at BW Edge MSH 210H well in Marshall County, West Virginia.
Court orders Diversified Energy to plug 2,600 nonproducing wells
Diversified Energy Corporation and EQT Corporation will pay $6.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by West Virginia landowners in 2022.
Pennsylvania DEP offering grants to plug wells
The new program offers grants up to $40,000 for wells 3,000 feet deep or less and up to $70,000 for wells deeper than 3,000 feet.
