PDC Energy is primarily focused on drilling new shale wells in Colorado’s Wattenberg Field. However, they do have a small operation in the Ohio Utica Shale as well. At last check-in PDC was contemplating whether or not to restart their paused Utica drilling program (see PDC May Un-pause OH Utica Shale Drilling Earlier than Expected). We believe they have reactivated their Utica program based on the fact they received permits to drill four wells from May through August 2015, according to the latest volume of the 2015 Marcellus and Utica Shale Databook. Today we told you in a related story that Toby Rice, President & COO of Rice Energy, recently purchased $100,000 worth of his own company’s stock. PDC Energy’s Chief Financial Officer, Gysle Shellum, has just sold $297,000 worth of his company’s stock…
