The Marcellus Continues to be Star Performer for Chesapeake
Different media outlets have analyzed the comments made last Thursday by Chesapeake Energy officials, looking for Chessy's "take" on their particular region. A newspaper in West Virginia published the report below that looks at Chessy's update on the Marcellus Shale in the southwestern corner of the play--otherwise known as the "wet gas" area. Bottom line: Although everyone continues to focus on the Chesapeake's love affair with the Utica Shale, the Marcellus Shale is the play actually contributing to the company's bottom line--in a big way. The Marcellus is helping turn around the good ship Chesapeake.
Of particular interest to MDN in this brief article is a short paragraph that mentions the signing bonus/royalty deals landowners in the Upper Ohio Valley have recently landed with Chesapeake and other drillers--some of the highest bonus and lease terms we've seen to date in the Marcellus...
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