Leasing Activity Picks Up in Northern PA – for Utica!

One of the most-drilled Marcellus Shale counties in Pennsylvania has been Tioga County--just about dead center (horizontally) and at the top (vertically) of the state, sharing a boarder with New York State. Four to five years ago there was a leasing frenzy in Tioga and Potter counties, followed by a lot of drilling in Tioga and a little bit of drilling in Potter. Leasing activity all but stopped--then something really interesting happened. Recently Shell reported drilling 6 Utica Shale wells in Tioga County, the first two of which have turned in truly impressive production rates (see Shell Drills 2 Successful Utica Wells in NEPA Marcellusland). Apparently because of Shell's success, leasing activity in Tioga and Potter (and even in McKean County) has once again picked up the pace--this time for leases to drill Utica wells...

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