Marcellus King in PA – Which Other Layers are Actively Drilled?

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Over the past few years MDN has highlighted and brought to your attention an excellent data service called MarcellusGas.org. The service contains data on every Marcellus (and other layer) wells drilled in Pennsylvania. It also covers waste disposal and injection wells. And it posts detailed statistics--down to the individual well level--including production numbers. It's a really great service that only charges $20 per year for a membership. We highly recommend a membership if you're into data and numbers. Note: We have no vested interest in the service. We've never even received a simple "thank you" for mentioning it and no doubt driving a number of subscriptions their way. No matter. We promote it because it's a great service. Recently MarcellusGas sent an email to members (yes, we pay our $20/year like everyone else) to highlight how many wells have been permitted, and actually drilled--by rock layer. As you can imagine the Marcellus is king, head and shoulders above all the rest, with 9,359 actively producing wells and another 7,125 wells permitted (for a total of 16,484 Marcellus wells). What caught our eye is the numbers for the other layers. You might guess the second highest number of producing wells would be from the Utica Shale layer--but you would be wrong...

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