Blue Ridge Mountain Res. Jazzed by Utica Wells in Washington, OH
Blue Ridge Mountain Resources is jazzed about a pair of Utica wells originally drilled in 2014, but completed this past December, located in Washington County, OH. Blue Ridge is the renamed remnant of Magnum Hunter Resources. Magnum Hunter filed for bankruptcy in December 2015, emerging from bankruptcy in May 2016 minus CEO Gary Evans (see Magnum Hunter Emerges from Bankruptcy with CEO Gary Evans Gone). Looking to shed the image of the past, the company renamed itself as Blue Ridge in January 2017 (see Magnum Hunter Changes Its Name, Leaves the Bankrupt Past Behind). Blue Ridge is 100% focused on the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays. The company's current production is 100 million cubic feet equivalent per day (MMcfe/d). They own 119,000 acres of leases with huge potential--96% of their acreage is not yet developed (i.e. undrilled). In 2014 Magnum Hunter drilled two Utica wells in Washington County, OH but never completed them. In December Blue Ridge completed those wells. The early production results from the two wells is very encouraging and has allowed Blue Ridge to "de-risk" 6,700 surrounding acres that will support another 40-50 new wells. Translation: Washington County landowners signed with Blue Ridge can expect drilling activity soon...
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