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39 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 20 – 26
After the high number of new permits issued two weeks ago, we thought last week the new permit number would sink (fast) for sure. But no! For the week of October 20 – 26, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica *increased* from the previous week. There were 39 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up from the 37 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 23 new permits last week, up from 19 the previous week. Ohio issued 11 permits, a slight decrease from 13 two weeks ago. And West Virginia issued 5 new permits, the same number as two weeks ago. Just, wow! Read More “39 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 20 – 26”
On August 17, Eureka Resources’ Williamsport Second Street facility (one of the three plants previously operated by Eureka) leaked some of its stored untreated wastewater, which ended up in the nearby Susquehanna River via a storm drain (see 
Range Resources issued its third quarter 2025 update on Wednesday. Range’s production averaged 2.23 Bcfe/d in 3Q, approximately 69% natural gas. Range used two rigs and drilled ~262,000 lateral feet across 16 wells, while turning to sales ~228,000 lateral feet across 15 wells. 3Q25 drilling and completion expenditures were $165 million. In addition to D&C spending, Range spent approximately $16 million on acreage and $9 million on infrastructure, pneumatic devices, and other investments. CEO Dennis Degner stated during the earnings call that the company remains encouraged by the early activity in Pennsylvania, particularly with gas-fired power generation for data center projects. Degner said he’s convinced more than ever that data centers will create another 2.5 Bcf/d (billion cubic feet per day) of demand for Marcellus/Utica drillers like Range. 
DT Midstream (DTM), headquartered in Detroit, owns significant assets in the Marcellus/Utica region, as well as in other regions, including the Haynesville. The company recently issued its third quarter report with some interesting updates. Among the pipeline projects discussed during the update were Vector, Midwestern Gas Transmission, Millennium, and NEXUS. It was chatter about NEXUS and the AI data center market that caught our interest. 
Cayuga Station, owned by Duke Energy, is a three-unit coal-fired power plant built between 1970 and 1993 in Vermillion County, Indiana. The existing plant produces up to 1,040 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Earlier this year, Duke filed a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) for permission to build two new gas-fired units at the Cayuga site to replace the coal-fired units (see 
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