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8 New Shale Well Permits Reported for PA-OH-WV Aug 3 – 9
August 14, 2026August 14, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received 8 new drilling permits last week, August 3 – 9, down 7 from two weeks ago. Pitiful. (Cue Linda Ronstadt’s “Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me“) It’s actually a little worse than that. Two weeks ago, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources didn’t issue a report. One of the Ohio permits from last week is actually from two weeks ago. Pennsylvania only issued 2 new permits, Ohio issued 6 (5 new + 1 tardy), and West Virginia was a big, fat goose egg. The drillers who received new permits were: Apex Energy (4), Ascent Resources (1), EOG Resources (1), and Expand Energy (2). Read More “8 New Shale Well Permits Reported for PA-OH-WV Aug 3 – 9”
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CNX Says It Will Apply for New Permits to Drill 2 Penn Twp Wells
September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Penn Township

In June, we reported that the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), a special court in PA that hears appeals of decisions made by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), had ruled in favor of CNX Resources to allow two previously permitted wells in Penn Township (Westmoreland County) to move forward with drilling (see Anti-Shale Group Loses EHB Appeal to Block CNX Wells in SWPA). A local anti-shale group called Protect PT, backed with Big Green money and lawyers, appealed the decision to the state’s Commonwealth Court. CNX also appealed the EHB decision. While the lawsuit plays out, the original DEP permits in question have expired. Protect PT claimed CNX will need to reapply all over again—that the clock has run out (see Anti Group Claims Clock Ran Out for CNX to Drill 2 Penn Twp Wells). CNX says that’s exactly right. The company intentionally allowed them to expire so they could reapply for new permits. Read More “CNX Says It Will Apply for New Permits to Drill 2 Penn Twp Wells”
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Anti Group Claims Clock Ran Out for CNX to Drill 2 Penn Twp Wells
September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

In June, we reported that the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), a special court in PA that hears appeals of decisions made by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), had ruled in favor of CNX Resources to allow two previously permitted wells in Penn Township (Westmoreland County) to move forward with construction (see Anti-Shale Group Loses EHB Appeal to Block CNX Wells in SWPA). A local anti-shale group called Protect PT, backed with Big Green money and lawyers, appealed the decision to the state’s Commonwealth Court. CNX has also appealed the EHB decision. While the lawsuit plays out, the original DEP permits in question have expired. Protect PT claims CNX will need to reapply all over again—that the clock has run out. Read More “Anti Group Claims Clock Ran Out for CNX to Drill 2 Penn Twp Wells”
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CNX Appeals EHB Extra Conditions Imposed on 2 Penn Twp Wells
July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

The special court established in Pennsylvania to hear appeals of Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) decisions, known as the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), didn’t please anyone with a decision it rendered several weeks ago. We previously reported that the EHB had ruled in favor of CNX Resources to allow two previously permitted wells to move forward with construction (see Anti-Shale Group Loses EHB Appeal to Block CNX Wells in SWPA). A local anti-shale group, backed with Big Green money and lawyers, appealed the decision to the state’s Commonwealth Court. CNX has also appealed the EHB decision. Read More “CNX Appeals EHB Extra Conditions Imposed on 2 Penn Twp Wells”
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Anti-Shale Group Loses EHB Appeal to Block CNX Wells in SWPA
June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

A leftist anti-fossil group calling itself Protect PT (Penn-Trafford), located in Westmoreland County, PA, backed with big money from Big Green groups, has for years challenged Penn Township ordinances that allow Apex Energy (now CNX Resources) to drill and operate shale wells. Protect PT finally struck out (legally) at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in May 2020 (see Penn Twp Frack Ban Case Strikes Out at PA Supreme Court). However, using Big Green money, Protect PT soldiered on even after its crushing defeat at the Supreme Court. Apex (later bought by CNX) proposed drilling two wells—the Drakulic Well project—on a pad in a rural part of Trafford, PA, a borough straddling Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. Protect PT challenged the original permits and a time extension at PA’s special environmental court called the Environmental Hearing Board in early 2024 (see PA EHB Allows “Narrow” Appeal of 2 Apex Energy Well Permits). The EHB recently ruled against Protect PT’s appeal. Read More “Anti-Shale Group Loses EHB Appeal to Block CNX Wells in SWPA”
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22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 27 – Feb 2
February 7, 2025February 7, 2025

For the week of Jan 27 – Feb 2, the number of permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica to drill new shale wells recovered from the previous week. Two weeks ago, only 7 new permits were issued. Last week, the number increased to 22 new permits issued. Whereas the Keystone State (PA) issued no new permits two weeks ago, PA issued 13 new permits last week. Six of those permits went to Apex Energy in Westmoreland County. Five permits were issued to EQT (Rice Drilling) in Greene and Lycoming counties. And two permits went to Expand Energy (Chesapeake) in Bradford County. Read More “22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 27 – Feb 2”
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CNX Drilled Just 1 New Well in 4Q24, Plans to Add 34 Wells in 2025
January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

Yesterday, CNX Resources issued its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 update. The company lost $145 million for the quarter, compared with a profit of $514 million in 4Q23. Production was 141.9 Bcfe (billion cubic feet equivalent) in 4Q24 — which works out to 1.54 Bcfe/d — down from 146.9 Bcfe last year (a drop of 3.4%). Drilling all but stopped during 3Q, and that trend continued in 4Q. The company drilled just one new Utica well in central PA. However, CNX fracked nine wells and brought six wells online to sales in southwestern PA. Read More “CNX Drilled Just 1 New Well in 4Q24, Plans to Add 34 Wells in 2025”
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2 of Top 5 Upstream M&A Deals in 4Q Were in the Marcellus/Utica
January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

Enverus Intelligence Research (EIR), a subsidiary of Enverus, issued a summary of the fourth quarter and full-year 2024 upstream M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activity yesterday. Two of the top five M&A deals include deals in the Marcellus/Utica. Coming in at #3 on the list was EQT’s sale of non-operated assets to Equinor for $1.25 billion in October (see EQT Sells Remaining Nonop Assets in NE Pa. for $1.25 Billion). Coming in at #5 on the list was CNX Resources’ purchase of Apex Energy for $505 million in December (see CNX Resources Buys Apex Energy for $505M, Adds Pa. M-U Assets). Read More “2 of Top 5 Upstream M&A Deals in 4Q Were in the Marcellus/Utica”
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CNX Closes Deal to Buy Apex Energy for $505M, Adds SWPA Assets
January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

In December, CNX Resources announced it had struck a deal to buy the assets of Apex Energy II, LLC, a portfolio company of funds managed by Carnelian Energy Capital Management, for $505 million (see CNX Resources Buys Apex Energy for $505M, Adds Pa. M-U Assets). Apex owns wells, acreage, and pipelines in Westmoreland County, PA. The Apex assets are close to, in some cases adjacent to, CNX’s considerable assets in the region. As of yesterday, the deal is complete. Apex Energy II is no more. Read More “CNX Closes Deal to Buy Apex Energy for $505M, Adds SWPA Assets”
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41 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 13 – 19
January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

Wow! Is this the Trump effect? For the week of Jan 13 – 19, permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica to drill new shale wells achieved levels we haven’t seen in, oh, about four years. There were 41 new permits issued last week, up significantly from 27 issued the week before and 30 issued two weeks before. The Keystone State (PA) issued a whopping 25 new permits, with 17 (!) going to EQT spread across Greene and Washington counties. Another six permits went to Chesapeake Energy (now Expand Energy) in Bradford County. One permit each went to Range Resources and Apex Energy in Beaver and Westmoreland counties, respectively. Read More “41 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 13 – 19”
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CNX Issuing New Notes for $200M to Help Fund Purchase of Apex
January 14, 2025January 14, 2025

CNX Resources announced in December that it had struck a deal to buy the assets of Apex Energy II, LLC, a portfolio company of funds managed by Carnelian Energy Capital Management, for $505 million (see CNX Resources Buys Apex Energy for $505M, Adds Pa. M-U Assets). Apex owns wells, acreage, and pipelines in Westmoreland County, PA. Its assets are close to (in some cases adjacent to) CNX’s considerable regional holdings. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. However, CNX needs more money to help fund it. Read More “CNX Issuing New Notes for $200M to Help Fund Purchase of Apex”
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Anti-Shale Group Continues to Try and Block Apex Wells in SWPA
January 3, 2025January 3, 2025

A leftist anti-fossil group calling itself Protect PT (Penn-Trafford), located in Westmoreland County, PA, backed with big money from Big Green groups, has for years challenged Penn Township ordinances that allow Apex Energy and Huntley & Huntley (now Olympus Energy) to drill and operate shale wells. Protect PT finally struck out (legally) at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in May 2020 (see Penn Twp Frack Ban Case Strikes Out at PA Supreme Court). However, Protect PT soldiered on (with Big Green $$), even after its crushing Supreme Court defeat. Apex Energy proposed drilling two wells (the Drakulic Well project) on a pad in a rural part of Trafford, PA, a boro straddling Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. Protect PT challenged the original permits and a time extension of the permits (see PA EHB Allows “Narrow” Appeal of 2 Apex Energy Well Permits). We are nearly a year later, and the case still plays out. A hearing is set for Jan. 15 to examine whether the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) lawfully issued drilling permits to Apex Energy. Read More “Anti-Shale Group Continues to Try and Block Apex Wells in SWPA”
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CNX Resources Buys Apex Energy for $505M, Adds Pa. M-U Assets
December 6, 2024December 6, 2024

CNX Resources announced yesterday it had struck a deal to buy the assets of Apex Energy II, LLC, a portfolio company of funds managed by Carnelian Energy Capital Management, for $505 million. Apex owns wells, acreage, and pipelines in Westmoreland County, PA. The Apex assets are close to, in some cases adjacent to, CNX’s considerable assets in the region. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. Read More “CNX Resources Buys Apex Energy for $505M, Adds Pa. M-U Assets”
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28 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 18 – 24
December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

For the week of Nov 18 – 24, permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica continued to be strong, with 28 new permits issued, down just two from the 30 issued the prior week. The Keystone State (PA) issued 11 new permits, with five going to CNX Resources, all in Allegheny County. Two permits were issued to Southwestern Energy (now Expand Energy) in Lycoming County. The remaining four were single permits issued to EQT Corporation (Greene County), Infinity Natural Resources (Indiana County), Range Resources (Washington County), and Apex Energy (Westmoreland County). Read More “28 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 18 – 24”
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Murrysville Rejects Antis’ Petition to Cancel Leases Under Parks
October 22, 2024October 22, 2024

Last December, Murrysville (PA) Council members voted to lease land for shale drilling under two town parks—Duff Park and Murrysville Community Park (see Murrysville, PA to Vote in Dec. on Plan to Drill Under Two Parks). Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County, in the southwestern part of the state. Olympus Energy pitched proposals to lease under both parks, using their adjacent leased acreage (on private land) to set up rigs to drill under the parks, which the council approved. The council also approved a lease last year with Apex Energy to drill and frack under Kovalczik Park. Last week, so-called environmental group Protect PT presented a petition to the council asking them to rescind the leases for drilling under the three parks. Read More “Murrysville Rejects Antis’ Petition to Cancel Leases Under Parks”
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Apex Energy Clipped by PA DEP for Not Disclosing Frack Chemicals
September 12, 2024September 12, 2024

According to Pennsylvania regulation 25 Pa. Code § 78a.122(b)(6)(iv), a drilling company must provide a list of the chemicals intentionally added to the stimulation [fracking] fluid by name and chemical abstract service (CAS) number in a Completion Report. The PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says Apex Energy failed to provide that information on its reports for 37 shale wells in Westmoreland County drilled between March 20, 2018, and February 17, 2024. The DEP issued a NOV (Notice of Violation) to Apex on Sept. 9. Read More “Apex Energy Clipped by PA DEP for Not Disclosing Frack Chemicals”