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32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 12-18
Last week (Dec. 12-18), the number of permits issued to drill new shale wells in the Marcellus/Utica bumped up nicely to 32, up from the prior week’s 20. Both Pennsylvania and Ohio issued 16 new shale permits each. West Virginia got skunked and issued none.
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Ascent Resources, originally founded as American Energy Partners by gas legend Aubrey McClendon, is a privately-held company that focuses 100% on the Ohio Utica Shale. Ascent is Ohio’s largest natural gas producer (352,000 leased acres) and the 8th largest natural gas producer in the U.S. The company issued its third quarter update yesterday. Ascent averaged production of 2.34 Bcfe/d for the quarter, up significantly from the 1.98 Bcfe/d it averaged in 3Q21 (18% increase). Production was also up from the 1.97 Bcfe/d produced last quarter, 2Q22 (19% increase). Nearly all of Ascent’s production (94%) was natural gas, while the rest was oil and NGLs.