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39 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 20 – 26
October 31, 2025November 6, 2025

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”
Belmont County | Industrywide Issues | Ohio | Sand/Proppant

MPR Building New Sand Storage Along Ohio River in Belmont County
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

Here’s a neat company we haven’t written about in 4 1/2 years: MPR Supply Chain. It’s a family-owned and operated riverfront transloading facility located in Bellaire, Ohio, at mile markers 92.5 and 93.7 on the Ohio River. MPR’s facility is a Gateway Distribution Point, located minutes from major north-south and east-west transportation routes and within 24 hours of two-thirds of the population of both the United States and Canada, including some of the largest material-consuming regions in the country. MPR moves a LOT of frac sand for the Marcellus/Utica industry through its facility, and has been for 10 years. MPR just broke ground on an expansion. Read More “MPR Building New Sand Storage Along Ohio River in Belmont County”
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37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 13 – 19
October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

For the week of October 13 – 19, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica increased significantly from the previous week. There were 37 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up dramatically from the 7 issued two weeks ago. We can’t remember the last time we saw 37 (or more) permits issued. It’s been a looong time (months, at least). Pennsylvania issued 19 new permits. Ohio issued 13 permits. And West Virginia, which had been skunked with no new permits for three consecutive weeks, finally woke up last week (it’s woke!), issuing 5 new permits. Read More “37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 13 – 19”
Belmont County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Gulfport Energy | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Ohio

Judge Won’t Dismiss OH Case re EQT, Gulfport Tapping Pt Pleasant
October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

We happened across a lawsuit we didn’t know about, involving an issue we’ve seen before. A landowner in Belmont County, Ohio, filed a lawsuit in June 2024 alleging that Gulfport Energy, in a joint development agreement with EQT (the lease owner), drilled three wells under the landowner’s property that tapped into the Point Pleasant formation, which sits immediately below the Utica. The landowner said the lease only allows drilling in the Utica and Marcellus and NOT in the Point Pleasant. Read More “Judge Won’t Dismiss OH Case re EQT, Gulfport Tapping Pt Pleasant”
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32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 29 – Oct 5
October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

For the week of September 29 to October 5, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica increased from the previous week. There were 32 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up five from 27 issued two weeks ago. Last week, Pennsylvania issued 27 drilling permits across six counties—the highest weekly total the state has recorded in months, possibly even over a year. Ohio issued five permits in two counties. West Virginia was skunked last week, issuing no new permits for the second consecutive week. What’s up with WV? Read More “32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 29 – Oct 5”
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27 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 22 – 28
October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

For the week of September 22 – 29, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica increased from the previous week. There were 27 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up three from 24 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 18 permits in four counties. Ohio issued nine permits, also in four counties. West Virginia got skunked last week, issuing zero new permits. Read More “27 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 22 – 28”
Belmont County | Industrywide Issues | Ohio | Regulation

Request to Drill Under (Not On) OH’s Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area
October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

In January 2023, Ohio House Bill (HB) 507 became law with the signature of Gov. Mike DeWine (see OH Gov. Signs Bill Expanding Drilling in State Parks, NatGas “Green”). The law allows shale drilling under (but not on top of) Ohio state-owned land, including state parks and wildlife areas. HB 507 encourages (pushes for) more drilling under state-owned land. The special commission created to award contracts — called the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) — met in September 2023 to consider 12+ “nominations” (requests to drill) received (see Ohio Comm. Says 12.5% Royalties for State Land Drilling Too Cheap). Since that time, environmentalists have been apoplectic at the prospect of drilling under state-owned land with every new request. It’s happening again with a request to drill under (not on) 1,460 acres of Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area in Belmont County. Read More “Request to Drill Under (Not On) OH’s Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area”
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24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 15 – 21
September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

For the week of September 15 – 21, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica decreased from the previous week, but not by much. There were 24 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, down from 26 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania finally improved a bit, but only because of one driller. PA issued 11 new permits last week, with 10 of the 11 going to Range Resources. Range’s permits were spread across three counties, with one permit in Allegheny, five in Beaver, and four in Washington. The other PA permit went to Beech Resources for a well in Lycoming County. Read More “24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 15 – 21”
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26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 8 – 14
September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

For the week of September 8 – 14, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica increased from the previous week. There were 26 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, more than doubling the 11 issued two weeks ago. For the second week in a row, Pennsylvania’s permit take was pathetic. PA issued just two new permits last week, after issuing three two weeks ago. Expand Energy received one permit in Bradford County, and Coterra Energy received the other permit in Susquehanna County (both counties in northeastern PA). Read More “26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 8 – 14”
Antero Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Columbiana County | Doddridge County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Greene County (PA) | Grenadier Energy | Harrison County | Hilcorp Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

11 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 1 – 7
September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

For the week of September 1 – 7, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica decreased from the previous week. There were 11 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, down from 19 issued two weeks ago (and way down from 30 issued three weeks ago). Pennsylvania issued just three new permits, with one each going to Expand Energy, EQT Corporation, and Range Resources in Bradford, Greene, and Washington counties, respectively. Read More “11 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 1 – 7”
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19 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 25 – 31
September 5, 2025September 12, 2025

For the week of August 25 – 31, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica decreased from the previous week. There were 19 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, down from 30 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued just six new permits, with two going to CNX Resources in Greene County. Another two went to EQT (including Rice Drilling), also in Greene County. Seneca Resources and Formentera Operating both received a single permit in Cameron and Lycoming counties, respectively. Read More “19 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 25 – 31”
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34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 28 – Aug 3
August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

For the week of July 28 – August 3, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica more than doubled from the previous week. There were 34 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, 20 more than the 14 issued two weeks ago. The Keystone State (PA) issued 15 new permits. Both EQT and Range Resources received six permits each for single well pads in Westmoreland and Washington counties, respectively. Expand Energy received three permits for a pad in Bradford County. Read More “34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 28 – Aug 3”
Belmont County | Energy Companies | Gulfport Energy | Monroe County | Ohio | Statewide OH

Gulfport Spending $100M to Lease More OH Land in Belmont, Monroe
August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Gulfport Energy is the third-largest driller in the Ohio Utica Shale (by the number of wells drilled). The company emerged from bankruptcy four years ago with a new board and new management in May 2021 (see Gulfport Energy Emerges from Bankruptcy w/New Board, CEO/CFO Gone). Later in 2021, the rumors began to swirl that Gulfport was looking to sell itself (see Big News: OH Utica Driller Gulfport Energy Looking to Sell Itself). Those rumors have long since expired. The company recovered and has done great since that time. Gulfport CEO John Reinhart said during yesterday’s quarterly update that the company is planning to spend up to $100 million in the coming months to lease more Utica acreage, primarily in Belmont but also a little in Monroe counties in Ohio. Read More “Gulfport Spending $100M to Lease More OH Land in Belmont, Monroe”
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21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 2 – 8
June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

For the week of Jun 2 – 8, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica fell from the previous week. There were 21 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, down 14 from 35 issued two weeks ago. The Keystone State (PA) issued 11—half—of the new permits. Seneca Resources scored six permits for a single pad in Tioga County. EQT (under the name Rice Drilling) received four permits for two pads in Greene County. Sabre Energy received a single permit in Sullivan County. Read More “21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 2 – 8”
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35 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 26 – Jun 1
June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

For the week of May 26 – Jun 1, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica increased significantly from the previous week. There were 35 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up 11 from 24 two weeks ago. A whopping 27 new permits were issued in the Keystone State (PA) after issuing only four permits two weeks ago. EQT and its drilling subsidiary Rice Drilling received 10 permits, all of them in Greene County, spread across two pads. Spain-based Repsol received the second most permits, five, for a single pad in Tioga County. Read More “35 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 26 – Jun 1”
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24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 19 – 25
May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

For the week of May 19 – 25, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica was down seven from the previous week. Last week, 24 new permits were issued in the M-U. In the Keystone State (PA), just four new permits were issued, all of them going to Expand Energy (Chesapeake) for a pad in Sullivan County. The Buckeye State (OH) received 13 new permits, with most (five) going to Encino Energy (EAP) in Columbiana County. EOG Resources received four permits for Carroll County, and Gulfport Energy received four permits for Belmont County. The Mountain State (WV) scored seven new permits. Six of the seven went to Antero Resources for a single pad in Tyler County. One permit was issued to Marion Natural Energy in Marion County. Read More “24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 19 – 25”