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26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 5 – 11
August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

For the week of August 5 – 11, a total of 26 permits were issued to drill new shale wells in Marcellus/Utica, with the vast majority issued in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State had 21 new permits, with an eye-popping 19 going to EQT split between Greene and Washington counties (in the southwestern part of the state), and two issued to Range Resources in Beaver County. Ohio issued five new permits last week, with four going to Ascent Resources in Jefferson County and one to Encino Energy (EAP) in Guernsey County. West Virginia’s online data service is currently out of order, and there is no ETA for when it will be fixed, so we have no permits to report for the Mountain State. Read More “26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 5 – 11”
Armstrong County | Carroll County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | Guernsey County | Harrison County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Marshall County | Noble County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Snyder Brothers | Southwestern Energy | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

20 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 29 – Aug 4
August 9, 2024August 12, 2024

For the week of July 29 – August 4, a total of 20 permits were issued to drill new shale wells in Marcellus/Utica, with the vast majority issued in Ohio. The Buckeye State had 13 new permits, with seven going to EOG Resources split between Noble and Carroll counties. Four permits went to Encino Energy in Harrison County. Two permits were issued to INR (Infinity Natural Resources) in Guernsey County. Pennsylvania issued six new permits last week, with four going to Range Resources in Washington County and two to Snyder Brothers in Armstrong County. West Virginia had just one new permit issued to Southwestern Energy in Marshall County.

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Chesapeake Energy | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Sullivan County | Weekly Permits | Westmoreland County

14 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 15 – 21
July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

For the week of July 15 – 21, a total of 14 permits were issued to drill new shale wells in Marcellus/Utica. Pennsylvania issued six new permits, split two each for INR, Chesapeake Energy, and Olympus Energy. Ohio issued eight new permits, all of them to Encino Energy split between two counties. West Virginia issued no new permits last week.
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Armstrong County | Chesapeake Energy | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Snyder Brothers | Sullivan County | Susquehanna County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County | Wetzel County

31 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 8 – 14
July 19, 2024July 19, 2024

For the week of July 8 – 14, a total of 31 permits were issued to drill new shale wells in Marcellus/Utica. Pennsylvania had a nice increase with 25 new permits issued. A full 9 of PA’s permits went to Snyder Brothers for a single well in Armstrong County. Another 6 permits went to EQT in PA’s Greene and Washington counties. There were 5 new permits in Ohio, all of them going to Encino Energy for a single pad in Guernsey County. West Virginia had a single new permit going to EQT in Wetzel County.
Read More “31 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 8 – 14”
Allegheny County | Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Marion County | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Seneca Resources | Tioga County (PA) | Tyler County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 1 – 7
July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

We noticed that permit data has already been updated for last week, so we’re bringing you our weekly permit report a day early. For the week of July 1 – 7, a total of 18 permits were issued to drill new shale wells in Marcellus/Utica. There were six new permits issued in Pennsylvania, with four of them going to Range Resources for a pad in Washington County. There were four new permits in Ohio, all of them going to Encino Energy for a pad in Guernsey County. West Virginia was the surprise with eight new permits, six of which were issued to Antero Resources in Tyler County.
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15 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 24 – 30
July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

We’re playing catch-up following our brief Wednesday through Friday vacation last week. The first order of business is to bring you the list of permits issued for the week of June 24 – 30. A total of 15 new permits were issued, with most (10) issued in Pennsylvania. Ohio issued four new permits, and West Virginia issued one new permit. Both Seneca Resources and Apex Energy tied for most new permits (three each), with Seneca’s permits issued in Tioga County, PA, and Apex’s permits issued in Westmoreland County, PA.
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Ascent Resources | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Jefferson County (OH) | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits

12 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 17 – 23
July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

We didn’t bring you the latest permit numbers on Friday because the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection’s report website was down (again, for the umpteenth time). The site was back online this morning, so we ran our weekly query and discovered PA issued a whopping three permits for the week of June 17-23, all of them issued to Coterra Energy in (gasp) the township of Dimock! Yes, drilling in Dimock is back. Love it! In addition, Ohio issued nine new permits, with seven going to Encino Energy for oil drilling in Guernsey and Harrison counties. Ohio also issued two permits to Ascent Resources in Jefferson County. West Virginia issued no new shale permits for that period.
Read More “12 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 17 – 23”
Antero Resources | Bradford County | Chesapeake Energy | CNX Resources | Doddridge County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas | Lycoming County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Pleasants County | Seneca Resources | Tioga County (PA) | Tyler County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

46 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 10 – 16
June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

Three weeks ago, 31 new permits were issued to drill in the entire Marcellus/Utica region. Two weeks ago, the number dropped (dramatically) to just seven new permits. And then last week, the number of permits issued soared once again — all the way up to 46. Bam! We just kicked it up a notch. Seneca Resources took the top spot for new permits, receiving a total of nine permits, all in Tioga County, PA. Chesapeake Energy and Antero Resources tied for second place with seven new permits each, with Chessy’s permits coming in Bradford County, PA, and Antero’s in Doddridge County, WV. Coming in third was Jay-Bee Oil & Gas with six permits issued in Pleasants County, WV. State by state, PA issued 24 new permits, OH issued 9, and WV issued 13 permits.
Read More “46 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 10 – 16”
Carroll County | Columbiana County | Guernsey County | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Lease & Royalty Payments | Ohio | Statewide OH

Ohio About to Net $60+ Million for Drilling Under State Parks
June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

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A request by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management (OBM) to set up two new bank accounts to accept payments from drillers is the tipoff that drilling is about to begin under some of Ohio’s state land, including state parks. The state will receive nearly $60 million in lease signing bonus payments to drill under Salt Fork State Park (in Guernsey County), Valley Run Wildlife Area (in Carroll County), and the Zepernick Wildlife Area (in Columbiana County). The vast majority of that is for drilling under Salt Fork.
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Electrical Generation | Guernsey County | Industrywide Issues | Ohio | Regulation

Onerous New EPA Regs Would Prevent Brand New OH Gas-Fired Plant
June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Last Thursday, MDN brought you the news that U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (from West Virginia) and Congressman Troy Balderson (from Ohio) introduced a resolution to block the EPA’s latest attack against the natural gas industry (see 44 Senators, 138 House Mbrs Intro Resolution to Block EPA Power Reg). Using 1,020 pages of new regulations, which will go into effect this year, all coal-fired plants that are slated to remain operational in the long term and all new gas-fired power plants will be required to control (capture) 90% of their carbon emissions using expensive and unproven technology. Translation: New gas-fired plants won’t get built, and most, if not all, coal plants will shutter, with the result that electricity will, by necessity, be rationed (see WSJ Calls Biden EPA Power Plant Regs a Plan to “Ration Electricity”). Using the EPA’s new standards, a state-of-the-art gas-fired power plant built in Guernsey County that went operational one year ago would not meet the new standards.
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Guernsey County | Lease & Royalty Payments | Ohio

Mystery Driller Asks Ohio to Lease More of Salt Fork State Park
June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

In February, the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) met to award contracts to drill under (not on) several Ohio state parks, including 5,700 acres of the 20,000-acre Salt Fork State Park in Guernsey County (see Ohio Awards Drilling Contracts for State Parks – Salt Fork Surprise). The big news for us was that Encino Energy, which has long coveted the Salt Fork State Park property, did NOT win the contract for it. At some point, Encino pulled its proposal for Salt Fork and instead concentrated on several other parcels. The contract for Salt Fork was awarded to Infinity Natural Resources. This just in… The OGLMC has received a new nomination to drill under another 2,300 acres of Salt Fork State Park.
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Allegheny County | Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Chesapeake Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Guernsey County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Jefferson County (OH) | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Sullivan County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 20 – 26
May 31, 2024May 31, 2024

Two weeks ago, 16 new permits were issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica region. Last week, May 20-26, the number increased by two to 18. Two drillers tied for the top prize for most new permits. Chesapeake Energy received five new permits, all of them for drilling in Sullivan County, PA. Ascent Resources also received five new permits, with four of them to drill in Jefferson County, OH, and one in Guernsey County, OH. Antero received three permits for drilling in Wetzel County, WV. EQT Corporation got two permits to drill in Washington County, PA. Range Resources, Olympus Energy, and INR each got a single new permit (see below for where).
Read More “18 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 20 – 26”
Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Jefferson County (OH) | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

10 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 6 – 12
May 17, 2024May 17, 2024

Two weeks ago, during the week of April 29 – May 5, there were 16 new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica (and 26 the week before that). Last week, for May 6 – 12, there were just ten new permits issued. The trend has been going down for the past few weeks. Ascent Resources scored the most new permits last week, with six scattered between two well pads in Guernsey and Jefferson counties in Ohio. Coterra Energy received two new permits in Susquehanna County, PA. Antero Resources also received two permits, in Wetzel County, WV.
Read More “10 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 6 – 12”
Butler County | Carroll County | Chesapeake Energy | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | LOLA Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Sullivan County | Weekly Permits

16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 29 – May 5
May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Two weeks ago, during the week of April 22 – 28, there were 26 new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica. Last week, for April 29 – May 5, there were just 16 new permits issued. Encino Energy was the top receiver of permits with 7 permits between two counties: Carroll and Harrison, both in Ohio. EQT (mainly under its Rice Drilling name) received 5 permits between Fayette and Greene counties in Pennsylvania. INR picked up 2 new permits in Guernsey County, OH. Both LOLA Energy and Chesapeake Energy picked up 1 new permit for Butler and Sullivan counties in Pennsylvania.
Read More “16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 29 – May 5”
Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Fayette County | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas | Marion County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southwestern Energy | Tribune Resources | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 15 – 21
April 26, 2024April 26, 2024

Two weeks ago, during the week of April 8 -14, 17 new permits were issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica (see 17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 8 – 14). Last week, for the week of April 15 – 21, 16 new permits were issued. However, the composition of where the permits were issued changed significantly from the typical pattern. Only two of the permits were issued in Pennsylvania last week, both for EQT (one in Fayette County, the other in Greene County). Ohio received six new permits divided evenly, with three going to INR and the other three to EOG Resources. INR’s permits were all issued in Guernsey County and EOG’s in Harrison County. West Virginia, which typically receives the fewest new permits, took the lion’s share with eight new permits. Jaybee Oil & Gas received three permits in Tyler County. Southwestern Energy also received three permits but in Wetzel County. Tribune Resources received one new permit (Tyler County), and EQT received one permit (Marion County).
Read More “16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 15 – 21”
Armstrong County | Ascent Resources | Energy Companies | Greylock Energy | Guernsey County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Potter County | Snyder Brothers | Weekly Permits

4 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 25 – 31
April 5, 2024April 5, 2024

What’s below dismal? The new permits report for two weeks ago showed just five new permits, which we called “dismal” (see 5 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 18 – 24). Last week, for March 25 – 31, there were just four new permits issued. Technically, there were only two new permits (both in Pennsylvania), but Ohio’s Dept. of Natural Resources was tardy in their update and recorded two new permits last week for permits issued the week before. We didn’t report them two weeks ago, so we will report them this week. In PA, there was one new permit each issued to Snyder Brothers (Armstrong County) and Greylock Energy (Potter County). OH issued two permits to Ascent Resources (both in Guernsey County). West Virginia issued no new permits for the second week in a row.
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