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22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 4 – 10
May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received 22 new drilling permits last week, May 4 – 10, up from the 19 permits issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 10 of last week’s permits. Ohio issued 8 new permits. West Virginia issued 4 new permits last week. The drillers who received new permits included: Ascent Resources, EOG Resources, EQT (including subsidiary Rice Drilling), Expand Energy, and Northeast Natural Energy. Read More “22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 4 – 10”
Ascent Resources | Butler County | Carroll County | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Fayette County | Harrison County | Jay-Bee Oil & Gas | Laurel Mountain Energy | Marshall County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Pleasants County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 30 – Apr 5
April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received 22 new drilling permits last week, Mar. 30 – Apr. 5, up 3 from the 19 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 6 of the permits. Ohio issued 8 new permits. West Virginia also issued 8 new permits last week. The drillers who received new permits last week included Ascent Resources, EOG Resources, EQT, Expand Energy, Jay-Bee Oil & Gas, and Laurel Mountain Energy. Read More “22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 30 – Apr 5”
Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Ohio | Statewide OH

OH Supreme Court Ruling Affects Mineral Rights Claims in Old Deeds
April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

The Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision in a case we previously did not know about, one with the potential to affect landowners and drillers. In the case Faith Ranch & Farms Fund, Inc. v. PNC Bank, the Supremes ruled that a former Harrison County landowner did NOT reserve underground oil and gas rights in a 1953 deed that mentioned coal and “other minerals.” Using the phrase “other minerals” may refer to oil and gas, but that isn’t necessarily the case, the justices said in a 6-1 ruling. The phrase was considered in relation to how it’s contextualized in a deed, one of the justices wrote. Read More “OH Supreme Court Ruling Affects Mineral Rights Claims in Old Deeds”
Arsenal Resources | BKV/Banpu | Carroll County | CNX Resources | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Marion County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County | Wyoming County (PA)

17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 9 – 15
March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received a combined 17 new drilling permits last week, Mar. 9 – 15, down 4 from the 21 permits issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 11 of the permits. Ohio issued 5. And, West Virginia issued 1 new permit last week. The drillers receiving new permits last week included: Arsenal Resources, BKV, CNX Resources, EOG Resources, Gulfport Energy, and Range Resources. Read More “17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 9 – 15”
Antero Resources | Belmont County | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | M&A | Northern Oil & Gas | Ohio

INR & NOG Close on Purchase of Antero’s Ohio Utica Assets for $1.2B
February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

In December, Antero Resources announced a deal to sell its Ohio Utica assets to a partnership of Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) and Infinity Natural Resources (INR) for $1.2 billion in cash (see NOG & INR Partner to Buy Antero Resources’ Ohio Utica for $1.2B). The deal includes 71,000 net acres concentrated in Ohio’s Guernsey, Belmont, and Harrison counties, producing 133 MMcfe/d (81% gas, 19% liquids) from 255 laterals. The midstream (pipeline) part of the deal includes approximately 141 miles of wholly owned midstream gathering lines and approximately 90 miles of water lines. As of yesterday, the deal closed. INR now operates those assets. Read More “INR & NOG Close on Purchase of Antero’s Ohio Utica Assets for $1.2B”
Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Butler County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Doddridge County | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Harrison County | HG Energy | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | JKLM Energy | Lewis County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Ritchie County | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

43 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 9 – 15
February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received a combined 43 new drilling permits last week, Feb. 9 – 15, up 19 from the permits issued two weeks ago. The most recent high in permits (going back at least a year) occurred during the first week of December, when 60 new permits were issued (see 60 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 1 – 7). A week with 43 permits is also significant, indicating an increase in drilling activity. Pennsylvania issued 25 new permits, Ohio issued 7, and West Virginia issued 11. The drillers receiving new permits last week included: Antero Resources, Arsenal Resources, Ascent Resources, Coterra Energy, HG Energy, Infinity Natural Resources, JKLM Energy, and PennEnergy Resources. Read More “43 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 9 – 15”
Antero Resources | Belmont County | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | M&A | Northern Oil & Gas | Ohio

NOG & INR Adjust Ownership Split of Antero’s Ohio Utica Assets
February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

In December, Antero Resources announced a deal to sell its Ohio Utica assets to a partnership of Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) and Infinity Natural Resources (INR) for $1.2 billion in cash (see NOG & INR Partner to Buy Antero Resources’ Ohio Utica for $1.2B). The deal includes 71,000 net acres concentrated in Ohio’s Guernsey, Belmont, and Harrison counties, producing 133 MMcfe/d (81% gas, 19% liquids) from 255 laterals. The midstream (pipeline) part of the deal includes approximately 141 miles of wholly owned midstream gathering lines and approximately 90 miles of water lines. Yesterday, NOG and INR announced that they are tweaking the arrangement, with INR boosting its ownership share in the deal from 51% to 60%. Read More “NOG & INR Adjust Ownership Split of Antero’s Ohio Utica Assets”
Ascent Resources | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | Expand Energy | Harrison County | Jefferson County (OH) | Lycoming County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

10 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 19 – 25
January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received a combined 10 new drilling permits last week, Jan. 19 – 25, down significantly from the 27 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 6 new permits, Ohio issued 4, and West Virginia issued none. The drillers receiving new permits last week included: Ascent Resources, EOG Resources, Expand Energy, and Pennsylvania General Energy. Read More “10 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 19 – 25”
Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Belmont County | Carroll County | Energy Companies | Grenadier Energy | Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | Lease & Royalty Payments | Ohio | Regulation

Ohio OGLMC Awards Contract to Drill Under Leesville Wildlife Area
January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

Yesterday, the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) met in a public forum in Columbus and voted to open another 6,570 acres of state-owned wildlife land (in Belmont and Harrison counties) to allow bids to frack under (not on top of) those areas. The Commission also awarded a contract to Grenadier Energy to drill under another wildlife area in Carroll County, 172 acres of the Leesville Wildlife Area. The state is getting an amazing $6,000 signing bonus, equaling $1.03 million, plus big royalties! Read More “Ohio OGLMC Awards Contract to Drill Under Leesville Wildlife Area”
Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Doddridge County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Fayette County | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Lycoming County | Marion County | Monongalia County | Monroe County | Northeast Natural Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Susquehanna County | Tuscarawas County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

60 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 1 – 7
December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

After a pathetic showing two weeks ago (just 8 permits), last week was a barnstormer—the most permits we’ve seen issued in a single week since we’ve been chronicling permits here on MDN. But, there’s a catch. Last week’s report for the combined three states shows 60 (!) permits issued, with 22 going to Pennsylvania, 24 to Ohio, and 14 to West Virginia. However, Ohio’s numbers are inflated because the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) reported numbers last week that stretch back three weeks in time. You may recall Ohio didn’t issue permits for two weeks in a row. They actually issued permits but didn’t report them. So, this report includes 6 permits for the two missing weeks. Still, removing six from the total means 54 permits were issued last week, which remains a record high. Could the spike in the spot price for natural gas in the M-U be the reason? Read More “60 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 1 – 7”
Antero Resources | Belmont County | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | M&A | Northern Oil & Gas | Ohio

NOG & INR Partner to Buy Antero Resources’ Ohio Utica for $1.2B
December 8, 2025December 22, 2025

The second round of big news coming from Antero Resources today is the sale of the company’s Utica Shale assets. We told you in November that Antero, the largest Marcellus/Utica (M-U) driller in West Virginia, officially began to market its Ohio Utica assets for sale (see Antero Returns to Dry Gas Drilling; Confirms Ohio Utica for Sale). They found a buyer (actually, buyers). Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG), a company that invests in non-operated oil and gas assets (they let others do the drilling), and Marcellus/Utica driller Infinity Natural Resources (INR) announced a partnership to purchase the Ohio Utica assets of Antero Resources Corporation and Antero Midstream Corporation for a combined purchase price of $1.2 billion in cash. Read More “NOG & INR Partner to Buy Antero Resources’ Ohio Utica for $1.2B”
Armstrong County | Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Beech Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Lycoming County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Snyder Brothers | Taylor County | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County | Wetzel County | XPR Resources

31 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 10 – 16
November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

Back into the 30s! The number of new permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica last week was 31, after being 24 the week before. Over the past five weeks (including last week), the number of new permits issued has been 37, 39, 37, 24, and 31, respectively. Not bad at all. Pennsylvania issued 14 new permits last week, down from 16 the prior week. Ohio issued 5 new permits, down from 6 the prior week. West Virginia, which issued no new permits two weeks ago, soared, issuing 12 permits last week. Read More “31 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 10 – 16”
Antero Resources | Beaver County | BKV/Banpu | Carroll County | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | EXCO Resources | Harrison County | Marion County | Marion Natural Energy | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Ritchie County | Sullivan County | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County | Wyoming County (PA)

37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 27 – Nov 2
November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

We continue to be delighted with the number of new permits issued to drill shale wells in the Marcellus/Utica. Three weeks ago, that number soared to 37. Two weeks ago, it increased to 39. And last week the number remained high, down just two, back to 37 once again. Wow! We haven’t seen a sustained trend of high permit numbers like this in many moons. Pennsylvania issued 13 new permits last week, down from 23 the prior week. Ohio issued 8 new permits, down from 11 the prior week. It was West Virginia that was the breakout star, issuing 16 new permits, up from issuing 5 the preceding week. Read More “37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 27 – Nov 2”
Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Butler County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Lycoming County | Marshall County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Repsol | Seneca Resources | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

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”
Allegheny County | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Columbiana County | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | EXCO Resources | Expand Energy | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Hilcorp Energy | JKLM Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Sullivan County | Tioga County (PA) | Tuscarawas County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

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”
Armstrong County | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Bradford County | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Lycoming County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Snyder Brothers | Sullivan County | Washington County | Weekly Permits

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”