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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”
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”
Arsenal Resources | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Harrison County | Monongalia County | Northeast Natural Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna County | Taylor County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 11 – 17
August 25, 2025August 25, 2025

For the week of August 11 – 17, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica edged up from the previous week. There were 16 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, an increase of six from the 10 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued just four new permits, all of them for a single driller on a single pad in a single county: Coterra in Susquehanna County. Ohio also issued just four new permits, all of which went to Encino Energy (EAP) for a single pad in Harrison County. Read More “16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 11 – 17”
Allegheny County | Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Marion County | Monroe County | Noble County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County | Wyoming County (PA)

17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 14 – 20
July 25, 2025July 25, 2025

For the week of July 14 – 20, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica decreased from the previous week. There were 17 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, four fewer than the 21 issued two weeks ago. The Keystone State (PA) issued just four new permits. All were single permits. Range Resources received its permit for a well in Allegheny County. EQT got a permit for a well in Greene County. Infinity Natural Resources’ (INR) permit was in Indiana County. And Expand Energy’s permit was in Wyoming County. Read More “17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 14 – 20”
Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Beaver County | Carroll County | Columbiana County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | Greylock Energy | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Harrison County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Potter County | Range Resources Corp | Seneca Resources | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 7 – 13
July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

For the week of July 7 – 13, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica remained the same as the previous week. There were 21 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week. The Keystone State (PA) issued seven new permits. Range Resources secured three permits, spread across Beaver and Washington counties, in the southwestern part of the state. Seneca Resources received two permits in Tioga County, in the northeastern part of the state. Greylock Energy and Coterra Energy each received a single permit, in Potter and Susquehanna counties, respectively. Read More “21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 7 – 13”
Allegheny County | Armstrong County | Ascent Resources | BKV/Banpu | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Ohio | Ohio County | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Snyder Brothers | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wyoming County (PA)

21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 30 – Jul 6
July 11, 2025July 11, 2025

For the week of June 30 – July 6, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica decreased from the previous week, likely due to the July 4th holiday. There were 21 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, down six from 27 issued two weeks ago. The Keystone State (PA) issued 13 new permits. EQT and its recently acquired Olympus Energy received a combined five permits scattered across three counties: Allegheny, Greene, and Washington. Snyder Brothers received four permits in Armstrong County. BKV scored three permits in Wyoming County. Range Resources received a single permit in Washington County. Read More “21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 30 – Jul 6”
Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Carroll County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Marion County | Marion Natural Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Susquehanna County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

27 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 23 – 29
July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

For the week of June 23 – 29, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica rose slightly 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. The Keystone State (PA) issued 10 new permits. Six of the ten permits went to EQT for a single pad in Greene County. Two permits were issued to Range Resources for a pad in Washington County. And one permit each was issued to Coterra Energy in Susquehanna County (in Dimock!), and Infinity Natural Resources in Indiana County. Read More “27 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 23 – 29”
Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Harrison County | Marion County | Marion Natural Energy | Monroe County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Sullivan County | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

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”
Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | BKV/Banpu | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Greene County (PA) | Harrison County | Harrison County | Laurel Mountain Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Repsol | Sullivan County | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wyoming County (PA)

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”
Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Butler County | Carroll County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Harrison County | Jefferson County (OH) | Lycoming County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits

22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 27 – May 4
May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

For the week of April 28 – May 4, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica was down two from the previous week. Last week, 22 new permits were issued in the M-U. In the Keystone State (PA), 10 new permits were issued. The top permittee was NFG’s Seneca Resources, which had four permits in Tioga County. PennEnergy Resource received two permits in Butler County. Expand Energy (SWN) received two permits in Lycoming County. Finally, both Coterra Energy and EQT (Rice Drilling) received a single permit, in Susquehanna and Washington counties, respectively. Read More “22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 27 – May 4”
Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Campbell Oil & Gas | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Harrison County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | Westmoreland County

19 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 24 – 30
April 4, 2025April 4, 2025

For the week of Mar 24 – 30, the number of permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica to drill new shale wells dropped by three from the previous week. Last week, 19 new permits were issued, with 15 going to the Keystone State (PA). Seneca Resources received the lion’s share, 13 of the 15 permits, all in Tioga County spread across three different pads. One permit was issued to EQT (Rice Drilling) in Greene County, and one was issued to Campbell Oil & Gas in Westmoreland County. Read More “19 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 24 – 30”
Ascent Resources | Butler County | CNX Resources | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | Harrison County | Lycoming County | Monongalia County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania General Energy | Range Resources Corp | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 17 – 23
March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

For the week of Mar 17 – 23, the number of permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica to drill new shale wells dropped by nine from the previous week. Last week, 22 new permits were issued, with 16 going to the Keystone State (PA). PennEnergy Resources took the lion’s share with 11 permits for a single pad in Butler County. PA General Energy received four permits for a single pad in Lycoming County. Range Resources got one new permit in Washington County. Read More “22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 17 – 23”
Armstrong County | Ascent Resources | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Marshall County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Snyder Brothers | Southwestern Energy | Tuscarawas County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 24 – Mar 2
March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

For the week of Feb 24 – Mar 2, the number of permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica to drill new shale wells increased by a couple. Four weeks ago, 24 new permits were issued. Three weeks ago, the number increased to 36 new permits. Two weeks ago, the number deflated, going down to 14. Last week, we added two permits for a total of 16 new permits issued. The Keystone State (PA) issued just one new permit, which went to Snyder Brothers for a well in Armstrong County. Read More “16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 24 – Mar 2”