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40 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 6-12
February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

New shale permits issued for Feb. 5-12 in the Marcellus/Utica increased nicely last week. There were 40 new permits issued in total last week, including 25 new permits for Pennsylvania, 11 new permits for Ohio, and four permits issued in West Virginia. The week before, there were only 26 new permits issued. Last week the top receiver of new permits was Seneca Resources, with six new permits for Tioga County, PA. Coterra Energy received five permits for Susquehanna County, PA. In Ohio, Encino Energy and Ascent Resources both received four new permits–in Carroll and Harrison counties, respectively.
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59 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 23-29
February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

New shale permits issued for Jan. 23-29 in the Marcellus/Utica soared! There were 59 new permits issued in total, including 34 (!) new permits for Pennsylvania, 24 (!) new permits for Ohio, and just one measly permit issued in West Virginia. Chesapeake Energy was the runaway winner by grabbing 13 permits, all of them for wells in Bradford County, PA. EOG Resources was the runner-up, receiving eight permits for drilling in Noble County, OH.
Read More “59 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 23-29”
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38 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 19-Jan 1
January 6, 2023January 6, 2023

We’re catching up the permit report for the past two weeks (since we were off all of last week). Permits issued for Dec. 19 through Jan. 1 in the Marcellus/Utica included 19 new permits in Pennsylvania, 7 new permits in Ohio, and 12 new permits in West Virginia.
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32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 12-18
December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

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.
Read More “32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 12-18”
Antero Resources | Bradford County | Cameron County | Carroll County | Chesapeake Energy | Doddridge County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Harrison County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 21-27
December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Last week (Nov. 21-27) the number of permits issued to drill new shale wells slumped to 17 from the prior week’s 26. In Pennsylvania, 12 permits were issued, eight to Seneca Resources (one pad) in Cameron County, and four to Chesapeake Energy (one pad) in Bradford County. In Ohio, four permits were issued to Encino Energy, one in Carroll County and three (one pad) in Harrison County. And West Virginia at least received a single new permit, for Antero Resources in Doddridge County, after getting skunked the previous week.
Read More “17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 21-27”
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Ascent Resources Donates STEM Program to 2K Elementary Kids in OH
November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

STEM kit drop-off in Harrison County, OH (click for larger version)

Ascent Resources, Ohio’s largest natural gas producer and the 8th largest natural gas producer in the U.S., recently donated STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) curriculum and supplies to some 2,100 elementary students in eastern Ohio, where the company works. The materials in the curriculum boxes that Ascent staff assembled came from the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP). The kiddies can now learn about the wonders of fossil energy and contemplate one day working in the Utica oil and gas industry, using STEM every day in their jobs.
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26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 7-13
November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

Permits issued to drill new Marcellus/Utica wells slipped last week, for the week of Nov. 7-13. Last week saw a total of 26 new permits issued, falling from 43 permits the week before. Pennsylvania received the most permits, just barely, with 13 new permits. Ohio received 12 new permits, and West Virginia a single new permit.
Read More “26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 7-13”
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16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 10-16
October 21, 2022October 21, 2022

Permits issued for new shale wells last week got a bit better from their pathetically low numbers. From Oct. 10-16 there were eight new permits issued in Pennsylvania, and four each issued in Ohio and West Virginia. All of the PA permits were issued in northeastern PA, with four going to BKV Operating (i.e. Banpu) in Wyoming County, two to Chesapeake in Bradford County, and two to Beech Resources in Lycoming County. Encino Energy scored all four permits for Ohio, all of them in Harrison County. In WV, Tug Hill (soon to be EQT) received three permits, and Southwestern Energy received one permit, all four in Marshall County.
Read More “16 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 10-16”
Bradford County | Chesapeake Energy | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Diversified Energy | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Harrison County | Monroe County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits

9 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 3-9
October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

Another week of pathetically low numbers for new shale drilling permits issued during the week of Oct. 3-9. The previous week saw only nine new permits too. All of a sudden, Pennsylvania is seeing far fewer permits issued than is typical. Just five new permits were issued in PA for Oct. 3-9, with all five in the northeastern part of the state. Chesapeake received two permits, and Coterra received three permits. In Ohio, just four permits were issued, with two going to Diversified Energy (typically doesn’t drill new wells) in Monroe County, and two going to Encino Energy in Harrison County. West Virginia had a big, fat, goose egg last week. No new permits.
Read More “9 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 3-9”
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40 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 29-Sep 4
September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Last week the three states with active Marcellus/Utica drilling, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, issued a collective 40 new drilling permits, way up from the 19 permits issued the week before. But there was a shocker. PA only issued nine new permits, while OH issued 14 new permits and WV issued a record high 17 new permits.
Read More “40 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 29-Sep 4”
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19 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 22-28
September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

Last week the three states with active Marcellus/Utica drilling, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, issued a collective 19 new drilling permits, down from 30 the week before. The top receiver of permits in PA was EQT (i.e. Rice Drilling), with five permits issued for the same well pad in Greene County. Range Resources and Inflection Energy each received two new permits.
Read More “19 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 22-28”
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17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 8-14
August 19, 2022August 19, 2022

Pennsylvania issued seven new shale permits for the week of August 8-14, with two each going to EQT (in Greene County) and Chesapeake Energy (in Sullivan County). Ohio issued five new permits, with four of them going to Encino Energy (Harrison County). Finally, West Virginia issue five new permits with all of them going to Jay-Bee Oil & Gas (Tyler County).
Read More “17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 8-14”
Antero Resources | Armstrong County | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Butler County | Carroll County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Doddridge County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Jefferson County (OH) | Laurel Mountain Energy | LOLA Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Snyder Brothers | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 13-19
June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

We finally started to see more permits issued again last week. After the Marcellus/Utica was in the permit doldrum for nearly a month, bumping around at 20 permits or below, last week the number increased to a total of 34 permits issued to drill new shale wells. Pennsylvania issued 13 new permits, with seven of them going to Coterra Energy in Susquehanna County on the same pad. Ohio issued 14 new permits, with 12 of them going to Ascent Resources distributed across four different counties. And West Virginia issued seven new permits, all of them to Antero Resources, all in Doddridge County.
Read More “34 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 13-19”
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21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 6-12
June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

The Marcellus/Utica is still struggling to get permit numbers into higher brackets. Three weeks ago a pathetically low six new permits were issued to drill shale wells across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia (see 6 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 23-29). Two weeks ago the number improved–with 20 new permits issued (see 20 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 30-Jun 5). Last week, for June 6-12, the number increased by one, to 21 new permits issued. Anemic, but improving.
Read More “21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 6-12”
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20 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 30-Jun 5
June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Two weeks ago a pathetically low six new permits were issued to drill shale wells across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia (see 6 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 23-29). Last week the number improved–with 20 new permits issued. PA had 13 permits with Range Resources, Olympus Energy, and Pennsylvania General Energy all scoring three permits each. OH issued six new permits with the state’s two most active drillers, Ascent Resources and Encino Energy, collectively grabbing five of the six. WV issued just one new permit–to Antero Resources.
Read More “20 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 30-Jun 5”
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MWCD Signs Lease for 7,300 OH Acres – $5,500/Acre + 20% Royalties
May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

For the better part of a decade, MDN has brought you stories about shale development in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD), an agency formed in 1933 to help control flooding and promote water conservation in the Muskingum River watershed area of Ohio, an area that covers 8,000 square miles. Over the years MWCD has leased thousands of acres for Utica Shale drilling and cut deals to sell water to drillers for fracking. It’s been a while since the last lease announcement. MWCD has just completed negotiations to lease more of its land for drilling. We have all the details.
Read More “MWCD Signs Lease for 7,300 OH Acres – $5,500/Acre + 20% Royalties”