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Allegheny County | Bradford County | Brooke County | Chesapeake Energy | Clinton County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Epsilon Energy | EQT Corp | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | HG Energy | Jefferson County (OH) | Lewis County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Repsol | S.T.L. Resources | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Dec 7-11
December 16, 2020December 23, 2020

Last week Pennsylvania issued 21 new shale well drilling permits scattered across both northeast and southwest PA. Ohio issued 5 new shale well permits, all of them to the same company and the same well pad. West Virginia issued 3 new shale well permits, all in different counties.
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Ascent Resources | Brooke County | Columbiana County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Harrison County | HG Energy | Hilcorp Energy | Jefferson County (OH) | Monongalia County | Northeast Natural Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Nov 30-Dec 4
December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Last week Pennsylvania issued just 3 new shale well drilling permits–all for Cabot Oil & Gas in Susquehanna County. Ohio issued 5 new permits, with 4 of the 5 issued to Ascent Resources. And West Virginia issued 3 new shale well permits.
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Allegheny County | Alta Resources | Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Bradford County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | HG Energy | Jefferson County (OH) | Lewis County | Lycoming County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Repsol | Seneca Resources | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Nov. 16-20
November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

Last week Pennsylvania issued 11 new shale well drilling permits, all but one of them in the northeastern (dry gas) part of the state. Ohio issued one new permit, and West Virginia issued 2 new shale well permits.
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Columbiana County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Energy Services | Hilcorp Energy | Jefferson County (OH) | Marshall County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Richland County | Seneca Resources | Southwestern Energy | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Nov. 9-13
November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

An interesting week for permits. Last week Pennsylvania issued just 2 new shale well drilling permits after having issued 3 the week before (lowest numbers we’ve seen). Ohio, which has not issued many permits in recent months, was on fire last week with 17 new shale permits! West Virginia issued just 1 new shale well permit.
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Antero Resources | Carroll County | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Nov. 2-6
November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Last week Pennsylvania issued a paltry 3 new shale well drilling permits (lowest we’ve seen in months), Ohio issued a single new permit, and West Virginia issued 5 new shale well permits. All 3 PA permits were issued in Greene County. The OH permit was issued in Carroll County (bit of a surprise). And all 5 WV permits were issued in Tyler County.
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Antero Resources | Bradford County | Chesapeake Energy | CNX Resources | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Marshall County | Monongalia County | Northeast Natural Energy | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tug Hill Operating | Tyler County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Oct. 26-30
November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Last week Pennsylvania issued 16 new shale well drilling permits, and West Virginia issued 7 new shale well permits. Ohio issued no new shale permits last week.
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Ascent Resources | Beaver County | Bradford County | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Jefferson County (OH) | JKLM Energy | Marshall County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Potter County | Tug Hill Operating | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Oct. 19-23
October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

For a second week in a row, all three M-U states issued new shale drilling permits last week. Pennsylvania issued 6 new permits, Ohio issued 5 new permits, and West Virginia issued 3 new permits.
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Ascent Resources | Bradford County | Chesapeake Energy | Chief Oil & Gas | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Jefferson County (OH) | Marion County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Oct. 12-16
October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

What do you know? All three M-U states issued new shale drilling permits last week! That’s the first time in perhaps the last two months all three states issued new shale permits in the same week. Pennsylvania issued 9 new permits, Ohio issued 3 new permits, and West Virginia issued 8 new permits.
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Beaver County | Bradford County | Chesapeake Energy | Chief Oil & Gas | CNX Resources | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Sullivan County | Susquehanna County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | Westmoreland County | Wyoming County (PA)

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Oct. 5-9
October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Only Pennsylvania issued permits to drill new shale wells last week in the Appalachian region. Neither Ohio nor West Virginia issued any new drilling permits from Oct. 5-9. In PA, some 20 permits were issued in both the northeast and southwest parts of the state.
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Bradford County | Brooke County | Butler County | Cameron County | Chesapeake Energy | Chevron | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | EXCO Resources | Greene County (PA) | Inflection Energy | Lycoming County | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Southwestern Energy | Sullivan County | Susquehanna County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County | Wyoming County (PA) | XTO

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Sep 28 – Oct 2
October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Somebody lit a fire under drillers in Pennsylvania last week! Or maybe we should say a fire was lit under the PA Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP). PA issued 35 new permits last week spread pretty much across the entire state–in the northeast, central, and southwest portions of the state. Ohio, once again, issued no new Utica permits last week. West Virginia issued a single new permit last week.
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Antero Resources | Brooke County | Chesapeake Energy | Energy Companies | EXCO Resources | Fayette County | Infinity Natural Resources | Lycoming County | Marshall County | Pennsylvania | Southwestern Energy | Tug Hill Operating | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wyoming County (PA)

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Sep 21-25
September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

An unusual situation for permits to drill new wells for last week. Pennsylvania only had 5 new permits while West Virginia had 12 new permits. It’s typically the other way around. Could this be the beginning of the effects from PA raising the permit fee from $5,000 to $12,500 per well? Maybe! Ohio had no new Utica permits issued last week. Drilling seems to have slowed in the Buckeye State.
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Chevron | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | Harrison County | Jefferson County (OH) | Marshall County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Southwestern Energy | Susquehanna County | Tug Hill Operating | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Sep 14-18
September 23, 2020September 30, 2020

Last week Ohio finally broke the drought of not issuing permits for new shale wells in the Buckeye State. Finally! Last week Pennsylvania issued 13 new permits for wells on three well pads. Ohio issued 4 new permits for wells on two well pads. And West Virginia issued 1 new permit.
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Apex Energy | Bradford County | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Marshall County | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Southwestern Energy | Tug Hill Operating | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County | XTO

Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Sep 7-11
September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

For the third week in a row, both Pennsylvania and West Virginia issued permits to drill new shale wells last week, and Ohio did not. What’s up with Ohio? PA issued 13 new permits for wells on five well pads. WV issued 2 new permits on two different pads. PA’s new permits skewed toward the southwestern part of the state with 11 of the 13 permits issued (two in Bradford County in the northeast). The WV permits were both issued in Marshall County, located in the northern panhandle of the state.
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Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Aug 31 – Sep 4
September 9, 2020September 9, 2020

For the second week in a row, both Pennsylvania and West Virginia issued permits to drill new shale wells last week, and Ohio did not. PA issued 12 new permits for wells on three well pads. WV issued 3 new permits, all for the same well pad. PA’s new permits were split between Bradford County in the northeastern part of the state, and Washington County in the southwestern part of the state. The WV permits were issued in Brooke County, located in the northern panhandle of the state.
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Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Aug 24-28
September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Last week both Pennsylvania and West Virginia (but not Ohio) issued permits to drill new shale wells. PA issued 12 new permits and WV issued 2 new permits. The majority of PA’s permits were for a single well pad in Greene County. In fact, 10 of the 12 permits were issued in Greene County. Both of WV’s permits were for the same well pad in Marshall County.
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Weekly Shale Drilling Permits for PA, OH, WV: Aug 10-14, 17-21
August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

We’re catching up the permit report for the past two weeks. Two weeks ago only Pennsylvania issued new shale drilling permits (16 new permits issued). Last week all three M-U states issued permits: PA issued 16 new permits, OH issued 7 new permits, and WV issued 2 new permits for shale drilling.
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