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Propane Fracking the Utica Shale in Ohio

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:34:09 +0000

Instead of using 5 to 6 million gallons of water to fracture a well in the Utica Shale of eastern Ohio, a company plans to use LPG (liquid petroleum gas or propane).

Ohio Shale Oil and Natural Gas

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:53:30 +0000

Jack Gerard of the American Petroleum Institute comments on opportunities for oil and natural gas production from shales in Ohio.

Huge Demand for Ohio Drilling Potential Map

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:51:02 +0000

It is not often that a new map published by a state geological survey has thousands of people excited to view it.

Technical details about this topic can be found in a
PowerPoint Presentation on the Ohio Geological Survey website.

USGS on Ohio Fluid Injection Well Earthquakes

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:31:20 +0000

“There is a credible connection between the wastewater injection activities near Youngstown and the recent earthquakes, including the magnitude 4 earthquake that occurred on New Year’s Eve, 2011. This connection is based on the close proximity of the earthquakes to the injection well and depth of injection, and the observation that these events began soon after the start of the injection activities.” Quoted from the USGS FAQ.

Surprising Production from Utica Shale Wells in Ohio

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:17:12 +0000

The state of Ohio has about 49,000 natural gas wells that together produced about 73 billion cubic feet of gas in 2011. However, one horizontal well in the Utica Shale produced 2.6 billion cubic feet.

Gulfport to Drill Super Well Pads in Ohio’s Utica Shale

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:01:25 +0000

Gulfport Energy plans to produce oil from the Utica Shale in Ohio from “super” well pads that will host at least three wells.

BP’s 84,000 Acres in the Utica Shale

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:57:34 +0000

BP has leased 84,000 acres in northeast Ohio with intentions to drill for oil and natural gas in the Utica/Point Pleasant shale.

Appalachian Natural Gas Targets for 2012

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:54:12 +0000

An article on the Platts.com website summarizes the 2012 drilling plans of Range Resources, EQT Production and Consol Energy.

The Range Resources “Super-Rich Area”

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:28:12 +0000

Range Resources is starting to focus its Marcellus Shale drilling in a portion of southwestern Pennsylvania known as the “Super-Rich Area”.

Information for this story is in a .pdf document here (click the 2/21/2012 company presentation link)

Impact of Natural Gas Drilling on Washington County PA

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:54:57 +0000

This video and article feature some of the positive impacts that natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale has brought to the economy of Washington County, Pennsylvania and neighboring areas.

Ohio Injection Well Temporarily Closed

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:56:25 +0000

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has temporarily shut down a waste injection well that is suspected to have triggered earthquakes. The state has nearly 200 other injection wells that have not been associated with seismic activity.

Total Spends $2.32B for Utica Shale Assets

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:29:20 +0000

Total has an agreement to purchase a 25% stake in 619,000 acres of Utica Shale in eastern Ohio from Chesapeake Energy for $2.32 billion. That is an average price per acre of $14,991.

Electric Power from the Marcellus and Utica Shales

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:57:24 +0000

As environmental regulations hasten the closure of coal-fired power plants American Electric Power plans to build a 1bcf/day pipeline to deliver gas from wells in the Marcellus and Utica Shales.

Marcellus Shale in 2012

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:31:54 +0000

An article on the Boston.com website explores possible developments related to the Marcellus Shale in 2012. A new lease environment, geographic shifts in activity, price directions and more.

Refinery for Utica Shale Crude Oil

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:08:47 +0000

Marathon Petroleum is preparing to refine oil produced from the Utica Shale of eastern Ohio and western Pennslyvania. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates that the Utica Shale could yield between 1.3 and 5.5 billion barrels of crude.