Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Utica Shale Ohio, Well Activity - Oct 25, 2014

The latest update from the Ohio DNR for the Utica Shale shows:
 

New Permits - 7 new permits issues for the week of October  19-25, 2014
2  permits issued in Carroll County and 1 in Tuscarawas, all for Chesapeake
3 permits issued in Jefferson County for American Energy
1 permit issued in Belmont County for XTO Energy

Map of new permits issued for the week


Wells Drilling - 265 wells are classified as drilling on October 25th, 2014
Harrison County - 69, Monroe County - 51, Guernsey County - 49
Noble County - 48, Belmont County - 28, Carroll County - 13
Jefferson County - 3, Morgan County - 1, Portage County - 1
Trumbull County - 1, Tuscarawas County - 1

Operators Drilling and number of wells drilling
Gulfport - 55, Antero - 48, Chesapeake - 45, American energy - 24
Eclipse - 23, Hess - 18, PDC - 11, Carrizo - 8, Triad Hunter - 8, CNX Gas - 5
HG Energy - 4, Rex - 3, XTO - 3, Hall Drilling - 2, Rice Drilling - 2
Chevron - 1, Devon - 1, Enervest - 1, EQT - 1, Halcon - 1, Mountaineer - 1

Map of wells classified as Drilling on October 25th, 2014


607 wells are classified as producing as of October 25th, 2014
Chesapeake - 364, Gulfport 61, Antero - 31, CNX Gas - 18, Hess - 18, Rex - 16
American Energy - 13, PDC - 13, HG Energy - 9, Atlas Noble - 8, Halcon - 8
Hilcorp - 8, Anadarko - 7, Eclipse - 7, Hall Drilling - 5, Enervest - 4, EQT - 3
Mountaineer - 3, Triad Hunter - 3, Chevron - 2, Devon - 2, XTO - 2, Carrizo - 1, HESS - 1

Counties with wells classified as producing (not necessarily in order by total production)
Carroll - 282, Harrison - 97, Noble - 43, Columbiana - 39, Guernsey - 34
Belmont - 32, Monroe - 27, Jefferson - 14, Mahoning - 13, Trumbull - 7
Washington - 6, Portage - 4, Tuscarawas - 4, Stark - 2, Coshocton - 1
Muskingum - 1, Wayne - 1

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Utica Shale Ohio, Drilling Activity - Oct 18, 2014

248 wells drilling
As of October 18, 2014, 248 wells are classified as "drilling" in Ohio's Utica / Point Pleasant play according to the recent activity report from the Ohio DNR. This time last year the number of wells drilling stood at just 81, giving us a 3 fold increase in drilling activity from last year.

Drilling by County, led by Harrison
Harrison county leads all counties with 62 wells drilling, followed by Guernsey (48), Monroe (47), Noble (45), Belmont (26), Carroll (13), Jefferson (3), then Morgan, Portage, Trumbull, and Tuscarawas all with 1 well drilling.

Drilling by Operator, led by Gulfport
Gulfport leads all operators with 50 wells drilling, followed by Antero (48), Chesapeake (38), American (24), Eclipse (22), HESS (17), PDC, Carrizo, and Triad (8), CNX (5), HG (4), Rex Energy and XTO  (3), Hall Drilling and Rice Drilling (2), and Chevron, Devon, Enervest, EQT, Halcon, and Mountaineer with 1 well drilling each.

Map of wells drilling in Ohio's Utica / Point Pleasant