Utica/Point Pleasant
Insight and Analysis on Ohio’s Utica Oil and Gas Activity
Photo: Wehr Spring Valley Farm well, Mahoning County, Ohio — Greg Bogdan, October 2026
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Utica Oil-Gas Boundary: Transition Shapes Economics for Operators and Landowners
The Utica Shale oil-to-gas phase boundary in eastern Ohio runs north through Columbiana County to the Wehr 1H well in Mahoning County, where 893 new oil and gas leases were recorded in 2026 through mid-October. Which side of the line…
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Mahoning County Lease Activity – Clear Sign of Northern Tier Expansion
Data out of the Mahoning County Recorder’s Office continues to indicate a rapid northern expansion of Utica/Point Pleasant shale activity. As reported by Dan O’Brien in the Youngstown Business Journal on August 4, 2026, 496 new oil and gas leases…
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Utica Shale’s Northern Tier Earns Attention – Part 2
The economic success of the wells drilled in western Columbiana County, Ohio, along with the Wehr Spring Valley Farm well, has sent operators in two directions at once. ODNR activity reports and Mahoning County leasing activity show that operators are…
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Utica Shale’s Northern Tier Earns Attention – Part 1
There is renewed interest in Northeast Ohio (Columbiana, Mahoning, Trumbull and Southern Ashtabula county) oil and gas development. Once abandoned, no longer. Data releases from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and county recorder offices continue to indicate renewed…