Articles by Jamison Cocklin

State Regulators Say Bakken, Midcontinent, Utica Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing

Top regulators from Oklahoma, North Dakota and Ohio all agreed on Tuesday that unconventional oil and gas development in their states shows no signs... Read More

EPA Expects to Publish Long-Awaited Draft Fracking Report in March

Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that the agency plans to roll out a series of key peer-reviewed papers... Read More

Virtual Pipelines Growing in Importance to Get LNG, CNG to Customers

As midstream companies scramble to build and expand large pipeline systems across the country, their counterparts in the energy logistics sector are working quietly to provide complementary services that can't compete with those kind of volumes, but can instead help get natural gas to a growing list of end-users. Read More

New Study Links Fracking to Earthquakes in Ohio

A study published in the journal Seismological Research Letters suggests that horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Ohio's Utica Shale triggered a series of 400 small earthquakes in Harrison County over a two-month period last year. Read More

Marcellus Shale Projects Boosting Building Trades

While construction projects and jobs in non-shale gas related industries declined sharply from 2008 to 2014, tradesman in five states within or near to the Marcellus Shale worked more hours and benefited heavily from investments in the formation's development, according to a new study. Read More

Industry Brief

Antero NatGas Output Continues Rising, Liquids Production Climbing Sharply

Antero Resources Corp. reported surging natural gas production once again during the third quarter, with volumes reaching 1.08 Bcfe/d, up 21% from the second quarter and almost double from year-ago volumes (see Shale Daily, Aug. 8; Nov. 8, 2013). Read More

Range Plans for More Appalachian Takeaway on Dozens of Proposed Pipelines

Range Resources Corp. is preparing for enormous production growth from the Appalachian Basin in the coming years, making no secrets about its plans to grow volumes 20-25% annually, but the demand and takeaway capacity has to be there in order for it to profitably reach a stated goal of 3 Bcfe/d. Read More

Gulfport’s 3Q Production Exceeds Guidance

Gulfport Energy Corp. surprised some financial analysts on Wednesday when it announced that third quarter production finished 6% ahead of guidance, setting the stage for a strong year-end finish, as volumes continued trending higher through the first two weeks of October. Read More

Appalachian Infrastructure Projects Face Growing List of Challenges, Panelists Say

Industrial and residential customers that are relying more heavily on natural gas-fired power continue to drive demand for new pipelines to serve the Mid-Atlantic, New England and Southeast states, a group of panelists said on Tuesday. Read More