Utica

Utica
Utica Overview: The Utica Shale is a massive formation that lies beneath portions of Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia. Read More

Utica Counties: OH: Ashland, Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana Read More

Utica Pipelines (natural gas): Clarington Hub, Cobra Pipeline, Columbia Gas Transmission, Dominion Transmission, East Ohio Gas, Rockies Express, Tennessee, Texas Eastern Read More

Utica Net Acreage Table: A table detailing the net acreage owned by various companies in the Utica play. View Table

ARTICLES

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 of slowing anytime soon. 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

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

Big Seven Plays to Produce 43.28 Bcf/d in November, EIA Says

Production from the seven most prolific U.S. shale and tight oil regions in November is expected to reach 43.28 Bcf/d of natural gas (up 1.4% from October ) and 5.14 million b/d of crude oil... 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

Challenges Mounting as Demand for Appalachian Infrastructure Increases, Panelists Say

A group of panelists on Tuesday from Appalachian midstream companies said state and federal regulations combined with soaring costs and challenging construction are making it increasingly difficult to get pipelines built to serve producers and end-users in the region within a reasonable amount of time. Read More

Rex Energy Facing More Opposition for Drilling Near Pennsylvania School

Two environmental organizations based near Philadelphia have filed an appeal to a township's zoning ordinance on the other side of the state, where Rex Energy Corp. has started work to drill five unconventional Marcellus Shale wells close to a large school campus. Read More

Texas Gas Planning Two-Way Street: Ohio to/from Louisiana; DTI Proposes Upstream Marcellus Link

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners' Texas Gas Transmission LLC is proposing to move more Marcellus/Utica... Read More

Magnum Hunter Steadily Selling Off Bakken Assets

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. keeps whittling away at its North Dakota portfolio, announcing late Thursday another deal to sell more of its nonoperated Bakken Shale assets, this time divesting 12,500 net acres for $84.7 million to a large undisclosed independent. Read More

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Utica Shale Gallery

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