Upper Devonian/Huron Shale

Upper Devonian/Huron Shale
Upper Devonian/Huron Overview: The Upper Devonian Shale (UD), which lies just above the Marcellus Shale (the Marcellus is part of the Middle Devonian formation), has the potential to contribute meaningfully to the already burgeoning supply growth in the Appalachia region as well. Read More

Upper Devonian/Huron Counties: KY: Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott Read More

Upper Devonian/Huron Pipelines (natural gas): Columbia Gas Transmission, Dominion Transmission, Empire Pipeline, Equitrans, Leidy Hub, Millennium, National Fuel Gas, Tennessee, Texas Eastern Transmission, Transco Read More

ARTICLES

EQT, NextEra Seek FERC Pre-Filing Review for Marcellus/Utica Pipeline

Mountain Valley Pipeline, a joint venture (JV) of affiliates of EQT Corp. and NextEra Energy Inc., has requested that FERC initiate its National Environmental Policy Act pre-filing review of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project, a proposed 300-mile pipeline that would deliver Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas to high-demand markets in the southeastern United States. 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

As Marcellus Shale Costs Fall and Volumes Rise, Operators Want More

The Marcellus Shale has for some time now been touted for its low finding and development costs, and even as natural gas volumes... Read More

Consol Exec Says Cone IPO Is Just the Beginning

Consol Energy Inc. and Noble Energy Inc.'s bid to take their midstream assets public paid off in a big way Thursday. The market debut found their master limited partnership (MLP) raising more than expected, and shares skyrocketed in a nod of confidence for one of the largest midstream systems yet to go public in the Appalachian Basin.

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Appalachian NatGas to Fuel Growing Midcontinent, Gulf Coast Appetites

With robust production growth in the Appalachian Basin and extensive infrastructure expansions on both sides of the U.S. and Canadian borders... Read More

North America's Frack Attack Coming Back

The Denver-Julesburg (DJ) and Permian basins, and the Utica Shale, should lead all onshore plays for horizontal fracturing (fracking) this year as drilling and completion (D&C) activity continues to escalate, according to PacWest Consulting Partners LLC. Read More

Odebrecht Files Another Application for Proposed West Virginia Cracker

Odebrecht Organization has taken another step in its plans to construct a multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker and three associated polyethylene plants in West Virginia, submitting a voluntary remediation program (VRP) application to the state. Read More

Rex Energy Expands Appalachian Core, Acquires 207,000 Acres from Shell Affiliate

Rex Energy Corp. has agreed to purchase 207,000 net acres from Royal Dutch Shell plc affiliate SWEPI LP for $120 million, in a move that it said will significantly bolster its liquids-rich core in western Pennsylvania. Read More

Another Study Finds Appalachian Water Use, Underground Injection Volumes Increasing

A recently released study by the FrackTracker Alliance shows that water use and wastewater generated from horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has dramatically increased in the Appalachian Basin since 2010, leading to a corresponding increase in the use of Class II underground injection wells, especially in Ohio. Read More

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