Carroll County has received 49 well permits to drill into the Utica Shale from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the most of any county in Ohio. Columbiana and Jefferson Counties are second and third with 18 and 17 permits, respectively. The full list is below:
| Carroll | 49 |
| Columbiana | 18 |
| Jefferson | 17 |
| Mahoning | 9 |
| Guernsey | 6 |
| Noble | 6 |
| Stark | 6 |
| Monroe | 5 |
| Portage | 5 |
| Tuscarawas | 4 |
| Harrison | 3 |
| Belmont | 2 |
| Knox | 2 |
| Muskingum | 2 |
| Coshocton | 1 |
| Geauga | 1 |
| Medina | 1 |
| Ashland | 1 |
| Total | 138 |
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