Utica Shale

Chesapeake Energy Reports Two Utica Shale Completions

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) has an active development program in the Utica Shale and disclosed an update on recent operations here.  The company is currently operating eight rigs in the play, with six working in the wet gas window and one each in the dry gas and oil areas.

Chesapeake Energy’s long term plan in the Utica Shale is to ramp up to 20 rigs by the end of 2012. The company has drilled 42 wells to date and has seven wells on production, and 35 waiting on completion or pipeline.

Chesapeake Energy reported the production on two recent Utica Shale wells.  The Shaw 20-14-5H and Burgett #7-15-6 8H wells produced at peak average production rate of more than 700 barrels of oil and 3 million cubic feet per day of natural gas. Both wells are located in Carroll County, Ohio.

List of Utica Shale Well Permits Issued In Ohio

This is a list of Utica Shale wells that have been permitted in Ohio from September 2010 through July 26, 2011. The source for this information is the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and it includes wells targeting either the Utica Shale or the Point Pleasant formation.

Date	County	Operator	Well Name
7/22/2011	Tuscarawas	Chesapeake Energy	Gribi 1-9-1 3H
7/22/2011	Guernsey	Chesapeake Energy	Ringer 25-4-3 3H
7/22/2011	Guernsey	Chesapeake Energy	RHDK Investments 21-4-4 8H
7/22/2011	Jefferson	Chesapeake Energy	Brown 36-11-3 10H
7/15/2011	Columbiana	Chesapeake Energy	Sanor Farms 23-17-5 3H
7/14/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Bailey 35-12-4 8H
7/11/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	White 17-13-5 8H
6/30/2011	Jefferson	Enervest Operating	Kessler Unit 1-H
6/27/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Burgett #7-15-6 8H-RS
6/24/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Conglio #7-14-4 6H
6/24/2011	Portage	Chesapeake Energy	Hosey POR #6H
6/20/2011	Columbiana	Chesapeake Energy	Hoppel #35 7-1 8H
6/17/2011	Jefferson	CNX Gas Co LLC	Friendship Park #2AHSU
6/8/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	West 4-15-5 3H
6/2/2011	Stark	Enervest Operating	Frank Unit #2K-H
6/1/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Shaw 20-14-5H
5/4/2011	Mahoning	Ohio Buckeye Energy	Geatches MAH #3H
5/3/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Burgett #7-15-6 8H
3/28/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Neider #3H
3/28/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Harvey #8H
3/9/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Bucey #3H
1/31/2011	Carroll	Chesapeake Energy	Manhun #8H
12/23/2010	Harrison	Ohio Buckeye Energy	North American Coal  Buell #8H
9/28/2010	Jefferson	Marquette Exploration	North American Coal #3H-3