Utica Shale

Anadarko Petroleum Reports On Recent Utica Shale Activity

Anadarko Petroleum (APC) issued an update on the company’s Utica Shale activity in Ohio, where it has 390,000 gross acres under lease. The company has received drilling permits for ten Utica Shale wells.

Anadarko Petroleum has drilled and is producing from three Utica Shale wells and reported that the Brookfield A-3H well has produced 9,500 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic feet of natural gas during its first 20 days on line. (Average of 475 barrels of oil per day) The Spencer A-1H and Spencer A-5H wells produced a combined 20,000 barrels of oil and 37 million cubic feet of natural gas in approximately two months.

Anadarko Petroleum called the initial production results from these three wells “encouraging.”  The company is flowing back its fourth well and recently started drilling its fifth well here.

Anadarko Petroleum has seven other Utica Shale wells permitted:

Guernsey Spencer A3H

Meigs C-1H

Noble Olive A-1H

Noble Sharon A-1H

Coshocton Linton B-1H

Muskingum Meigs A1H

Noble Brookfield A1H

Utica Shale Permit Update - Chesapeake Energy Maintains Lead

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has now issued 116 drilling permits for the Utica Shale, including 61 horizontal and 55 vertical permits.  This data covers the period from December 2009 through November 6, 2011.

Devon Energy (DVN) received the company’s first permits to drill into the Utica Shale for the Eichelberger David 1H and Eichelberger David 1P in Clear Creek Township in Ashland County.  The company was also issued permits for the Richman Farms 1H and Richman Farms 1P wells in Harrisville Township in Medina County.  These are the first Utica Shale wells to be drilled in Medina County.

Anadarko Petroleum (APC) was issued six drilling permits for the FERC Noble Olive A-1H, FERC Noble Olive A-1, FERC Noble Sharon A-1H, FERC Noble Sharon A-1, CSPC Coshocton Linton B-1H and CSPC Coshocton Linton B-1 wells. Four of these wells are in Noble County and the other two will be the first wells drilled in Coshocton County.  

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) continues to gain ground on its competitors and received 16 Utica Shale drilling permits.  

Columbiana County - Trebilcock 25-15-4 3H well

Mahoning County - Jarvis 4-17-4 3H and Jarvis 4-17-4 3 wells

Stark County - Paradise Valley Farms 17-8-6 8H and Paradise Valley Farms 17-8-6 8 wells

Portage County - Murvay Portage 8H and Murvay Portage 8 wells

Carroll County - Snoddy 11-13-5 5H, Snoddy 11-13-5 1H and Houyouse 15-13-5 8H wells.

Jefferson County - Vahalik 18-11-4 8H, Vahalik 18-11-4 8, Denoon 5-10-3 3H, Denoon 5-10-3 3, Rowe 32-9-3 8 and Denoon 5-10-3 5H wells.