Utica Shale

Utica Shale Permits By County

Carroll County has received 128 well permits to drill into the Utica Shale from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the most of any county in Ohio. Columbiana and Harrison Counties are second and third with 49 and 32 permits, respectively.  The full list is below and covers through August 20, 2012.

Ashland	1
Belmont	8
Carroll	128
Columbiana	49
Coshocton	3
Geauga	1
Guernsey	17
Harrison	32
Holmes	1
Jefferson	28
Knox	2
Mahoning	12
Medina	1
Monroe	17
Muskingum	3
Noble	12
Portage	10
Stark	13
Trumbull	2
Tuscarawas	7
Wayne	1
Total	348

 

 

 

Utica Shale Permit Map - August 2012

Here is the latest map of drilling activity in Ohio targeting the Utica Shale Point Pleasant formation.  There have been 321 wells permitted in the state between August 20, 2009, and August 3, 2012.   The leading public operators include:

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) – 225 permits

Anadarko Petroleum (APC) – 12 permits

Hess Corporation (HES) – 9 permits

Devon Energy (DVN) – 8 permits

CONSOL Energy (CNX) – 7 permits

Gulfport Energy (GPOR) – 7 permits

The source of the permit data is the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological Survey. 

Utica Shale Activity Map

Utica Shale Horizontal Permits Reach 194

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has now issued 194 horizontal permits to drill into the Utica Shale formation in Ohio as of 4/5/2012. The dates, well names, operators and locations of the most recent 54 permits are:

4/5/2012	Belmont	Hess	Porterfield Gas Unit C 1H-17
4/5/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 701 S-5HA
4/5/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 702 N-2H
4/5/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 702 N-1H
4/5/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 701 N-7H
4/5/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 702 S-4H
4/5/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 702 S-5H
4/5/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 702 S-6H
4/4/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Tuckosh 35-11-4 1H
4/3/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Coe 34-12-4 5H
4/2/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Wagner 11-13-5 5H
4/2/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Trebilcock South 25-15-4 8H
4/2/2012	Harrison	Chesapeake	Rensi 4-12-6 1H
3/30/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Slates 16-12-5 3H
3/30/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Whitacre 26-17-7 8H
3/30/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Carney 17-7-1 3H
3/23/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Hanover Farms 34-15-4 3H
3/23/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Hanover Farms 34-15-4 6H
3/23/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 701 N-3H
3/23/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 701 N-1H
3/23/2012	Monroe	HG Energy	Whitacre Enterprises INC 702 N-3H
3/23/2012	Stark	Enervest	Habrun 5H
3/21/2012	Belmont	Hess	Capstone Holdings 2H-9
3/20/2012	Jefferson	Chesapeake	Vahalik 18-11-4 10H
3/20/2012	Muskingum	Enervest	Consolidated Coal Unit 2-H
3/19/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Mangun 22-15-5 6H
3/19/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	P Brown 9-13-5 1H
3/19/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Morris 28-11-2 3H
3/19/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Kernich 3-10-2 1H
3/19/2012	Harrison	Chesapeake	Henderson South 10-12-6 1H
3/19/2012	Harrison	Chesapeake	Henderson South 10-12-6 5H
3/19/2012	Stark	Chesapeake	Ronald Smith 3-17-6 3H
3/19/2012	Stark	Chesapeake	Ronald Smith 3-17-6 1H
3/15/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Tuckosh 35-11-4 1H
3/15/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Burgett 7-15-6 10H
3/15/2012	Harrison	Chesapeake	Buell 10-11-5 10H
3/15/2012	Harrison	Chesapeake	Jewett Sportsmans Club 4-11-5 6H
3/15/2012	Harrison	Chesapeake	Jewett Sportsmans Club 4-11-5 8H
3/15/2012	Jefferson	Chesapeake	Kirk West 22-10-3 6H
3/15/2012	Jefferson	Chesapeake	Cain 16-12-4 5H
3/12/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Fligiel 29-12-5 8H
3/12/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Henderson 25-16-5 8H
3/8/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	P Brown 9-13-5 8H
3/7/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Coe 34-12-4 3H
3/7/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Tuckosh 36-11-4 3H
3/7/2012	Portage	Chesapeake	Murvay Por 3H
3/6/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Janie Trust 5-12-3 10H
3/5/2012	Carroll	R E Gas	Graham 1H
3/5/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Trebilcock 25-15-4 1H
3/2/2012	Carroll	R E Gas	Brace 1H
2/29/2012	Carroll	Chesapeake	Heaton 24-16-6 8H
2/28/2012	Harrison	Gulfport Energy	Wagner Unit Wagner 1H
2/27/2012	Columbiana	Chesapeake	Reed 28-11-2 8H
2/27/2012	Stark	Chesapeake	Keller 21-19-6 5H