Utica Shale News - Utica Mineral Owners

Utica Shale Oil, Gas Production on the Rise - YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Oil and natural gas production from horizontal wells across the Utica shale increased through the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period last year, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The agency said… Continue Reading
Trump administration to relax restrictions on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas - The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it plans to loosen federal rules on methane by allowing oil and gas operators to largely police themselves when it comes to preventing the powerful greenhouse gas from leaking out of new wells,… Continue Reading
Utica Shale sees dramatic increase in gas production: conference speakers - Pittsburgh — Gas producers active in the Utica Shale play, both big participants and producers with smaller operations, have seen sharp spikes in production over the past several years, speakers at the Hart Energy Dug East conference in Pittsburgh said Wednesday.… Continue Reading
What is the Utica Shale? - The Utica Shale is a black, calcareous, organic-rich shale of Middle Ordovician age that underlies significant portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, Quebec and other parts of eastern North America. In the subsurface, the Utica Shale is located a few thousand feet… Continue Reading
Utica Region Drilling Productivity Report - August 2019: drilling data through July projected production through September Monthly additions from one average rig are up 12 barrels/day month over month and up 76 thousand cubic feet/day month over month. READ THE FULL REPORT HERE Continue Reading
U.S. natural gas production reaches a new record despite low prices - U.S. natural gas production continued to increase in August, setting a new daily production record of 92.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) on August 19, 2019, according to estimates from IHS Markit. Natural gas production also set a new… Continue Reading