Shale Gas Reporter

08/15/2016

Check out our latest infographic for Ohio's shale!

Once again, Carroll County leads the way with the most producing wells in Ohio.

08/12/2016

In July, as of July 23 (the latest update as of Aug. 1), the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 19 new drilling permits in the Utica Shale. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued 100 unconventional well-drilling permits in July, down slightly from the 128 it issued in July 2015.

Ohio issued only 19 drilling permits in July, signaling continued pull-back in oil and gas industry.

08/11/2016

Concerns and questions surround a request to begin using an injection well site near the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. KTCA Holdings LLC recently asked the Ohio Department of Natural Resourc...

07/15/2016

13 new permits were issued in Ohio last month, and 81 permits were issued in Pennsylvania.

13 new horizontal drilling permits were issued for the Utica or Point Pleasant shale in Ohio last month, but no new permits were issued for Ohio's Marcellus shale.

07/14/2016

Check out how many shale wells are in production in your county!

As of June 25, Carroll County had the most producing wells in Ohio.

07/12/2016

The Report Card grades state policies in nine areas such as whether the state has effective policies for growing in-state shale jobs, mitigating the boom-bust character of extraction, ensuring supplies of affordable housing, taxing the shale industry and tracking health impacts.

Two documents about shale drilling in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia have been released, giving local lessons and grading states on fracking policies.

06/13/2016

The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project is on display at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts through July

On one wall of an exhibit at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, projected maps of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia show a running tally of gas well sites or drilling permits — a dot representing each. The counter goes so fast you can’t read it, like the National Debt Clock in Times Square in Ne...

06/10/2016

Marcellus by Design, an initiative by Penn State Department of Landscape Architecture, LARCH, helps people learn about Marcellus shale development near them.

A new website shows residents in rural Pennsylvania the many factors that go into planning for Marcellus Shale gas development, and how communities can play a role in the process.

06/07/2016

It's official. Shell Oil will build an ethane cracker in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Royal Dutch Shell will officially build its ethane cracker in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

06/06/2016

May was a slow month for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources when it came to the number of Utica shale permits — just 16 were issued. That number is low when you compare it to May 2015, when more than 40 permits were issued for drilling in the Utica shale in Ohio.

Only 16 shale drilling permits were issued in Ohio in May. In Pennsylvania, several Marcellus shale counties received permits. In West Virginia, Tyler County received 11 drilling permits.

06/03/2016

Currently, the daily output averages 32.77 million barrels.

At the OPEC summit that ended June 2, leaders did not agree to lower daily oil output.

05/26/2016

If you live in Erie County, Pennsylvania, do you think shale drilling is headed your way?

There are many reasons to speculate whether or not horizontal drilling will occur in northwestern Pennsylvania's Erie County.