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PA DEP Issues “Abandoned Well” Violation to Venango Injection Well

A Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) inspector showed up at Stonehaven Energy’s Class IID “Latshaw 9” oil and gas wastewater injection well in Cranberry Township, Venango County, on Nov. 27 for a routine inspection. He found the well is not in use and hasn’t been in use since March 2023. The well was inspected…

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IFO 3Q24 Report: New Wells Drilled in Pa. Lowest Since 2008

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) released its latest quarterly Natural Gas Production Report for July through September 2024 (full copy below). There were 63 new horizontal wells spud (drilled) in 3Q24, the same exact number as in 2Q24, but 3Q’s number was a decrease of 39 wells (-38%) compared to the third quarter…

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Where M-U Drilling is Now, Where Might It Be Headed Next

According to an extensive report appearing on the World Oil website (and in the November issue of the magazine), multiple possible futures lie ahead for the Marcellus and Utica shales. So, which future will come to pass? Today, both industry and government see the Marcellus and Utica formations as tremendous opportunities for companies and state…

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Coterra Floats $1.5 Billion in New Debt to Help Buy Permian Assets

Three weeks ago, MDN told you that Coterra Energy, formed in 2021 by the merger of the Marcellus-focused Cabot Oil & Gas and the Permian/Anadarko-focused Cimarex Energy, has succumbed to the siren song of more oil drilling (see Siren Song: Coterra Energy Buys Permian Assets for $4 Billion). Coterra is buying “certain assets of Franklin…

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Diversified Energy Seeks to be NatGas “Marketer of Choice”

In October, Diversified Energy Company (formerly Diversified Gas & Oil) announced it had signed a deal to supply 40 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas over three years to a “major Gulf Coast LNG facility” for exporting (see Diversified Energy Signs Deal to Supply NatGas for LNG Exports). Diversified hasn’t disclosed which Gulf Coast…

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Key Questions to Consider As the House Dives Deeper Into the LNG Pause

Wednesday’s House Oversight and Accountability hearing will take a closer look at the motivations behind the Biden administration’s LNG pause and will likely see Department of Energy Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Brad Crabtree face pointed questioning about the status of DOE’s study of the climate, economic, and other impacts

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WV Supreme Court Rules Antero CAN’T Deduct Royalty Expenses

There is an important development for landowners AND drillers in a class action case that began some seven years ago. A civil suit was brought by Harrison County oil and gas owners against Antero Resources Corp., claiming the company had deducted post-production costs from royalties not allowed under the leases they had signed. In 2022,…

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Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Final Cost Pegged at Nearly $10 Billion

When EQT first announced it intended to build the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), stretching from Wetzel County, WV, to Pittsylvania County, VA, the project came with an estimated price tag of $3.5 billion and an estimated completion date of 2018 (see Mountain Valley Pipeline Files FERC Appl, Now Just Matter of Time). By the time…

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Austin Master Services Cleanup in Martins Ferry One-Third Complete

In July, the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR) opened up the shuttered Austin Master Services (AMS) radiological waste management solutions company in Martins Ferry (Belmont County), Ohio, to begin cleanup work at the facility (see Flurry of Activity at Austin Master Services Site in Martins Ferry). AMS is permitted by the ODNR to temporarily…

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