PA Gov Shapiro Puffs His Chest to Announce Plugging 200 Old Wells

The blowhard Democrat Governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, took a bow last year to tout that “his” administration (as opposed to the Democrat who preceded him, Tom Wolf) had plugged more than 130 abandoned old oil and gas wells in the state, more than “the previous eight years combined” (see PA DEP Spending $44M This…

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XTO Begins to Plug 4 Shale Wells in Butler County Starting Today

XTO Energy began to drill four shale wells in Prospect Borough, Butler County, PA, in 2019. At least one of the wells was drilled down to a depth of nearly 2,000 feet. At some point since that time, XTO decided not to finish the wells and filed a request to plug the wells. A Pennsylvania…

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26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Oct 23 – 29

New shale permits issued for Oct 23 – 29 in the Marcellus/Utica increased again. There were 26 new permits issued last week, versus 22 the week before. Last week’s permit tally included 18 new permits in Pennsylvania, 7 new permits in Ohio, and 1 new permit in West Virginia. Coterra Energy was the top permittee…

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23 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 25 – Oct 1

New shale permits issued for Sep 25 – Oct 1 in the Marcellus/Utica were up a few ticks from the previous week. There were 23 new permits issued last week, up from 21 permits issued two weeks ago. Last week’s permit tally included 10 new permits in Pennsylvania, no new permits in Ohio, and a…

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21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 18 – 24

New shale permits issued for Sep 18 – 24 in the Marcellus/Utica were roughly the same as the prior week. There were 21 new permits issued last week, down 1 from permits issued two weeks ago. Last week’s permit tally included 11 new permits in Pennsylvania, 4 new permits in Ohio, and 6 new permits…

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14 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 4 – 10

New shale permits issued for Sep 4 – 10 in the Marcellus/Utica continued to be in the crapper. There were 14 new permits issued last week, up 1 from 13 issued two weeks ago, and down from the 16 issued three weeks ago. Not so long ago we routinely saw 30+ issued each week. Last…

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11 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 3-9

New shale permits issued for Jul 3-9 in the Marcellus/Utica saw a dramatic decrease after posting a dramatic increase the week before. There were 11 new permits issued last week, way down from the 39 issued the previous week. Last week’s permit tally included a scant 3 new permits in Pennsylvania, 3 new permits in…

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21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 27-Apr 2

New shale permits issued for Mar. 27-Apr. 2 in the Marcellus/Utica dropped quite a bit from the prior week. There… Continue reading The post 21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Mar 27-Apr 2 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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25 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 9-15

New shale permits issued for Jan. 9-15 in the Marcellus/Utica included 18 new permits in Pennsylvania, 5 new permits in… Continue reading The post 25 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 9-15 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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CNX Hires Slippery Rock Petroleum/NatGas Grad as Engineer

For years we’ve highlighted the top-notch educational program available at Lackawanna College’s School of Petroleum and Natural Gas (PNG), now… Continue reading The post CNX Hires Slippery Rock Petroleum/NatGas Grad as Engineer first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 12-18

Last week (Dec. 12-18), the number of permits issued to drill new shale wells in the Marcellus/Utica bumped up nicely… Continue reading The post 32 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 12-18 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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40 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 29-Sep 4

Last week the three states with active Marcellus/Utica drilling, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia, issued a collective 40 new drilling… Continue reading The post 40 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Aug 29-Sep 4 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Impact Fees Spread the Wealth from Marcellus Shale Drilling

shale gas news Bill desRosiers External Affairs Coordinator, Coterra Energy Host, Shale Gas News … … [Editor’s Note: The Marcellus Shale impact fees program has been one of the most innovative and successful to ways to spread around the the benefits of Pennsylvania shale gas.] The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has reported that $234 million

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37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 4-10

For the week of July 4-10, the three Marcellus/Utica states issued 37 permits to drill new shale wells. Pennsylvania led… Continue reading The post 37 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 4-10 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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29 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 20-26

Last week, for June 20-26, the number of new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica decreased just a bit… Continue reading The post 29 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 20-26 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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