Black Gold: EOG Resources Drills Gushers in Ohio Utica

Perhaps our headline is slightly misleading. EOG is not the modern equivalent of Jed Clampett walking along and seeing crude bubbling up out of the ground (as in the fictional The Beverly Hillbillies show of the 1960s with the “Ballad of Jed Clampett” that says, “Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.”). What EOG and…

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23 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 8 – 14

There were 23 new permits issued to drill in the Marcellus/Utica during the week of Jan. 8-14, versus 18 permits issued for the prior week. Pennsylvania issued 13 new permits last week. Ohio issued just 2 new permits. West Virginia issued 8 new permits — for the second week in a row. EQT scored the…

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Ohio Utica Shale Production 3Q23 – Top Wells, Drillers & Counties

The Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (ODNR) released production numbers for the third quarter of 2023 late last week, and nobody noticed…except MDN (thanks to a tip from a good friend). ODNR no longer issues a press release to summarize the results as they once did. We’ve got the full spreadsheet with oil and gas…

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EOG Uses Permian Completion Design on Utica Test Wells

In 2020, EOG Resources, one of the largest oil and gas drillers in the U.S. (with international operations in Trinidad and China), sold all of its Marcellus assets, which were located in Bradford County, PA, to Tilden Resources for $130 million (see EOG Resources Sells Marcellus Assets for $130M, Exits Basin). EOG left the M-U…

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Aubrey McClendon’s Dream of Oil in Ohio Utica Turns into Reality

Folks new to the Marcellus/Utica may not know this, but Chesapeake Energy’s then-CEO Aubrey McClendon first “discovered” the Ohio Utica about 15 years ago. Under McClendon, Chesapeake spent over $2 billion acquiring rights to drill 1.3 million acres in Ohio–or roughly 5% of the state’s land area. McClendon pegged the value of the Utica for…

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EOG Essentially Confirms DT Midstream Building Its Utica Pipeline

In 2020, EOG Resources, one of the largest oil and gas drillers in the U.S. (with international operations in Trinidad and China), sold *all* of its Marcellus assets, which were located in Bradford County, PA, to Tilden Resources for $130 million (see EOG Resources Sells Marcellus Assets for $130M, Exits Basin). EOG left the M-U…

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DT Midstream Makes FID on New Greenfield Pipeline in Ohio Utica

DT Midstream (DTM), headquartered in Detroit, owns major assets in the Marcellus/Utica region and other regions. DTM issued its second quarter 2023 update yesterday. The company announced it had reached a final investment decision (FID) to build a new greenfield gathering system in the Ohio Utica Shale. The gathering system will transport associated gas from…

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EOG Plans Less Drilling in TX Permian, More Drilling in OH Utica

EOG Resources CEO Lloyd “Billy” Helms spoke at the J.P. Morgan Energy, Power and Renewables Conference in New York City yesterday. Helms had some very interesting comments on his company’s strategy moving forward–a strategy of keeping drilling activity in the Permian about even (not expanding), but increasing drilling activity in other plays, including the Ohio…

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12 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 15-21

New shale permits issued for May 15-21 in the Marcellus/Utica took a substantial hit. There were only 12 new permits… Continue reading The post 12 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 15-21 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance: The UN Corporatist Adventure

Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance: The UN Corporatist Adventure Jim Willis on NGL Pipelines Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN)   [Editor’s Note: The United Nation’s Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance illustrates the corruption of the UN and the entire corporatist adventure that is the global warming scam.] The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) is

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EOG Drilling Handful of New Wells in Ohio Utica in 2023

In 2020, EOG Resources, one of the largest oil and gas drillers in the U.S. (with international operations in Trinidad… Continue reading The post EOG Drilling Handful of New Wells in Ohio Utica in 2023 first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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How EOG’s Move into Ohio Utica Shale Will Affect Midstream

In 2020, EOG Resources, one of the largest oil and gas drillers in the U.S. (with international operations in Trinidad… Continue reading The post How EOG’s Move into Ohio Utica Shale Will Affect Midstream first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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EOG Resources has “Double Premium” Plans for Ohio Utica

In 2020, EOG Resources, one of the largest oil and gas drillers in the U.S. (with international operations in Trinidad… Continue reading The post EOG Resources has “Double Premium” Plans for Ohio Utica first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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EOG Resources Accumulates 395K Acres in Ohio Utica for Under $500M

In 2020 EOG Resources, one of the largest oil and gas drillers in the U.S. (with international operations in Trinidad… Continue reading The post EOG Resources Accumulates 395K Acres in Ohio Utica for Under $500M first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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