Chesapeake producing 37 percent of Ohio’s Utica output

Chesapeake producing 37 percent of Ohio’s Utica output

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 by Katie Woods

Columbus Business First reports that Chesapeake Energy Corp. is leading the way in Ohio in terms of natural gas production.

In Ohio’s Utica Shale, Chesapeake produced 83.2 billion cubic feet of the state’s total 222 billion cubic feet of natural gas during the second quarter. The company’s biggest well is located in Carroll County and produced 824.3 million cubic feet of natural gas during the second quarter.

During the second quarter, Chesapeake operated 491 of 978 total producing Utica wells in Ohio. However, Chesapeake is poised to sell some of its holdings, so its not clear how much longer the company will have the largest output of all of the Utica’s production companies.

Via: Columbus Business First > Chesapeake Energy wells producing more than ⅓ of Ohio’s output

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Shale FAQ

What is fracking?

Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.

Is it safe?

What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.

Will my water catch on fire?

Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.

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