Ohio’s top 10 shale oil and gas producers in 2018
Friday, May 31, 2019
Columbus Business First compiled a list of Ohio’s top 10 shale oil and gas producers in 2018. The list is as follows:
- Ascent Resources Utica LLC
- Gulfport Energy Corp.
- Rice Drilling D LLC
- Chesapeake Exploration LLC
- Antero Resources Corp.
- Eclipse Resources I LP
- CNX Gas Company LLC
- Equinor USA Onshore Properties
- XTO Energy Inc.
- Gulfport Appalachia LLC
The production wells on the list are concentrated in Belmont, Monroe, Harrison, Jefferson, Carroll, Columbiana, Noble and Guernsey counties in east-central and southeast Ohio. The companies were rankings were determined by production in thousands of cubic feet as reported by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
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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.