Producers may look to Rogersville Shale in West Virginia

Producers may look to Rogersville Shale in West Virginia

Wednesday, October 7, 2015 by Katie Woods

According to The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, oil and gas producers in West Virginia may be tapping into another shale formation.

The Rogersville Shale is a formation under Kentucky and in West Virginia between Huntington and Parkersburg. It’s about as deep as the Utica Shale in West Virginia.

A test well for the Rogersville Shale has been drilled in Putnam County, West Virginia, at a depth of 14,000 feet.

Via: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel > New shale region near Parkersburg

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