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Top Shale Gas Stories for the Week of 4/28

Friday, May 3, 2013 by

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Here’s this week’s top shale gas stories:

( 1 ) Carroll County is Undergoing Changes thanks to Oil and Gas

Carroll County, Ohio is home to more Utica shale wells than any other county in the state. The county has 39 wells producing and another 184 drilled or permitted as of March 23, according to the Canton Repository.

The county’s chamber of commerce has seen fifty new companies join since 2011. Carroll County made $1.8 million leasing mineral rights on its property. Things are looking rosey for the rural Ohio county.

For more details on how Carroll County is benefiting from the shale gas boom, visit the Canton Repository.

» Via: The Canton Repository› Oil and gas boom changing Carroll County’s landscape

 

( 2 ) Live Coverage of the 2013 Utica Shale Congress

Will Flannigan spent two days reporting live from the 2013 Utica Shale Congress in Columbus, Ohio.

The conference featured over 20 speakers from multiple disciplines involved in the oil and gas industry. Will’s coverage includes photos and audio clips from the event.

» Via: The Shale Gas Reporter › Live Social Media Coverage of the Utica Shale Congress 2013

 

( 3 ) Pipelines and Processing Plants needed for Utica

Despite a recent sell-off of acreage in the Utica, Chesapeake Energy Corp. remains confident that the Utica will be productive, but pipelines and processing plants are needed according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

Chesapeake remains the No. 1 drilling company in Ohio with 14 drilling rigs, 66 wells in production and 249 wells drilled.

» Via: The Akron Beacon Journal › Chesapeake awaiting pipelines, processing plants for Utica shale natural gas

 

( 4 ) Chesapeake Pumping More Oil

According to the Intelligencer, Chesapeake Energy Corp., company-wide oil production jumped 56 percent last year, averaging 103,000 barrels per day.

The increasing oil production is also helping the company’s bottom line. During the first quarter of 2013, Chesapeake earned $1.13 billion, a 35 percent increase over the same period in 2012.

» Via: The Intelligencer › Chesapeake Pumps More Oil, Earnings Spike

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