Hilcorp Energy seeks permits to drill in Columbiana County
Friday, March 22, 2019
Hilcorp Energy Co.recently applied for three permits related to horizontal well development in Columbiana County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Hilcorp has submitted applications for a pair of new horizontal wells in Elk Run Township at the ElkRun-Auer well pad targeting the Utica/Point Pleasant shale formation.
The first of the three permits will be used to drill a horizontal leg at an existing well, the second permit will be used to a new well at the site and the third will be used to make a revision at an existing well.
Learn more: The Youngstown Business Journal > Hilcorp eyes two new wells in Columbiana County
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