Utica, Marcellus shale drilling permits inch higher
Friday, December 30, 2016
Utica and Marcellus shale gas drilling permits continue to increase, while more drilled wells are in production, according to Farm and Dairy.
Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 16, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued 179 horizontal drilling permits. Likewise, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources granted 35 Utica/Point Pleasant Shale well drilling permits in November and eight in December.
The largest increases were seen in Washington County, Pennsylvania, with 42 permits — double the number of permits issues in September and October — and Monroe County, Ohio, with 14 new permits.
West Virginia experienced slightly smaller increases in the shale plays with only eight new permits issued.
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