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3 More Wells Approved for Columbiana County
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has issued three new horizontal wells targeting the Utica and Point Pleasant shale formations in Columbiana County, records show.
Chesapeake Exploration LLC was issued two new permits for the Frank Zehentbauer and Judy Brown farms in Hanover Township, while a third was approved for the McKarns property in Wayne Township.
ODNR data show there are now 80 horizontal well permits in Columbiana County. Of the 41 wells drilled in the county since 2011, seven are listed as producing.
No new permits were issued for Mahoning or Trumbull counties last week.
Chesapeake also secured four permits last week for sites in Carroll County, and two for wells in Harrison County.
Gulfport Energy Corp. received five permits last week -- three in Belmont County and two in Harrison County -- while Hess Ohio Developments secured five permits, one in Belmont County and four in Harrison County.
Antero Resources Corp. was awarded three permits, two in Noble County and a single permit for Monroe County.
In Mercer County, Pa., the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection last week issued a single horizontal well permit to Chevron Appalachia LLC for a drilling site at the McCullough farm in Jefferson Township.
DEP records show no new permits issued last week for wells in Lawrence County, Pa.
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