Chevron Secures 2nd Permit, Chesapeake Gets 10 More
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Oil giant Chevron has been issued a new permit to drill its second horizontal well in Mercer County, Pa., the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reports.
Chevron Appalachia LLC was awarded the permit Oct. 15, records show, for drilling rights to the Hurtt property in East Lackawannock Township, records show.
There were no new permits issued for new wells in Lawrence County, Pa.
Also, four new horizontal drill permits were issued to Chesapeake Exploration LLC in Columbiana County last week, while 10 other permits were awarded the company for drilling rights in Carroll and Harrison counties, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports.
ODNR records show Chesapeake wants to drill one well in Salem Township at the Weaver farm, two wells in Franklin Township on the Milltree property, and another in Middleton Township at the Benner farm in Columbiana County. All of the permits were issued Oct. 15.
ODNR also issued eight new permits to Chesapeake for oil and gas exploration in the Utica shale in Carroll County, and two other in Harrison County.