More Well Permits for Carroll, Harrison Counties
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Just four permits for horizontal drilling operations in Ohio's Utica shale were issued last week, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Two permits were issued on Jan. 26 to Chesapeake Exploration LLC for wells in Carroll County, ODNR records show. Both wells are slated for the Walker property in Loudon Township.
ODNR also issued two permits to Hess Ohio Developments LLC for wells in Guernsey and Harrison counties. Hess was awarded a horizontal permit Jan. 24 in Guernsey County in Oxford Township at the CNXGUE site, and another Jan. 22 in Harrison County, Short Creek Township, for a well at the Cravat Coal location.
There were no new well permits issued for Mahoning, Trumbull or Columbiana counties during the week, ODNR reported.
Also, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection did not issue new permits for drilling sites in Mercer or Lawrence counties last week, records show.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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