Drilling Down
Antero Reduces Frac Stages to Increase Well Production
Thursday, September 19, 2013DENVER -- Antero Resources LLC, the company that's reported the best results to date in the southern tier of Ohio’s Utica shale play, says it is will use shorter-stage lengths to hydraulically fracture wells for oil and wet gas production.
During the second quarter, Antero said it began completing most of its liquids-rich Marcellus shale wells with shorter stage lengths. Antero’s traditional frac design resulted in stage lengths averaging 350 feet per state compared to the newly completed wells that averaged stages lengths of 150- to 250 feet.
Blue Racer in No Hurry for Petersburg Project
Wednesday, September 18, 2013YOUNGSTOWN,Ohio -- Options on the land have been secured. A vast network of pipelines that stretches hundreds of miles through Ohio is in place. Energy companies prospecting in the northeastern tier of the Utica shale have started production.
All these basic ingredients mix well in the hamlet of Petersburg, but whether it becomes the center of the region’s next major midstream and processing project may not be known for a year.
Gulfport's New Production Results Fall Below Antero's
Wednesday, September 18, 2013OKLAHOMA CITY -- Gulfport Energy reports it recently placed three Harrison County Utica wells in production and the gas, already sold, is flowing into the pipelines.
However, the latest production results are substantially weaker than earlier wells the company drilled while competitors tapping into this southern portion of the Utica have turned up massive production numbers.
133 Pipeline Projects in Ohio, Report Finds
Saturday, September 14, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A Columbus law firm tracking developments in Ohio’s emerging oil and gas industry reports a total of 133 pipeline projects are in the planning stages or underway in the state. The industry report by the Benesch firm was released Friday; it is the latest in quarterly industry summaries published by the firm.
Of the 133 pipeline projects, MarkWest Energy Partners of Denver has 52, Cardinal Gas Services 50 and Utica East Ohio Midstream 14, according to the report.
Energy Execs Still Hopeful About Utica's Northern Tier
Saturday, September 14, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Top executives in the oil and gas industry say while the southern tier of eastern Ohio's Utica shale appears to be the most lucrative and drawing the most attention from producers, it doesn't mean the northern portion of the play – Mahoning and Trumbull counties, for example -- won't develop over time.
"We have three wells off two pads in Mahoning County," said Harry Schurr, general manager of Consol Energy and Hess Corp.'s Utica joint venture. "We are still planning to put those into pipeline and flowing them into market."