Drilling Down
Three New Permits Issued for Columbiana County
Friday, September 06, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources last week issued 13 new permits for horizontal wells in the Utica shale, three of which are in Columbiana County.
ODNR released three permits to Atlas Noble LLC, based in Philadelphia, to drill wells at the Firestone Homestead pad in Unity Township. These are the first three permits issued to the company in Columbiana County, records show.
The state agency also issued new permits to Chesapeake Energy for four horizontal wells in Carroll County, all on the Shaw property in Lee Township.
Industry Group Responds: Oil, Gas Jobs Increasing
Friday, September 06, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Rhonda Reda, executive director of the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program, Granville, takes issue with a recent story published by BusinessJournalDaily.com that reported the results of a new study, which found sales tax revenues in Ohio have increased in the last two years at a much higher pace than the number of new jobs.
YOUNG 2013 to Feature Logistics, Midstream Experts
Saturday, August 31, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Three experts in the logistics and midstream arena of the oil and gas industry will be featured on the final day, Sept. 13, of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s third annual Youngstown, Ohio Utica and Natural Gas Conference & Expo (YOUNG) at the Holiday Inn Boardman.
Guesman Pleads Guilty in D&L Dumping Case
Thursday, August 29, 2013CLEVELAND – The former employee of Hardrock Excavating Co. who was caught illegally dumping drilling waste into a sewer that ended up contaminating portions of the Mahoning River pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of violating the Clean Water Act.
Michael Guesman, 34, changed his plea to guilty in U.S. District Court in Cleveland per an agreement reached with prosecutors. Details of the plea agreement were not available.
Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 11, according to court papers.