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Commission Upholds Order to Revoke D&L Permits
Friday, June 21, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The state's oil and gas commission has denied an appeal by D&L Energy and upheld an earlier order issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' chief to revoke the company's six operating permits.
D&L's permits were revoked in February after it was discovered that on Jan. 31 an employee from a related company, Hardrock Excavating, was found intentionally dumping contaminated wastewater from drilling operations down a storm drain on D&L's property.
Regional Chamber Solicits Participants for YOUNG 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The third annual Youngstown, Ohio Utica and Natural Gas -- or YOUNG -- Conference & Expo 2013, will once again connect regional businesses with industry executives and companies now developing eastern Ohio's Utica shale.
Presented by the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, the YOUNG 2013 conference is scheduled for Sept. 11-13, with events taking place in downtown Youngstown and Boardman. As in past years, the YOUNG conference will feature vendors, sponsors, exhibitors and a host of oil and gas industry specialists.
Halcon Gets Permit for New Trumbull County Utica Well
Thursday, June 20, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Halcon Operating Co. Inc. plans to drill a new horizontal well in Trumbull County, according to data provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Halcon, based in Houston, wants to drill in Warren Township at the Lutz property, and was awarded a permit for the work June 10. It's the fifth well Halcon has permitted in the Mahoning Valley.
The company has four wells permitted for Trumbull County and one in Mahoning County, records show.
There were no new permits issued last week for either Mahoning or Columbiana counties, records show.
Hagan Seeks Severance Tax on Horizontal Drilling
Thursday, June 20, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio would enact a 7.5% severance tax on oil, natural gas and condensate extracted from horizontal drilling under a proposal introduced by state Rep. Robert F. Hagan.
Hagan, D-58 Youngstown, announced his plan Wednesday to capitalize on the boom in horizontal shale drilling by using an updated severance tax model to invest in communities through resources for public education, infrastructure and community services.