Drilling Down
Halcón to Test in Lordstown, Frac in Jackson Township
Wednesday, June 12, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Halcón Resources Corp. says it will begin testing its Kibler 1H well on Brunstetter Road in Lordstown on June 15, and is completing its Davidson 1-1H well in Jackson Township with plans to begin testing there in mid-August.
The Davidson well, near Meander Reservoir, was drilled to a total measured depth of 11,634 feet with an effective lateral length of 5,500 feet. It is expected to be completed with 22 frac stages, the company said.
Sales Fill Pipeline at Evets' Hubbard Fab Plant
Saturday, June 08, 2013HUBBARD, Ohio -- The addition of new pipeline and processing systems throughout the Utica shale means sustained business for a Girard-based company and brightens its opportunities for expansion.
“Our plans with this facility are to continue moving it forward,” reports Joe DeLullo, vice president of VEC Inc., Girard. VEC is the parent of Evets Oil & Gas Construction Services, which operates a pipe fabrication plant in Hubbard. “A lot of what is going to be happening in the Utica shale will drive any expansion plans we have.”
Group Compiles List of Oil, Gas Training Programs
Thursday, June 06, 2013COLUMBUS, Ohio – Training programs at Youngstown State University, Eastern Gateway Community College and career and technical centers serving Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties are among programs the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program has identified as industry approved.
CNG Fueling Station to Fill Growing Demand in Valley
Wednesday, June 05, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Residents of the Mahoning Valley have heard for years about the potential for the resources of the Utica and Marcellus shale plays to transform the energy landscape of the United States. On June 3, they learned how natural gas could also change how they fuel their cars and trucks.