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Hilcorp Fires Up Well at Carbon Limestone Landfill
Wednesday, May 22, 2013POLAND, Ohio -- A single phone call to the Poland Township Police Department late Monday evening reported what was described as "a large fire" just off U.S. Route 224 east of Struthers Road.
The "fire" turned out to be a routine procedure used in the oil and gas industry, and a spectacle likely to become more common in the Mahoning Valley as exploration continues in this part of the Utica shale.
No Oil Window in the Utica? No Worries, Lots of Wet Gas
Monday, May 20, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- No, the Utica shale isn't producing the kind of "Texas Tea" found in other shale plays such as the Eagle Ford. But its value as a source for wet gas is extremely lucrative for the companies drilling deep horizontal wells in eastern Ohio.
The Eagle Ford in eastern Texas, together with the Bakken shale play in North Dakota, has emerged as a top producer of heavy crude oil, the most sought-after and profitable product in the energy sector.
Now, the Real Utica Shale Money Begins to Flow
Saturday, May 18, 2013CARROLLTON, Ohio -- Doyle Hawk reaches into the top of his dining room cabinet and produces a rectangular sheet of paper folded once -- a check for $9,800 -- the first royalty payment of many more to come based on the 35 acres he owns that are tied into a nearby Utica well unit.
“Who would’ve ever dreamt this?” asks Hawk, a farmer and former Carroll County commissioner, as he glances at the check from Chesapeake Energy Corp. “Five years ago, you couldn’t get a lease here.”
Utica Exploration Marches North to Mahoning, Trumbull
Friday, May 17, 2013YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Now that the core of the Utica shale play is defined, it's likely outlying areas such as Mahoning and southern Trumbull counties will see oil and gas exploration ramp up in 2013, according to an official from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.