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Utica Shale drilling and production began in Ohio in 2011. Ohio as of 2013 is becoming a major natural gas and oil producer from the Utica Shale in the eastern part of the state. [10] Map of Ohio Utica Shale drilling permits and activity by date. [11] [12] In 2011 drilling and permits for drilling in the Utica Shale in Ohio reached record highs ...
The Reedsville Formation is an olive-gray to dark-gray siltstone, shale, and fine-grained sandstone. [4] In Central Pennsylvania along the Nittany Arch, and extending into the subsurface of northern West Virginia, the base of the Reedsville formation includes the black calcareous Antes Shale formation.
The term "Marcellus Shale" is the preferred name throughout most of the Appalachian region, although the term "Marcellus Formation" is also acceptable within the State of Pennsylvania. [7] The unit was first described and named as the "Marcellus shales" by J. Hall in 1839.
On May 16, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources finally published 2012 production data for the Utica Shale - a rock formation located thousands of feet below the Marcellus that spans Ohio, New ...
The Utica shale is a black shale that dates to the Late Ordovician age. The distribution of this unit is regionally extensive throughout the entire Appalachian basin. Thickness of the Utica Shale in central Ohio is 180 to 230 feet (55 to 70 m) and thickens moving east towards Pennsylvania and New York to be 320 to 350 feet (98 to 107 m) and 350 ...
An industry-sponsored study by Pennsylvania State University estimates there will be 200,000 new jobs in Pennsylvania by 2020 if shale is developed to its full potential. On the other hand, figures from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry show that only about 30,000 jobs were created during the 2008-2009 gas boom. [ 63 ]
Investors finally received those much-anticipated production numbers from the state's Utica Shale. Unlike the quarterly production updates given by most energy producing states, Ohio only releases ...
The Utica shale may not ring any bells for the average investor. But, utter that name around energy industry professionals, and you're sure to rouse a lively debate. An up-and-coming shale oil and ...