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Natural Gas Drilling & Fracking Activity Highlights Abound

From an Update of Larry Prado, Hart Energy, E & P Magazine, December 3, 2018

MARCELLUS-UTICA REGION (0hio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)

Antero Resources Corp. has been issued permits for three Shiloh-Wick Field-Marcellus Shale ventures in Tyler County, W.Va. The permitted wells will be drilled from a drillpad on a 317-acre lease in Centerville District, Middlebourne 7.5 Quad. The Heintzman Unit 1H well has a planned depth of 17,800 ft and will be drilled to the south. The Heintzman Unit 2H well has a planned depth of 17,500 ft and will be drilled to the southeast. The Heintzman Unit 3H well has a planned depth of 17,400 ft and will be drilled to the east-southeast. Nearby production in the Shiloh-Wick Field is at an Antero Utica producer, Rymer Unit 4HD. It was completed in 2016 flowing 20 MMcf/d of gas.

Ascent Resources LLC has received permits for four Utica Shale-Colerain Field wells in Jefferson County, Ohio. The wells will be drilled from a drillpad in Section 34, Mount Pleasant Township. The Ruth E MTP 2H well has a planned depth of 22,000 ft, and the Ruth E MTP 4H well has a planned depth of 22,000 ft. The Ruth E MTP 6H well has a planned depth of 22,500 ft, and the Ruth E MTP 8H well has a planned depth of 23,000 ft.

Ascent Resources LLC is underway at two Jewett Consolidated Field wells in Jefferson County, Ohio. The Utica Shell wells are on a 378-acre lease in Section 18-8n 3w. The Geno E SMF JF 5H well has a planned depth of 24,300 ft and will be drilled to the northwest. The offsetting Geno W SMF JF 1H well has a planned depth of 26,000 ft, and it will be drilled to the north. Nearby production is at an American Energy Partners completion in Section 27 in the Dillonvale 7.5 Quad at the Smithfi eld A 1H-27 well. The Smithfield pad discovery was drilled to 18,525 ft (9,631 ft true vertical depth), and it was tested flowing 18.1 MMcf/d of gas.

Southwestern Energy Co. has received permits to drill two Marcellus Shale tests from a drillpad in Ohio County, W.Va. The Roy Riggle OHI 6H well has a projected depth of 12,429 ft and a projected true vertical depth of 6,542 ft. It will be drilled to the northeast. The offsetting Roy Riggle OHI 206H well has a planned depth of 15,325 ft and a planned true vertical depth of 6,519 ft. It will be drilled to the southeast. The company also has received permits to drill Marcellus ventures in nearby Brooke County, W.Va., at the Worthley Brk 1H, Worthley 201H, Worthley Brk 210H and Worthley Brk 5H wells.

NOTE: See also: Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker

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Inside Shale Weekly for December 4, 2018 Provides Updates & Insights, WAJR Radio, Morgantown, WV

The Inside Shale Weekly program at 8 to 9 am on December 4th featured interviews of Ed Hawkins and Tom Bloom of the Monongalia County Commission.

They said that the gas severance payment to the County last year was about $125,000 and this year’s allocation (2018) is $436,044, a real surprise. They hope to use it to shore up non-profit organizations in the County and help obtain a new 911 Call Center for the County.

It was implied that some of the money might be used to partner with the gas industry and the WV DOT for Route 7 west of Blacksville. Tom Bloom said that the DOT has informed him that some 111 new gas wells are planned west of Blacksville to involve some 7000 trucks on WV Route 7.

Ann Blankenship (WVONGA) of the WV oil and natural gas association said that the most recent severance tax totals show an annual amount of $138 million. She said 90% goes to State general revenue, 7.5% to the gas producing counties, and 2.5% for general distribution to all counties.

NOTE: According to the Baker-Hughes drill rig count of 11/29/18, there are 11 drilling rigs active in West Virginia; there are 5 in Marshall County, 3 in Tyler County and 3 in Ritchie County. There are 16 drilling rigs active in Ohio and 46 in Pennsylvania.