E&P

Oil production on North Dakota’s Fort Berthold Indian Reservation has become a significant part of the nation’s second largest oil-producing state, and tribal leaders are touting the reservation’s output as among the top 10 oil producing states in the nation.

Long targeted by conventional drillers in the Appalachian Basin, the Upper Devonian Shale formations have been known for some time to hold a cache of dry natural gas. But new technologies, combined with more than a year of close analysis have shown unconventional operators that those six layers of source rock can’t be overlooked.

Fourth quarter natural gas production in Ohio’s Utica Shale reached 43.1 Bcf, an increase of 28% from 3Q2013, according to a report released Friday by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

No indication of unusual levels of pollutants that would suggest a potential health concern for local residents or emergency responders was found as a result of fires at a Chevron Appalachia well site in Greene County, PA, earlier this year, according to Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Baker Hughes Inc. said it plans to disclose 100% of the chemical ingredients it uses in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) fluids by providing “complete lists” of the products used, but there could be exemptions.

The U.S. onshore operations of Helmerich & Payne Inc. (H&P) are the continuing benefactor of increasing drilling activity, particularly in the Permian Basin, recovering spot pricing levels and a pressing need for more specialized rigs, the company’s CEO said Thursday.

While numbers persistently climb under the line-item for Marcellus Shale production on EQT Corp.’s balance sheet and growth rates dominate its quarterly earnings calls with analysts, the first quarter talk on Thursday was pointedly focused on the company’s future in Ohio’s Utica Shale.

The largest oilfield services (OFS) providers have detailed their views for U.S. exploration and production (E&P) spending this year — all good — but it’s going to take a few more weeks to determine whether producers will move more forces into natural gas fields to increase stores.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has turned down calls to enact a two-year moratorium on silica sand mining in the southeastern part of the state, saying he doesn’t have the authority to implement such a ban.