Utica Shale

Hilcorp Energy Co. was hydraulically fracturing (fracking) one of its wells in the days leading up to a series of minor earthquakes that were reported in Northeast Ohio on Monday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has ordered Hilcorp Energy Co. to temporarily halt its operations in Northeast Ohio after a series of minor earthquakes were felt in several townships just miles from where the company has drilled seven wells and has plans for others.

There was a time not that long ago when some in the oil and gas industry questioned whether midstream companies were overbuilding infrastructure in Ohio’s Utica Shale play.

Tim Clawson, a senior operations engineer at Antero Resources Corp., can remember a time when his company was nothing more than the proverbial “little guy” in the Appalachian Basin.

Halcon Resources Corp. said Tuesday that its Utica Shale drilling program is on hold pending the results of two wells, with no plans to move a rig into the play this year until more data is on hand.

A controversy involving the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and Republican Gov. John Kasich’s administration that has been unfolding for much of the last month has shed new light on oil and gas development in the state and its role in the gubernatorial campaign.

With one-third of its global energy reserves in the U.S. onshore, BP plc is preparing to do battle with shale-focused independents by separating its domestic operations, management said Tuesday.

Gulfport Energy Corp. announced a series of moves on Thursday aimed at tightening its balance sheet, improving sales, growing oil and gas revenues and adding to its growing reserves in Ohio’s Utica Shale play.

With 20 rigs running across the Marcellus and Utica shale plays, Antero Resources Corp. is undoubtedly the Appalachian Basin’s most active operator, and even with triple-digit production growth last year, the company has no plans to slow down anytime soon.