Utica
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Eastern Rig Count as of February 19, 2021
Alabama. Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Feb. 17, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including ORRI assets across the Williston and Powder River basins plus a package of Midcontinent properties from Meade Energy.
Natural Gas , Construction , Pipelines
Analyst: End of an Era for Large Greenfield Gas Pipes?
High costs, regulatory hurdles and environmentalist opponents have made it difficult to construct major natural gas pipelines out of Appalachia.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Feb. 12, 2021)
High-volume Utica Shale, Gulf of Mexico and Marcellus Shale discoveries plus BPX Energy Eagle Ford completions at its Lonesome Dove pad in Karnes County, Texas top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Top 12 IP Wells in Utica Shale
February 2021: Utica Shale Discovery Tested Flowing 6,497 bbl of Oil, 15.314 MMcf of Gas per Day
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Feb. 10, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including a Blackbeard Operating Permian Basin divestiture comprised of certain Central Basin Platform properties plus Overland Oil & Gas D-J Basin, Bakken Shale well packages.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures
India’s Reliance Sells Marcellus Shale Position to Northern Oil and Gas
With its acquisition of Reliance’s Appalachian Basin assets for $250 million, Northern Oil and Gas furthers its goal of becoming a “national nonoperated franchise,” Northern CEO Nick O’Grady says.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Feb. 3, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including certain East Texas properties from Sabine Oil & Gas plus a U.S. Gulf of Mexico well package offshore Louisiana operated by BHP.
Construction , Pipelines
Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline in Appalachia Faces More Delays
After a series of setbacks, the companies building the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline now plan to seek individual permits to cross each stream remaining in its path.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Natural Gas , Methane , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Shale Plays
EQT Launches Pilot to Produce ‘Responsibly Sourced Natural Gas’
EQT will seek to produce “responsibly sourced natural gas” from select wellpads by using continuous methane emission monitoring devices provided by pilot partner Project Canary.