Ohio Permit Count Passes 800; Gulfport Busy in Guernsey County

The latest Ohio Department of Natural Resources report on weekly permitting activity is out, and it was another busy week.  24 new permits were approved last week.

Leading the way was Guernsey County, as Gulfport Energy received 9 permits for wells there.  Next up was Carroll County, with 7 permits approved for Chesapeake.  Rounding out the list were Mahoning and Harrison counties, with 5 and 3 permits, respectively.

The total number of Ohio Utica shale horizontal drilling permits is now up to 812.  390 wells have been drilled, 117 are producing, and the Utica rig count is 36.

You can view the report here.

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