Eight New Utica Shale Permits Last Week; Rig Count Back to 20

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New permits issued last week: 8  (Previous week: 6) +2
Total horizontal permits issued: 2873 (Previous week: 2865) +8
Total horizontal wells drilled: 2402 (Previous week: 2392) +10
Total horizontal wells producing: 1957 (Previous week: 1957) +-0
Utica rig count: 20 (Previous week: 19)  +1

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