Utica Rig Count Rises Again, But Permitting Remains Very Slow

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WEEK ENDING 05/18/2019



New permits issued last week: 2 (Previous week: 3)  -1
Total horizontal permits issued: 3080 (Previous week: 3079)  +1
Total horizontal wells drilled: 2600 (Previous week: 2600)  +-0
Total horizontal wells producing: 2186 (Previous week: 2185)  +1
Utica rig count: 18 (Previous week: 17)  +1

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