Permitting at a Crawl, Rig Count Declining in Utica Shale
WEEK ENDING 08/03/19
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New permits issued last week: 0 (Previous week: 1) -1
Total horizontal permits issued: 3129 (Previous week: 3129) +-0
Total horizontal wells drilled: 2662 (Previous week: 2654) +8
Total horizontal wells producing: 2238 (Previous week: 2238) +-0
Utica rig count: 15 (Previous week: 17) -2
WEEK ENDING 08/10/19
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New permits issued last week: 3 (Previous week: 0) +3
Total horizontal permits issued: 3132 (Previous week: 3129) +3
Total horizontal wells drilled: 2664 (Previous week: 2662) +2
Total horizontal wells producing: 2240 (Previous week: 2238) +2
Utica rig count: 14 (Previous week: 15) -1