COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has issued six new
horizontal drilling permits to Chesapeake Exploration LLC that would allow the
development of wells in Columbiana and Carroll counties.
Chesapeake was awarded a permit Sept. 4 to drill in Salem and Center
townships in Columbiana County, ODNR reported. The well in Salem is permitted
for the Weaver farm while the well in Center Township is for the Mrugala
property.
The Oklahoma-based energy company has drilled 20 new wells in the county
since last year and at least one well, the Sanor well in Knox Township, is
producing, according to ODNR's field activity report.
Four other horizontal permits were issued to Chesapeake for new wells in
Carroll County, the most active region in the Utica shale.
Chesapeake now holds permits for more than 120 horizontal wells in Carroll
County.
And, Hilcorp Energy Corp. is looking to drill a deeper well in Lawrence
County in western Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection.
Houston-based Hilcorp was awarded a permit Aug. 23 to drill deeper into shale
formations under the Whiting farm, according to state DEP records. The company
had secured a horizontal permit to drill on the land earlier this year.
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