Ohio’s oil, natural gas production increases in 4Q

COLUMBUS

During the fourth quarter of 2015, Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced 6,249,116 barrels of oil and 303 billion cubic feet of natural gas, according to figures released today by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

The production totals for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased over the third quarter of 2015 with oil production increasing by 10 percent and gas increasing by almost 25 percent.

Quarterly production in 2015 also shows a fourth quarter horizontal shale well production increase of more than 75 percent for oil and 80 percent for gas from 2014’s fourth quarter totals.

The ODNR quarterly report lists 1,265 wells, 1,230 of which reported production. Thirty-five wells reported no production.