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Texas landowner recalls how good fortune came to surface
Max Lindsey was working on his mother’s taxes several years ago when he was caught off guard by something that didn’t quite make sense.
The Shale Scale
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Shaw well in Carroll County’s Center Township was one of nine Utica Shale wells to produce some oil or natural gas in 2011. Five of those wells produced resources commercially, though all produced for fewer than six months.
Chemical industry gets boost in Ohio
Ohio has endured tough times. High energy costs caused much of the pain: between 1999 and 2005, natural gas prices quadrupled.
New drilling law deepens discord
When gas companies began developing Pennsylvania with wells that use horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in shale, the state Legislature found it had to play catch-up.
Test water before drilling begins, microbiologist says
Many resources are renewable, but groundwater is not one of them.
RISKS AND RICHES IN THE FRACKING ERA
Rich and Shirley Sallmen built their house three years ago on a treeless hill on 24 acres surrounded by peaceful, rolling farmland that makes up much of Little Beaver Township.
Ruling drains 25 jobs from Patriot Water
Andrew Blocksom says next week he will give two-week notices to his 25 employees at Patriot Water Treatment LLC.
Measure would tax brine-recycling facilities
State Rep. Ronald V. Gerberry of Austintown, D-59th, has introduced legislation that would tax fracking wastewater- recycling operations to offset infrastructure wear-and-tear from the oil and gas industry.
CNX Gas to lease space in Leetonia
The Columbiana County Port Authority has approved a lease agreement with CNX Gas Co. LLC, operators of Consol Energy, for an office space in Leetonia.
EGCC, Warren offer free training for shale jobs
The growing shale industry has spurred a new job-training program for Mahoning Valley residents.
ODNR to release shale-production figures Monday
By week’s end, all Utica Shale well drillers will report 2011 production figures to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The facts and figures will provide the first real glimpse at what lies 7,000 feet beneath the ground in Northeast Ohio.
BP’s $331M investment in Trumbull will spur growth in Ohio, leaders say
BP’s $331 million investment in the Mahoning Valley will have a “tremendous impact” on jobs and economic development in Ohio, a company official said.
Ohio panel to rule against Patriot facility
The Environmental Review Appeals Commission today will issue a ruling against Warren-based Patriot Water Treatment LLC, shifting the lengthy legal battle back to Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.
BP Trumbull leases may total $331M
More than 1,000 Trumbull County landowners voted in favor of the state’s largest single-county oil and gas lease Monday night, which, if executed, will pump more than $331 million into the local economy.
Ohio shale-energy boom Without mineral rights, are landowners left in the dirt?
In Harrison County, about 40 miles southeast of Canton, the picturesque landscape is that of postcards.
Kasich calls for fivefold hike in brine tax
Local brine-injection well operators are questioning Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s latest proposal to quintuple taxes on out-of-state fracking wastewater.
Public perception taints company
An oil and gas industry official says the public is not ready for treated fracking wastewater to re-enter the ecosystem, despite Patriot Water Treatment LLC’s approved water-treatment technology.
ODNR issues shale-well permit for site in Columbiana County
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted one new permit for a Utica Shale well to Chesapeake Exploration LLC, a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp.
66% say benefits of oil, gas extraction outweigh the risks
Two-thirds of Americans say the benefits of exploration for natural gas and oil outweigh the risks, according to results from a Harris Interactive poll.
Ruling by state appeals panel favors Patriot
The Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission has ruled a state environmental official did not “substantially support” his stance regarding the revocation of permits to the city of Warren and Patriot Water Treatment LLC, once again providing a gasp of air for the nearly year-old brine-wastewater treatment plant.