Ohio's Utica Oil Figures Disappoint, But Sweet Spots Emerging 
May 20, 2013
Industry experts said they were disappointed by the Utica Shale oil production figures for 2012 released Thursday by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), but they believe a clearer picture is beginning to emerge of where the play's sweet spots for oil are located.(more...)

DOE Lets Out A Little More of the Shale Gale
May 20, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) apparently has come to the conclusion that U.S. shale gas is too good a thing to not share with the rest of the world in larger quantities.(more...)

Producers, Environmentalists Alike Lament Draft Fracking Rule
May 20, 2013
Oil and natural gas producers still are poring over the 171-page draft rule governing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activities on public lands, and while proponents and opponents agree that some concessions were made by the agency in the latest rule to avoid duplication of state and tribal fracking requirements, they say BLM could have gone further.(more...)

Texas Firm Seeks to Provide Gas-Based Well Site Services
May 20, 2013
Plan would also have drillers use natural gas-fueled rigs, but conflict arises between E&Ps and drilling companies regarding the use of gas at the well sites.(more...)

New Rail Parks Slated for Eagle Ford Country
May 20, 2013
National Property Holdings LP plans to develop the Alamo Junction Rail Park and serve the Eagle Ford Shale region's growing demand for rail-based logistics and warehousing. The project joins another recently announced park targeting oil/gas patch-related industrial development in the region.(more...)

Ninth New NatGas Power Plant Approved for Pennsylvania
May 20, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently approved plans by a subsidiary of LS Power to build a 900 MW natural gas-fired power plant about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, bringing to nine the number of gas-fired plants proposed in and around the state's Marcellus Shale resource.(more...)

Features
May 20, 2013
NGI's Shale Daily Unconventional Rig Count table and chart.  ( more...)

BLM Issues Revised Draft Fracking Rules
May 17, 2013
Calling them a common sense approach that will complement state efforts, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials Thursday unveiled revised draft rules for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on all federal and Indian lands. The draft rules will now go through a 30-day public comment period.(more...)

Ohio Reports Utica Production, Predicts Leader by 2015 
May 17, 2013
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) said 87 wells in the Utica Shale collectively produced 12.84 Bcf of natural gas and more than 635,000 bbl of oil in 2012.(more...)

North Dakota Official Says USGS Williston Assessment 'Conservative'
May 17, 2013
The U.S. Geologic Survey's (USGS) assessment of the Williston Basin's Bakken Shale and Three Forks formation in North Dakota, Montana and South Dakota, which combined was estimated at 7.4 billion bbl of technically recoverable oil, is "very conservative," according to North Dakota's chief oil and gas regulator.(more...)

Wyoming Gov. Outlines Plans for Baseline Water Tests
May 17, 2013
In addition to briefing state lawmakers Wednesday on the governor's newly released energy policy, an adviser to Gov. Matt Mead offered a joint state legislative committee a glimpse at the governor's proposed baseline water testing rule that would apply to oil and natural gas drillers.(more...)

Ohio Bill Offers Local Benefits for Selling Water to Operators
May 17, 2013
A bill under consideration by the Ohio House of Representatives would allow local governments to transfer into their coffers revenue generated from water sales to unconventional drilling operators.(more...)

People
May 17, 2013
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Industry Brief
May 17, 2013
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