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Utica Shale Rig Count
(as of 03/25/2023)

  Count Change From
Previous Week		 Change From
Previous Year
Gas Count 10 No change 4
Oil & Gas Count No change -3

Top Utica Shale Operators By Rig Count/Locations
(as of 03/25/2023)

Operator Current Week Previous Week Change Change From Last Year
Subscribe to See 4 4 --- ---
Encino Energy LLC 3 2 +1 +2
Subscribe to See 2 2 --- +2
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Top Utica Shale County By Rig Count/Locations
(as of 03/25/2023)

County Current Week Previous Week Change Change From Last Year
Subscribe to See 3 3 --- +1
JEFFERSON 2 2 --- ---
Subscribe to See 1 1 --- +1
Subscribe to See 1 2 -1 ---
Subscribe to See 1 1 --- -2
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 Utica Shale Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Ascent Resources LLC    55
Encino Energy LLC    38
Hilcorp Energy Company    26
   12
   8
   2
   2

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


  Utica Shale - Drilling Activity (2016 - 2023 YTD)


 Utica Shale - Well Completion Trend


Completions By
Company 		2023(YTD)
Count
Ascent Resources LLC 10
Encino Energy LLC 7
Completions By
County 		2023(YTD)
Count
Guernsey 7
Harrison 7
Jefferson 2
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 Utica Shale Rig Data : March 25, 2023


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - March 25, 2023

 Utica Shale Overview


What is the Utica Shale?

The Utica Shale play is one of the brightest stars in the developing U.S. resource play scene. 

The overall play is actually composed of at least three named geologic units: the Utica Shale, the Point Pleasant Formation, and the Collingwood Member of the Trenton Limestone. The Utica Shale covers much of the northern Appalachian basin, Cincinnati-Findlay Arches, and Michigan basin and has been productive in Quebec, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Ohio is the primary…

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Latest Midstream Projects

Project Name Completion date Capacity (MBOPD)
Gulf Run Pipeline   - -
East 300 Upgrade   - -
ATEX Pipeline Expansion   - -
Hopedale 5 Expansion   - -
Tri-State Corridor   - -
261 Upgrade Projects   - -
Total   -
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  Utica Shale - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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06/21/2022 Undisclosed Riverbend Oil & Gas Riverbend Energy Group Sells Off Non-Op Oil & Gas Subsidiaries for $1.8B $1,800
02/03/2021 Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Reliance Industries Limited Northern Oil Inks $126MM Deal for Appalachia Assets $126
11/17/2020 Rising Phoenix Royalties Not Disclosed Rising Phoenix Picks Up Ohio Utica Royalty Interests ---
08/31/2020 Rising Phoenix Royalties Not Disclosed Rising Phoenix Picks Up Utica Mineral / Royalty Interests ---
08/12/2020 Southwestern Energy Co. Montage Resources Corp. Southwestern to Acquire Montage Resources in All-Stock Deal $857
07/08/2020 Not Disclosed Harvest Oil & Gas Corp. Harvest Oil & Gas Selling Entire Appalachian Asset Portfolio $21
06/15/2020 Sixth Street Partners LLC Antero Resources Antero Sells ORR Interests to PE Firm in Deal Worth $402MM $402
05/04/2020 National Fuel Gas Co. Shell plc National Fuel/Seneca Resources To Acquire Shell's Appalachia Assets For $541 Million $541
 
Utica Shale Mergers

  Utica Shale Transactions By Quarter ($MM)