Pennsylvania

Feb. 3, 2006
Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth, formed a joint venture with Talisman Energy Inc.'s Fortuna Energy Inc. unit to explore deep Trenton-Black River carbonates on 17,000 acres in southwestern Pennsylvania.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Feb. 3 -- Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth, formed a joint venture with Talisman Energy Inc.'s Fortuna Energy Inc. unit to explore deep Trenton-Black River carbonates on 17,000 acres in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The first wildcat is to spud in the second quarter of 2006.

Range has drilled two wells to Trenton-Black River in north-central Pennsylvania, one dry and the other awaiting completion.