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  • Volume 1, Issue 1

    • Volume 1, Issue 1

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    Companies

    Mississippi: New, lower severance tax regime creates positive cash flow for horizontal drilling projects

    May 1, 2013
    The Tuscaloosa Marine shale, located along the Gulf Coast in both Louisiana and Mississippi, is underexplored. "We're in the midst of trying to develop the commercial potential...
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    Reserves

    Investors await 2012 Utica production numbers

    May 1, 2013
    The investment community continues to await the Ohio Department of Natural Resource's (DNR's) release of Utica shale well data from 2012.
    Companies

    EAGLE FORD briefs

    May 1, 2013
    Central production facility slated for 30,000 b/d sweet crude in 2013In March, Strategy Engineering & Consulting was awarded a contract by Chesapeake Energy for the design of ...
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    Beyond US border, Mexico primes shale potential

    May 1, 2013
    Oil production from 14 of the most active counties in the South Texas Eagle Ford shale reached 28 MMbbl in the last year. Gas production doubled from the previous year to 271 ...
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    Companies

    Fayetteville groundwater study shows no signs of contamination from recent drilling activity

    May 1, 2013
    FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark.—In January, the USGS announced results from its year-long groundwater study in the central portion of Arkansas' Fayetteville shale.

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    Companies

    Central US briefs

    May 1, 2013
    Piceance discovery well comes on strong for NiobraraWPX Energy has reported that its Niobrara shale discovery well in the Piceance basin has produced more than 1 bcf of natural...
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    Exploration & Development

    Other Regional briefs

    May 1, 2013
    Sioux County, Nebraska eyed for shale developmentStratex Oil & Gas Holdings Inc., Watertown, Conn., said it has leasehold interests in 60,000 gross (6,000 net) acres in Sioux ...
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    Montana-North Dakota kicks off safety stand-down

    May 1, 2013
    WARD COUNTY, ND—The Montana-North Dakota chapter of the National Service, Transmission, Exploration, and Production Safety Network (MonDaks STEPS) held its first safety stand ...
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    Production Operations

    New York Marcellus development still faces hurdles

    May 1, 2013
    ALBANY, NY—Marcellus Shale production reached 7 bcfd, surpassing the Haynesville to become the largest gas producing play in the US, according to a recent report from IHS.
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    Companies

    Local economies thrive from South Texas Eagle Ford growth

    May 1, 2013
    ATASCOSA COUNTY, Tex.—The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Center for Community and Business Research reported in March 2013 that Eagle Ford shale development added more...
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    General Interest

    People

    May 1, 2013
    Houston-based Greene's Energy Group has named Jaret Garber financial manager, Testing and Services. Garber will manage the financial reporting and analysis of testing services...
    New Plants

    BAKKEN briefs

    May 1, 2013
    Kodiak doubles production primarily in Williston basinDenver, Colo.-based Kodiak Oil & Gas reported average daily sales volumes of 21,700 boe/d for first-quarter 2013, which represents...
    Capacities

    MARCELLUS/UTICA briefs

    May 1, 2013
    West Virginia bats down natural gas proposalsIn mid-April, state lawmakers in West Virginia introduced several bills intended to impact the natural gas industry; none of the bills...
    Kathryn Klaber
    Production Operations

    Pennsylvania's historic transformation continues

    May 1, 2013
    Given the demanding schedules oil and gas professionals must maintain, it is easy to lose sight of the positive progress the industry continues to make—and what these collective...
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    Production Operations

    New York State and the challenge of patchwork regulations

    May 1, 2013
    CHENANGO COUNTY, NY—With no clear regulatory decision on the books, New York's local municipalities are enforcing constitutional rights to limit drilling activity within their...
    Companies

    CANADA briefs

    May 1, 2013
    Petrolia files Superior Court motion on GaspéRimouski, Que., Can.-based firm, Petrolia announced April 24 that it has filed a motion for declaratory judgment with the Quebec Superior...
    Discoveries

    A message from Oil & Gas Journal

    May 1, 2013
    Welcome to the inaugural issue of Unconventional Oil & Gas Report, a publication of local news from many places.
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    Drilling & Production

    Unconventional technology renews production for Mississippi Lime

    May 1, 2013
    LOGAN COUNTY, Okla.—The Mississippi Lime, or Miss Lime, is a conventional limestone reservoir that responds well to unconventional technology. For many operators in Oklahoma and...
    Production Operations

    Illinois lawmakers deliberate fracing legislation; residents await transformation

    May 1, 2013
    What initially began as a simple chemical disclosure bill has now come full circle and, after nearly 3 years of negotiations, the State of Illinois is on the cusp of a comprehensive...