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  • Volume 2, Issue 4

    • Volume 2, Issue 4

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    General Interest

    People

    Aug. 13, 2014
    American Energy Partners LP has hired Jeffrey L. Mobley to serve as senior vice-president, major acquisitions.
    Government

    EPA hydraulic fracturing study may be prelude to new federal rules

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Oil and gas operations have historically been regulated mainly at the state level, though the expansion of hydraulic fracturing activities has brought with it an expansion in ...
    Production Operations

    Utica Core Emerges as Production Climbs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Production from the emerging Utica shale in Ohio climbed in 2013, according to the latest data from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).
    Home

    Niobrara Briefs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    BLM begins EIS work in Powder River basinThe US Bureau of Land Management has begun preparing an environmental impact statement for a plan to drill roughly 5,000 wells on federal...
    Companies

    Marcellus/Utica Briefs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    American Energy to buy acreage in NortheastAmerican Energy Partners LP has signed agreements worth $1.75 billion that will increase its acreage positions in the Marcellus and ...

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    Gas Processing

    Chesapeake Energy leads the pack in Utica

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Chesapeake Energy Corp., operator of the largest acreage position in the Utica shale, has this year set an ambitious development program that calls for doubling production from...
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    Home

    North Dakota prepares to restrict oil production for operators that fail to meet Bakken flaring targets

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Operators that fail to comply with North Dakota's flaring reduction targets in the Bakken shale may soon be compelled to curtail production from wells found in violation, according...
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    Companies

    Marathon tests water conservation, downspacing in Bakken

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Marathon Oil Corp. is seeking to reduce the environmental impact of operations in the Bakken shale by reducing the amount of water used during hydraulic fracturing and testing...
    New Plants

    Bakken Briefs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Hess reopens Tioga gas plantHess Corp. completed the expansion of its Tioga Gas Plant in northwestern North Dakota.The expanded plant, which services natural gas produced from...
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    Economics & Markets

    Investors watch, wait as Mexico finalizes details of energy reform

    Aug. 13, 2014
    For Mexico, constitutional reform was just the first step in the long process of opening up its energy industry to outside investment.
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    Goodrich ramps up Tuscaloosa activity

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Goodrich Petroleum Corp. is moving forward with an aggressive drilling program in the emerging Tuscaloosa Marine shale (TMS) in Louisiana and Mississippi after its latest wells...
    Reserves

    Eagle Ford water recycling thrives following change in Texas Railroad Commission rules

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Amidst the worst Texas drought since the National Drought Mitigation Center's record keeping began 119 years ago, operators in Texas' Eagle Ford shale are taking full advantage...
    Companies

    Canada Briefs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Rebound under way for Canadian M&A activityAfter falling to a 10-year low in 2013, merger and acquisition activity for small, Canadian exploration and production (E&P) companies...
    Exploration & Development

    Other Regional Briefs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    States consider risk of induced seismicityThe Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission and Ground Water Protection Council have teamed up with state oil and gas regulatory agencies...
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    Home

    Report pegs average Eagle Ford shale EUR at 168,000 bbl/well

    Aug. 13, 2014
    The average estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) of wells drilled during 2008 through mid-2013 in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas was 168,000 bbl/well, according to the US Energy...
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    Companies

    Encana dives into Eagle Ford; deal will double oil production

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. took a leap forward on plans to increase oil production with its $3.1 billion purchase of assets in the Eagle Ford shale.
    Companies

    Permian briefs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    EOG advances Leonard shale drilling programEOG Resources Inc. has moved out of evaluation and into the drilling phase of operations at its Leonard shale assets in the Delaware...
    Companies

    Eagle Ford Briefs

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Australian firm doubles Eagle Ford positionSundance Energy Australia Ltd. is more than doubling its leasehold in the Eagle Ford shale after agreeing to purchase 11,000 net contiguous...
    Home

    Sanchez says Eagle Ford acreage holds untapped potential

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Sanchez Energy Corp. believes there is untapped Lower Eagle Ford shale potential in the South Texas acreage it is acquiring from subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell PLC.
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    Companies

    High cost of maintaining Eagle Ford roads strains DeWitt County

    Aug. 13, 2014
    Development of the Eagle Ford shale has transformed rural DeWitt County, Tex., into one of the top oil and gas producing counties in Texas, bringing with it a welcome economic...
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    Discoveries

    Monterey proves more complex than average shale play

    Aug. 13, 2014
    A pending cut in the Energy Information Administration's resource estimate for the Monterey shale reflects the complexity of the play relative to other US tight oil plays and ...