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  • Volume 3, Issue 1

    • Volume 3, Issue 1

    New Plants

    FERC approves Constitution pipeline to move Marcellus gas northeast

    Feb. 10, 2015
    The Marcellus and Utica natural gas plays have made headlines for years, but moving the gas to end users to the East has not been easy due to a limited pipeline capacity.
    Companies

    Marcellus briefs

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Gastar Exploration says frac lawsuits resolvedGastar Exploration Inc. of Houston announced resolution of lawsuits that it had faced regarding its fracturing plans for the Marcellus...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Pennsylvania contemplates tax hikes to fix $2 billion deficit

    Feb. 10, 2015
    A severance tax on unconventional natural gas development and production is likely to be part of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's scheduled Mar. 10 budget address.
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    Companies

    Southwestern Energy buys Marcellus acreage from WPX Energy

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Southwestern Energy Co. agreed to buy 46,700 net acres in northeast Pennsylvania and also some firm transportation capacity from WPX Energy Inc. for $300 million.
    Companies

    Utica briefs

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Gulfport Energy reports Utica production gainsGulfport Energy Corp. of Oklahoma City brought onstream 22 wells in Eastern Ohio's Utica shale during late 2014 of which 12 were ...

    More content from Volume 3, Issue 1

    Companies

    Continental, South Korean firm to jointly develop northwest Cana Woodford

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Continental Resources Inc., Oklahoma City, formed a joint venture with a wholly owned US subsidiary of SK E&S Co. Ltd. to jointly develop 44,000 net acres of Continental's northwest...
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    Reserves

    Continental Resources completes more Springer wells

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Wells competed by Continental Resources Inc. last year reaffirmed the repeatability and growth potential of the Springer play in South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP), said...
    Companies

    Tuscaloosa marine shale pinched by low oil prices

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Halcon Resources is pulling out of the Tuscalossa Marine Shale for now while Comstock Resources Inc. suspended its drilling program there in response to falling oil prices.
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    Production Operations

    New York state decides to ban hydraulic fracturing

    Feb. 10, 2015
    New York state officials planned in 2015 to officially ban high-volume hydraulic fracturing, which would end a temporary moratorium that has existed in the state for years pending...
    Production Operations

    Maryland moves forward on fracturing regulations

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Maryland state officials planned to draft regulations that would allow hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus shale in West Maryland provided that natural gas producers abide by...
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    Production Operations

    Fracturing becoming a common municipal ballot item

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Various municipalities, including Denton, Tex., have banned or sought to ban hydraulic fracturing through ballot issues while some states such as New York have imposed moratoriums...
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    Government

    Operators cutting methane emissions

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Cuts in methane emissions from oil and gas production ought to be combined with aggressive efforts to curb excessive carbon dioxide releases, producers and others said during ...
    Companies

    Permian briefs

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Concho Resources cuts spending by one-thirdConcho Resources Inc. of Midland, Tex., cut its 2015 capital spending budget to $2 billion from $3 billion as previously stated, citing...
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    Companies

    Emissions from liquid unloadings vary by region

    Feb. 10, 2015
    A recent study by the University of Texas at Austin and the environmental testing firm URS indicated that a small percentage of wells account for the majority of methane emissions...
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    Drilling & Production

    WoodMac: Eagle Ford production tops 1 billion bbl

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Analysts forecast increasing unconventional US production during 2015 with one of the prolific plays being the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas.
    Companies

    IHS: shale supply chain benefits diverse

    Feb. 10, 2015
    A diverse group of supply-chain industries is benefitting from unconventional oil and gas development in the US, according to a study that IHS released last year.
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    Drilling & Production

    Accenture: Eagle Ford operators cut costs with integrated planning, better logistics

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Accenture examined the importance of integrated planning and logistics as a way to save money for operators in the South Texas Eagle Ford, a region that the unconventional oil...
    Companies

    Eagle Ford briefs

    Feb. 10, 2015
    ReOil I buying assets in Karnes CountyReOil I LLC agreed to buy certain nonoperated producing properties primarily in Karnes County, Tex., from Alta Mesa Eagle LLC for a total...
    Area Drilling

    Texas A&M studies water used for Eagle Ford fracturing

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Development of unconventional plays led to a rapid proliferation of the use of hydraulic fracturing, which has boosted US production rates. Yet, fracturing remains under intense...
    Companies

    Bakken briefs

    Feb. 10, 2015
    North Dakota refinery delays start-up dateDakota Prairie Refining LLC, a joint venture of MDU Resources Group Inc., Bismarck, ND, and its 50-50 partner, Calumet Specialty Produces...
    Companies

    Producers can use CVS case as guidance when engaging in workforce reductions

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Unconventional production companies contemplating workforce reductions could gain guidance on how to avoid legal hazards from a case involving a pharmacy.
    Production Operations

    Comment: Beware of break-even and marginal-cost analyses

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Shale oil and gas productivity and costs vary dramatically among the different areas of a shale formation, and the difference between owning the best acreage or the worst is what...
    Government

    ND bills would expand Industrial Commission, void flaring rule, vapor-pressure standards

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Republican lawmakers in North Dakota have initiated legislation that would bring already-established rules on reduced gas flaring and on oil conditioning standards for crude produced...
    Companies

    Bakken formation pressure standards to take effect Apr. 1

    Feb. 10, 2015
    North Dakota oil and gas regulators ordered operators to condition crude oil from the Bakken, Three Forks, and Sanish formations, effective Apr. 1, in efforts to improve rail ...
    Production Operations

    Unconventional plays continue driving US production

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Output from unconventional projects is expected to account for much of the anticipated US production growth during 2015 although falling crude oil prices could trigger a slower...
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    Companies

    Bakken likely to be hardest hit by oil-price slump

    Feb. 10, 2015
    Opinions varied among analysts and consultants contacted by UOGR regarding which unconventional US plays will maintain robust drilling and investment this year despite dropping...