Oil and gas production from Ohio’s Utica shale grew year-to-year during the second quarter, the Oil and Gas Division in the state’s Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) reported on Aug. 28.
During the 3 months ended June 30, crude oil production totaled 4,488,104 bbl, 10.98% more than the 4,044,072 bbl reported for the comparable 2017 quarter, it said. Gas production during 2018’s second quarter totaled 554,306.9 MMcf, a 42.25% jump from the 389,662.5 MMcf reported during the comparable period a year earlier, ODNR’s Natural Resources Department division said.
Ohio law does not require the separate reporting of natural gas liquids or condensate, it noted. Oil and gas reporting totals list on the report include NGLs and condensate, it said.
The division noted that its latest ODNR quarterly report lists 2,035 horizontal shale wells, 2,002 of which reported oil and gas production during the quarter. It said that of the wells reporting oil and gas results:
• The average amount of crude produced was 2,242 bbl.
• The average amount of gas produced was 276.9 MMcf.
• The average number of days in production during 2018’s second quarter was 85.
ODNR said that all horizontal oil and gas production reports are available online.
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