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The Ohio Department
of Natural Resources (ODNR) released data for 352
horizontal shale wells that reported
production in 2013. The
wells drilled in the Utica and
Marcellus shale
produced 3.6 million barrels
of oil and 100 billion cubic feet of gas. On average, Ohio’s oil and gas
production increased approximately 65 percent quarter to quarter from first
quarter 2013 to first quarter 2014.
“Ohio ’s oil and
gas industry is growing and moving our state toward energy
independence,” said ODNR Director James Zehringer. “At the same time, we have
updated our laws and increased our staff to provide Ohioans the proper
protections as the industry
continues to grow.”
ODNR projects all oil and gas wells in Ohio produced 8 million barrels
of oil and 171 billion cubic
feet of gas in 2013. Compared to
2012, Ohio ’s total oil
production increased by 62 percent and
natural gas production increased by 97 percent . The
percentage increase in natural gas
production is the largest in Ohio history , and the
total production
is the fourth highest annual total in state history .
ODNR
also released production data for the first quarter of
2014. A total of 418 wells
reported production of 1.9 million barrels
of oil and 67 billion cubic
feet of gas.
The production growth depends heavily on the development of
the midstream infrastructure
needed to transfer the
resources to market. In a little more than 24 months , a new
industry developed, including 11 processing facilities and miles of new
pipelines. Companies have
spent or have committed more than $6 billion on
midstream infrastructure .
“Companies are
investing billions of dollars and
creating jobs for Ohioans, proving the
value and importance of the Utica shale play,” said JobsOhio Senior Managing
Director David Mustine.
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