Permitting Remains Slow, Rig Count Holds at 17 in Utica Shale

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WEEK ENDING 05/11/2019



New permits issued last week: 3 (Previous week: 4)  -1
Total horizontal permits issued: 3079 (Previous week: 3076)  +3
Total horizontal wells drilled: 2600 (Previous week: 2584)  +16
Total horizontal wells producing: 2185 (Previous week: 2179)  +6
Utica rig count: 17 (Previous week: 17)  +-0

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