EID's Mike updates data concerning Ohio's Utica Shale:

"Utica Shale development has been taking off in Ohio this year; even gaining national attention in October with a visit from CNBC’s Jim Cramer.  It seems each week headlines zip past our desks indicating new jobs, investments, and opportunities thanks to increased oil and natural gas production in the Buckeye State.  While the barrage of development is good news for getting Ohio back on track, it is important to understand where Utica Shale development is helping boost Ohio’s economy.

To date, there have been 457 permits issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resource Management for wells in the Utica/Point Pleasant geological formation. Of those 457 permitted wells, 187 of them have been developed, and of those, 45 are in production.

Thus far Utica Shale permits have been issued in the following 21 counties: (Updates in Bold)

• Ashland -1
• Belmont – 11
• Carroll – 161
• Columbiana – 61
• Coshocton – 5
• Geauga – 1
• Gurnsey – 24
• Harrison – 57
• Holmes – 3
• Jefferson – 31
• Knox – 2
• Mahoning – 15
• Medina – 1
• Monroe – 20
• Muskingum – 3
• Noble – 19
• Portage – 14
• Stark – 13
• Trumbull – 2
• Tuscarawas – 12
• Wayne – 1

All of these permits have been provided to 22 companies that are working to develop Utica Shale in Ohio:"

READ THE REST: http://www.eidohio.org/utica-shale-by-the-numbers-for-november/