The Marcellus and Utica Shale plays, now jointly referenced as the Appalachia shale region, are at the very front lines of the American shale revolution.

The latest “Drilling Productivity Report” issued by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is mind-blowing for those who might imagine (correctly) the Northeast is a difficult place to do oil and gas. It demonstrates why fractivists have no hope, in the end, of anything but temporary successes in their battle to rub out economic opportunity in our region. The economics are just too good to ignore.

The EIA’s “Drilling Productivity Report” comes out monthly but it’s been some time since i really analyzed it. The latest version came out Monday and it’s accompanied by some charts demonstrating the unstoppable nature of the Appalachia shale industry. The trends are, in fact, stunning. 

Read more:

http://naturalgasnow.org/appalachia-shale-front-shale-revolution/