The challenge in the western, oily window of the Utica shale play in Ohio is that the reservoir there tends to be normally pressured, according to John Richels.

The Halcon chief adds that, in the Utica play, “some areas are going to have dead oil.”

The Utica shale play is also grabbing headlines.

A recent data dump by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources indicates Utica Shale wells display substantial natural gas profile with a lack of clarity on liquids composition.

The midstream infrastructure build-out in the Marcellus shale will help the development of the Utica shale.

Is Devon Energy Corp. about to add a sixth focus area to its Sinopec JV efforts to develop the Mississippi Lime, the Tuscaloosa, the Niobrara, and new liquids targets in Ohio and Michigan?

The Marcellus and Utica shales have had strong impacts on natural gas processing in the state of Pennsylvania.

Chesapeake Energy pioneered the strategy of assembling ultra-large lease holdings in the shale plays, and then monetizing those assets through sales and joint ventures. On the heels of its Utica JV, it now says those days are winding down.

From (Mississippi) Lime to sloughing (Tuscaloosa Marine) shale, the industry has posted yet more new horizontal oil and gas-liquids plays.

A ‘suspicious public’ warrants a need for tough regulations in the Utica shale, Walker says.

James M. Trimble, president and chief executive at PDC Energy Corp., shared news of the company's efforts in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays.

However, panelists say pipeline and processing standards are lagging behind.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation's $2.14 billion Utica shale joint venture and $1.25 billion regional drilling subsidiary capped a 90-day news whirlwind that has propelled the Ohio Utica to the forefront of U.S. shales.

Pritchard Capital Partners analysts John Abbott and Stephen Berman value the JV portion of the deal at $11,400 per acre considering the time value of money, and question the thinking behind doing two separate transactions.

Hart Energy webinar takes a look at the Collingwood, Utica and A-1 Carbonate.