The Utica's Growing Presence: The Utica Shale/Point Pleasant is becoming a major play as it grows in size and scale, stretching from its origins in eastern Ohio into southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. This panel will discuss the impacts of this massive resource development on near-term appraisal decisions as well as its long-term effects on the nation's gas-supply picture.

  • Mark Eisenhower, vice president of strategic planning and development at Aspire Energy of Ohio; and
  • Rick Simmers, chief of oil and gas resources management at Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).