Top 12 Utica Shale Wells
Initial Flow Rate |
Operator |
Well # |
County, State |
Location |
Comp. Date |
12,150 boe/d (72.9 MMcf/d) |
EQT Resources Inc. |
Greene, Pa. | Sec. 5, Rogersville 7.5 Quad, Morris Township | July 2015 | |
10,316.67 boe/d (61.9 MMcf/d) |
Consol Energy Inc. | 9GHAHSU Consol | Greene, Pa. | Section 9, Rogersville 7.5 Quad, Center Township | Oct. 2015 |
10,233.33 boe/d (61.4 MMcf/d) |
Consol Energy Inc. | 4IHSU Gaut | Westmoreland, Pa | Section 8, Vandergrift 7.5 Quad, Washington Township | Oct. 2015 |
9,833.33 boe/d (59 MMcf/d) |
Range Resources Corp. |
Belmont, Ohio |
Section 7, West Middletown 7.5 Quad, Donegal Township |
Dec. 2014 |
|
9,049 boe/d (6,497 bo, 15.314 MMcf) | Ascent Resources | 6H Gingerich S | Guernsey, Ohio | Section 34-10n-7w | July 2020 |
7,759.33 boe/d (33.29 MMcf, 2,211 bo) | EAP Ohio | 8H K Wallace 4-11-6 | Harrison, Ohio | Section 4-11n-6w | Apr. 2021 |
7,750 boe/d (46.5 MMcf/d)* |
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. |
Tyler, W. Va. |
Not available |
Oct. 2014 |
|
7,280 boe/d (42.89 MMcf, 131 bo/d) |
Antero Resources Corp. |
Monroe, Ohio |
Section 5, Summerfield 7.5 Quad |
Aug. 2016 |
|
6,950 boe/d (41.7 MMcf/d) |
Rice Energy Inc. |
Belmont, Ohio |
Section 30, Smith Township |
June 2014 | |
6,920 boe/d (40.92 MMcf/d) | Ascent Resources | 7H Buddy SMF JF | Jefferson, Ohio | Section 1-8n-3w | July 2020 |
6,668.33 boe/d (40.01 MMcf/d) | Ascent Resources | 6H Henderson E | Belmont, Ohio | Section 14-7n-4w | Feb. 2021 |
6,666.67 boe/d (40 MMcf/d) |
Eclipse Resources Corp. | 5H Rolland C | Monroe, Ohio | Section 29, Antioch 7.5 Quad | Mar. 2018 |
Table compiled by Larry Prado, Activity Editor
Data Source: IHS Markit
Conversion: 6,000 cf of gas = 1 bbl of oil equivalent
* Magnum Hunter Resources
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