Dr. Amy Townsend-Small and her team at the University of Cincinnati conducted a study in Ohio testing private well water to see if methane gas from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is reaching drinking water. The short answer is Read Full Article

Sponsored Post: For the past few years MDN has enjoyed bringing you advertising from United Country Real Estate. They have auctioned various properties for sale located in the Marcellus region–typically in Pennsylvania. We’re happy to bring you another such announcement. You may have noticed an advertisement running along the right side of each page on MDN, and a blurb at the bottom of your daily email alerts, for United’s next auction on April 15 (tax day!). The property up for auction this time is 250 acres of recreational land with Read Full Article

The acquisition is part of Cimarron’s strategic plan to create a single source supplier of production, processing and environmental equipment and related services for US customers Read Full Article

Two months after consummating their merger, MarkWest Energy Partners LP and MPLX are starting to work on projects involving the Marcellus and Utica shale plays that speak to the strengths of both companies, executives said Wednesday.

MarkWest is a big player in the so-called midstream part of the energy industry, Read Full Article

Ohio’s producing wells as of Nov. 30, 2015

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SALEM, Ohio — Belmont County was the hot spot for Utica shale well permits issued by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in October. The ODNR issued 75 permits during October. Of those, 40 were issued for new wells in Belmont County. The permits were distributed among five townships and five drilling companies. Read Full Article