Marcellus Shale
A portion of the Marcellus Shale lies underneath the counties along the southeastern border of Ohio. With the advent of horizontal drilling technology combined with modern hydraulic fracturing techniques, the Marcellus Shale is now economically viable, prompting recovery and marketing of this substantial resource of natural gas within Ohio.
Marcellus Shale Companies
Significant producers within the Marcellus Shale are:
- Anadarko Petroleum
- Atlas Energy Resources
- Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
- Carrizo Oil & Gas Corp.
- Chesapeake Energy
- Chief Oil & Gas
- East Resources
- Energy Corporation of America
- EOG Resources
- EQT Corp
- EXCO Resources
- Fortuna Energy
- Nomac Drilling
- North Coast Energy
- Range Resources
- Rex Energy Corp.
- Southwestern Energy Production Company
- StatoilHydro
- Stone Energy Company
- Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Marcellus Shale Location
The Marcellus Shale is located in the following counties:
- Belmont County OH
- Carroll County OH
- Columbiana County OH
- Guernsey County OH
- Harrison County OH
- Jefferson County OH
- Mahoning County OH
- Monroe County OH
- Noble County OH
- Washington County OH