The Basin Digest Quarterly update presents the rig activity, product pricing, and permitting information for the six-state Appalachian Basin region.

The Basin Digest is based primarily on data from JKPC’s Appalachian Basin Database covering OH, PA, WV, KY, VA and NY. The database is derived from state reported data and Frac Focus data and includes all horizontal wells ranging from permitted status to producing. Formations in the database include Burkett (Geneseo), Marcellus, Utica, Lower Huron, Clinton and others.
Quarterly Summary - January - March 2021
Average Quarterly Rig Count
by State
The table presents the average monthly horizontal rig count based on information from Baker Hughes and Rig Data. The Last Quarter represents the rig count from a year prior to the most recent quarter
Average Quarterly
Product Pricing Summary
The following table presents the closing prices
based on various public data sources (ERGON/HESS).
The Last Quarter represents the pricing from a year
prior to the most recent quarter

Quarterly Permit Count by State
The chart (below) presents the approved (issued) permits by quarter based on various
state public data sources (ODNR / PADEP / WVDEP).
The Virginia, Kentucky, and New York data is not up to date although there has been little recent horizontal activity in those states.
Quarterly Permit Count
by Operator
Quarterly Permit Count by County
by State
2020 and 2021 Mergers and Acquisitions
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