Appalachian Basin Horizontal Well Database January Summary
Welcome to the Basin Digest, keeping you up to date on horizontal well activity in the Appalachian Basin. 
This week’s Basin Digest provides:
  • The last week of January’s rig activity, product pricing, and permitting.
  • A 2021 monthly summary of rig activity, product pricing, and permitting.
  • A summary of all wells in the Appalachian Basin by state, county, and operator. 

The Basin Digest well information is derived from JKPC’s proprietary Appalachian Basin Horizontal Well Database. The database, based on state-reported and Frac Focus data, includes all horizontal wells from permitted to producing status. Formations in the database include the Burkett (Geneseo), Marcellus, Utica, Lower Huron, Clinton, and others. 

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Weekly Overview of Basin Activity January 25 - 31, 2021
Rig Activity Summary
The following table presents the average weekly horizontal rig count based on information from Baker Hughes and Rig Data.
Product Pricing Summary
The following table presents the closing weekly prices based on various public data sources (ERGON/DIRECT ENERGY/ICE).
Permitting Summary by State
The table below presents the approved (issued) permits by week 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.
The table (below) presents a breakout of the approved (issued) permits
for the week of January 25 - 31, 2021.
Monthly Overview of Basin Activity
Rig Activity Summary

The table presents the average monthly horizontal rig count based on information from Baker Hughes and Rig Data.
Product Pricing Summary
The following table presents the closing prices based on various public data sources
(ERGON/DIRECT ENERGY/ICE).
Permitting Summary
The table (at right) presents the approved (issued) permits by month 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 generally been little recent horizontal activity in those states.
Permit Summary By State
Permit Summary By Operator
Permit Summary By County By State
JKPC Appalachian Basin Horizontal Well Database Summary
The following table presents the total wells by state by well development status.
Activity Map of Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, and Taylor counties
in West Virginia by Operator
Activity Map of Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, and Taylor counties
in West Virginia by Well Status
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Rig Activity Summary
Product Pricing Summary
Permitting Summary by State
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