Appalachian Basin Horizontal Well Database April 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 April’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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Two-Week Overview of Basin Activity April 26 - May 2, 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 following table 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 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 weeks of April 26 - May 2, 2021.
Basin Reservoir Summary
The Basin Reservoir Summary presents information regarding Marcellus, Utica, and Burkett horizontal producing wells. The data is from the JKPC Inc. Appalachian Basin Unconventional Horizontal Well Database.
Producing Marcellus Wells
by Operator by State
Producing Utica Wells
by Operator by State
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. The Last Year represents the rig count from a year prior to the most recent month.
Product Pricing Summary
The following table presents the closing prices based on various public data sources (ERGON/HESS).
The Last Year represents the pricing from a year prior to the most recent month.
Permitting Summary
The following table presents the approved (issued) permits by week based on various state public data sources (ODNR/PADEP/WVDEP). KY, NY, and VA are excluded from the Appalachian Digest due to nominal current horizontal activity.
Permit Summary By State
Permit Summary By Operator
Permit Summary By County By State
Production Table by Formation - Mcf per Year
JKPC Appalachian Basin Horizontal Well Database Summary
The following table presents the total wells by state by well development status.
While KY, NY, and VA are excluded from the Appalachian Digest due to nominal current horizontal activity, JKPC does include these states in the Horizontal Well Database.
View Basin Digest Past Issues
Keep informed about horizontal activity in the Appalachian Basin. Click Here to view past issues. 
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