Nine of the top 10 gas wells are in Belmont County; the top oil well is in Noble County.

COLUMBUS — Although drilling has slowed down, Ohio’s oil and gas production increased in the first quarter of this year, compared to last year.

According to figures released June 17 by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, quarterly production from the first quarter of 2016 shows a significant increase from quarterly production from the first quarter of 2015.

During the first quarter of 2016, Ohio’s horizontal shale wells produced 5,485,854 barrels of oil, an increase of 24 percent, and 329,537,838 Mcf (329 billion cubic feet) of natural gas, or an 80 percent increase. Last year’s first quarter production was 4,432,188 barrels of oil and 183,585,251 Mcf gas.

The ODNR quarterly report lists 1,351 horizontal shale wells, 1,302 of which reported oil and gas production during the quarter.

Of the 1,302 reporting oil and gas production results:

The average amount of oil produced was 4,213 bbls.

The average amount of gas produced was 253,101 Mcf.

The average number of first quarter days in production was 85.

All horizontal production reports can be accessed at http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/production.

Top 10 Oil-Producing Wells

County Township Well Owner Well Name Oil Production*

Noble Seneca Antero Hall Unit 1H 57,160 Guernsey Wills Ascent Eggleston Wls Gr 4H 56,955 Guernsey Wills Ascent Eggleston Wls Gr 2H 52,057 Noble Seneca Antero Hall Unit 2H 48,665 Harrison North Chesapeake William Denoon 17-12-6 2H 43,267 Guernsey Madison Ascent RedHill Farm MDS Gr 1H 42,480 Guernsey Madison Ascent RedHill Farm MDS Gr 3H 41,963 Harrison Moorefield Ascent RH Hamilton N MRF HR 7H 40,881 Harrison North Chesapeake William Denoon 17-12-6 4H 40,011 Carroll Union Chesapeake Sauers 8-14-6 210H 38,912

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources. * bbl, or oil barrels; Oil and gas reporting totals listed on the report include Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) and condensate.

Top 10 Gas-Producing Wells

County Township Well Owner Well Name Gas Production*

Belmont Smith Rice MohawkWarrior 12H 1,629,077 Belmont Smith Rice Mohawk Warrior 8H 1,621,869 Belmont Smith Rice Mohawk Warrior 10H 1,515,077 Belmont Smith Ascent Smith A 1H-12 1,345,080 Belmont Smith Ascent Eureka Smt BL 6H-A 1,325,913 Belmont Goshen Rice Krazy Train 4H 1,320,931 Belmont Goshen Rice Krazy Train 2H 1,280,914 Belmont Smith Rice Son-Uva Digger 1H 1,270,300 Monroe Seneca Antero Delong Unit 4H 1,263,024 Belmont Smith Rice Son-Uva Digger 3H 1,238,906

Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources; *Mcf, (1 MCF = 1,000 cubic feet of gas); Oil and gas reporting totals listed on the report include Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) and condensate.