Utica Shale drilling rigs fall by one; permits and wells drilled rise

The number of drilling rigs in the Utica Shale and Point Pleasant Shale areas of Ohio totaled 16 as of Sept. 10, down one from a week ago, the Ohio Division of Natural Resources reported Tuesday.
The number of permits for horizontal wells totalled 2,240, up from 2,233 as of Sept. 3, while the number of horizontal wells drilled in the state totaled 1,790, up one from a week ago.