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008			260224s2015 xxu ing
041			_aInglés
245	0	0	_aMarcellus/Utica near-term uncertainties reign in low-cost play
260			_a _b _cfeb. 2015
270			_a19/09/2017 ; 19/09/2017
300			_a7 p. ; 112-119
500			_aThe current forecast for the Marcellus/Utica shale calls for continued perplexity. While it is reasonable to assume that operators would be poised to batten down the hatches to ride out stubbornly depressed gas prices, activity in the early going suggests otherwise. Despite average prices hovering around $3/MMbtu—and with later-than-usual winter withdrawals freezing out the typical seasonal bumps—comparatively low well costs, combined with expanding takeaway capacity into the nation’s largest gas market are, for now, contributing to relatively stable drilling activity. The most recent rig count shows the combined Marcellus and Utica shale activity dropping a single rig, at the same time that double-digit nosedives were being recorded across Texas and elsewhere.
581			_a2
773	0		_tWorld Oil _g
942			_cARTICULO
100	1		_aRedden, Jim _943619
999			_c191225 _d191225