Elk Run- Johnson southwest Pad

The old Johnson South producing pad is being reconfigured to add more new wells and is now called the Elk Run - Johnson Southwest unit!

Current royalties from the new Johnson southwest pad are from the 3H well. 2 new wells will be added in 2024$$

1H and 2H will be the first of the new wells to be drilled in 2024H7 and H3 are existing producing wells!

Drilling Permits in Columbiana County jump in November od 2023!


 Permits for new horizontal wells in Columbiana County's section of the Utica/Point Pleasant shale formation have jumped this month, according to Ohio Department of Natural Resources records.


Houston-based Hilcorp Energy Co. was awarded permits last week to drill 12 new horizontal wells in Elkrun Township, according to OD records. The new wells would make up the Johnston well pad.


Thus far in 2023, Hilcorp has secured a total of 21 permits for new horizontal wells across Columbiana County. Eleven additional permits were issued to the energy exploration company to deepen existing wells, while two other permits were secured to revise the location of current wells.