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Fracking a safer choice

Opinion: Severance tax excessive

Infrastructure: Moving gas

David Dix Northern Zone DEDix@dixcom.com

A history in the oil business

EXECUTIVE EDITORS

Boom means expansion for Kent Company

Get ready for the next tax year

Geologist speaks out against tax

Bakerwell has ‘upped the ante’

No longer ‘business as usual’

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What to expect in 2013

Antero Resources donation

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Agency director spreading the word

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‘Fracking safer than conventional drilling’

or Hiram Township Trustee Jack Groselle, a former Portage County Commissioner, the debate over fracking’s safety overlooks it’s being much safer environmentally than the conventional drilling for oil and natural gas that occurred in the 1970s in the county. “Drilling and disposal techniques have improved in recent decades,” he said. “Forty years ago, drillers in Portage County sought to find oil and natural gas in the Clinton layer 5,000 feet below the surface. Disposal of brine and other wastes occurred in open pits. One well was permitted for every 40 acres. “The new regulations specify one pad with up to six wells, each allotted for 200 acres, or five times the old number,” he said. “The water used in fracturing Utica Shale can be used 10 times. After that, the waste is transported in specially built trucks to be injected into wells Jack Groselle set up in earthen layers that it is believed will not leak.” Groselle farms nearly 1,000 acres in the Hiram and Nelson Township areas. None of that acreage, much of it owned and some rented, is being drilled presently, he said, but he does not rule it out leasing land for fracking should the opportunity arise. He said Hiram trustees sponsored a public forum at which Mountaineer Resources appeared. It is the company that has signed up the leasing rights for much of Hiram and Nelson Township. When some residents in the township voice concerns over potential damage to local water sources, Mountaineer said they were content to let the Portage County Health Department test anyone’s water, Groselle said. Mountaineer, he said, continually tests drinking water sources when requested by area residents.

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OPINION: Severance tax excessive

wenty cents for a barrel of oil. That’s the mantra proponents of the severancetax increase on oil and gas production have been repeating throughout the state since it was proposed in 2012. While it’s a catchy phrase, it’s not an accurate depiction of the tax reality facing Ohio’s oil and gas producers. In addition to the severance tax, Thomas E. Stewart which was increased only three Ohio Gas & Oil Asso. years ago, oil and gas producers also pay income, sales, ad valorem (a property tax exclusive to oil and gas) and the commercial activities tax or CAT. The administration’s proposed tax increase of four percent on oil amounts to a 1,500-percent tax increase. I believe you would be hard pressed to find a taxpayer who believes that’s a “modest” increase. Furthermore, the severance tax would also be collected whether or not a well was profitable, which means it equates to a 4-percent gross-receipts tax on oil. Proponents of the severance tax increase often point to tax rates in other oil-and-gas-producing states to justify increasing the tax in Ohio. But once again, they often fail to take into account the fine print. For example, Texas has a seven percent severance tax rate, but it offers very generous abatements to oil and gas companies to offset the tax. There is also no income tax in Texas. Then there’s Pennsylvania, home of the most active shale play east of the Mississippi. Pennsylvania debated a severance tax for several years, but decided against the move because of concerns that it could curtail investment and development. Conversely, West Virginia, which has a five percent severance tax rate, has seen drilling activity decline in recent years. Oil and gas exploration is an incredibly expensive and risky endeavor. Companies could spend upward of $12 million per well with no guaranteed return on investment. Despite the risks, the companies drilling in Ohio’s Utica shale are not asking for tax incentives

or corporate welfare, just a competitive tax structure that will allow them to reinvest their profits back into the ground and, subsequently, into workers, businesses and communities throughout the state. The benefits from shale-energy development are already being experienced in towns and cities throughout eastern Ohio, many of which have struggled for decades. Today, unemployment rates are decreasing and sales-tax revenue is skyrocketing in communities with active drilling. Some municipalities have seen sales-tax revenue increase more than 20 percent in recent years. According to a recent study conducted by the respected analytic firm IHS, Ohio currently has more than 38,000 good-paying jobs related to energy development within the state’s Utica shale formation — a number that is expected to grow to more than 140,000 by 2020. Now, with job numbers like those, one would think that the administration would put out the welcome mat for the energy companies that have invested billions to explore the Utica shale play. Instead the administration labeled those out-of-state businesses as “foreigners” and introduced the severance-tax increase on oil and gas production to keep said “foreigners” from taking profits made from Ohio’s natural resources out of the state. This is a ridiculous notion. First of all, many out-of-state companies have partnered with independent, Ohio-based oil and gas producers on exploration and drilling activity who are sharing in the risks and profits. Secondly, a lot of the oil and gas produced in Ohio will stay in the state. Manufacturers throughout Ohio depend on oil and gas to fuel their operations and having a steady supply will help them grow, which means more jobs and economic opportunities for Ohioans. With a diverse manufacturing base, Ohio will not fall prey to what some pro-tax advocates have called the “natural-resources curse,” where resource-based economies are doomed to a cycle of boom and bust. Thirdly, despite widely held public opinion, oil and gas production has a fairly low profit margin of approximately 7 percent. But even when a profit is made, the majority of oil and gas producers reinvest it right back into the next well. It should also be noted that Ohio land

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Extensive pipeline infrastructure moves natural gas to market

atural gas is moved throughout the U.S. in a highly integrated pipeline network that can transport the gas to and from nearly any location in the lower 48 states. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports more than 210 natural gas pipeline systems and 305,000 miles of transmission pipelines in Norm Shade the lower 48 states. More than President, 1400 compressor stations maintain pressure on the natural gas ACI Services pipeline network to assure continuous forward movement of supplies. There are also 400 underground gas storage facilities that provide a supply cushion for periods of peak demand. The interstate pipeline grid is the long distance, wide diameter (20 to 42 inch), high capacity underground trunkline system that transports most of the natural gas throughout the nation. The interstate portion of the national pipeline network is about 71% of all natural gas mainline transmission mileage installed in the U.S.

Some of the largest pipeline capacity exists on those systems that link the natural gas production areas of the U.S. Southwest with other regions of the country. Sixteen of the thirty largest U.S. natural gas pipeline systems originate in the Southwest Region, with four additional ones depending heavily upon supplies from that region. Two-thirds of the states are almost totally dependent upon the interstate pipeline system for their supplies of natural gas. Today, almost every major metropolitan area in the U.S. is supplied by, or is the final destination of, one or more of the major interstate pipeline companies or their affiliates. New York City, for example, is a major delivery point on several of the largest pipeline systems, including Texas Eastern Transmission, Transcontinental Gas, Tennessee Gas Pipeline, and Iroquois Gas Transmission. Intrastate natural gas pipelines operate completely within individual state borders and link natural gas producers to local markets and to the interstate pipeline network. Unlike interstate pipelines, intrastate pipelines are not under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). About half of the intrastate pipelines are in the state of Texas, where much of the traditional gas supply exists. This efficient pipeline grid has served the Northeast market for

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lmost six decades ago, a company came in and drilled two wells on the farm owned by Jim Smail’s father north of Shreve, and he has been intrigued and involved in the industry ever since. From his days as a youth, Smail wanted to do two things: Be a banker and be in the oil and gas business. He wanted to be a banker because he was the person in town people would turn to for advice. (Smail is a majority owner in Monitor Bank in Big Prairie and chairman of the board for First Na-

tional Bank in Orrville.) As for oil and gas, “I loved the sights, sounds and smell of searching for oil; it was always intriguing to me,” he said. “I hung out by the drilling rigs, and they took me under their wings.” He was about 8 or 9 years old at the time, and he would eat his dinners out there. “They gave me a hard hat and a job,” Smail said. “I was raised in a strict Christian home, and I learned a whole vocabulary out there.” Bobby Warren/Dix Communications The first three wells he drilled “were just monsters,” says Wayne County oil man, banker and all around businessman. Jim Smail owns or has interests in a diverse group of companies covering nearly all aspects of the gas and oil industry.

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ith so many job seekers living in northeastern Ohio, people looking for work may need to be extra vigilant to find that open position. That’s one of the lessons from MAC LTT’s recent expansion into Kent in Portage County. MAC LTT president Jim Maiorana said the firm, which manufactures liquid tank trailers mainly for use in the oil and gas industries, said he’s barely needed to advertise his open positions. A boom in oil and gas drilling has meant steady work for the company, Maiorana said. He said publicity from newspaper articles about the company’s expansion and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have drawn potential workers to the firm. The company has added 65 jobs since it opened in October 2011 and has consistently added more workers, with welders being the company’s highest need. Maiorana said the easiest way for potential employees to get a foot in the door is show up at MAC LTT, located at 1400 Fairchild Ave., and fill out an application. “If they’re a welder they get seen immediately,” Maiorana said, adding that applicants will likely be given a weld test that day. Job seekers can also look for businesses, such as MAC LTT, which received government grant funding and financing. Those businesses are good bets for continued growth and expansion, as the Ohio Department of Development does thorough research into the future viability of companies before lending or granting money. The Ohio Controlling Board approved around $6 million in funding and financing for the MAC LTT expansion in Kent. MAC LTT is a division of MAC Trailer, an Alliance-based trailer manufacturer that employed more than 550 people in its Alliance and Salem locations. Kasich said he expected to see a return on the states investment in the company within a year when he visited Kent for MAC LTT’s grand opening in November 2011. Maiorana said the company will also need to fill open mechanic

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t has been almost two years since Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce President Jo Sexton initiated the first Guernsey Energy Coalition meeting to inform the community of the advancing gas and oil industry in eastern Ohio. Every month since July 14, 2011, local business owners, city and county officials and heads of organizations have listened and learned from Judie Perkowski guest speakers associated with the Dix Communications high finance industry. At the Coalition’s April meeting at the Southgate Hotel, attendees heard from an owner of a fracing company, an update on Gov. Kasich’s proposed severance tax increase and the progression of activity in gas and oil rich counties in northeastern and southeastern Ohio counties. In the absence of Sexton, Shawn Bennett, field director for Energy In Depth, the Ohio Project, facilitated the meeting. David R. Hill, local petroleum geologist, oil producer and vice president of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, explained why the industry is adamantly opposed to the proposed tax hike.

Guest speakers at the Guernsey Energy Coalition meeting, l to r, Shawn Bennett, field director for Energy in Depth; Jim Rose, vice president of sales for Producers Service Corp.; and David R. Hill, local geologist, oil producer and vice president of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association, covered a variety of topics related to the gas and oil industry, at the Coalition’s Thursday meeting.

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Bakerwell says play has ‘upped the ante’ In the words of Bakerwell Holdings Auditor Mitch Baker, recent exploration in Ohio’s Utica Shale has changed the oil and gas industry tremendously. Established in 1981, Killbuckbased Bakerwell owns and operates natural gas wells throughout Ohio. “Bakerwell has always been an oil and gas exploration oriented Kelley Mohr company, investing in seismic Dix Communications and other technologies to find new fields to develop,” said Baker. “We always knew the Utica was there, but the technology hadn’t been developed to the point we could harvest the hydrocarbons that we found in the Utica.” Before, the company had no way to economically produce Utica Shale wells. That has changed. “Horizontal drilling was a game-changer. It opens up a tremendous amount of formation to a single hole, saving costs across the board. Instead of having to drill multiple wells, we can just drill one horizontally and expose the same amount of formation,” said Baker. “We’ve been fracking since day one. Hydraulic fracturing

Bakerwell Holdings, Killbuck, Ohio has been around for decades and it is much safer now. Here at Bakerwell we take strident measures to be environmentally conscious — it’s in nobody’s best interest to hurt the environment or injure anyone.” This has allowed Bakerwell to continue to pioneer emerging technologies in the oil and gas industry. “We’ve always been oriented toward exploration and production — this play has upped the ante,” Baker explained. As a result, Bakerwell continues to expand, hiring additional em-

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DM Equipment has been around the drilling scene since 1966 after its founding by Robert D. Miller. But new oil and gas exploration around the state, as well as new owners are changing “business as usual” at the Woosterbased distributor. “I had no idea (RDM) even existed,” said new president Dee Vaidya, who purchased the company, located Steven F. Huszai on Mechanicsburg Road, with his Dix Communications wife Mary in June 2012 from previous owners Stan and Brenda Garrison. RDM distributes top line products from industry leaders such as Forum, Oteco, Flomore and Tulsa Valve, among others, with a 10-state area around Ohio. Vaidya said he was attracted to the company as drilling in Ohio and other states has picked up on advancements made in horizontal drilling techniques. With his background in chemical engineering, Vaidya is finding he knows many of the players in today’s drilling industry. One of the biggest changes to the drilling industry though involves

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“EXTENSIVE PIPELINE” from pg. 8 many decades, but with the Marcellus Shale gas production increasing rapidly in the past two years and the Utica Shale coming on as well, many changes are looming for the interstate system. This major new Northeast supply is rapidly reducing the demand for gas deliveries from the Southwest via the traditional longhaul lines. Many industry experts predict that by 2015 most of the cross-country lines will actually reverse their flows, moving natural gas from the Northeast to other parts of the country and into Canada. But to get the new shale gas supplies to market, a number of regional pipeline expansions are required. First, new gathering pipelines are needed to collect the gas from the many producing wells and transport it to processing plants. Then, from these plants, transmission pipelines must be built or expanded to connect with the existing interstate pipeline system. Building or expanding an interstate pipeline takes an average of about three years from the time it is first announced until the new pipe is placed in service. It can take longer if it encounters major environmental obstacles or public opposition. It starts with an “open season” for one to two months, giving potential customers an opportunity to enter into nonbinding agreements to use portions of the proposed pipeline capacity. If enough interest is shown during the open season, the sponsors develop a preliminary project design and move forward. Additional pipeline capacity may be added by building an en-

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“NO LONGER ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’’” from pg. 20 techniques and tools used in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for oil and natural gas have helped change RDM, Vaidya explained. For instance, in the 1970s and 1980s, Vaidya said most land wells only went down 500-600 feet under the ground. But drilling advancements into shale requires going to 5,000 to 6,000 feet under ground, and possibly double that horizontally. “Going down that far ... requires a far thicker gauge of pipes and valves must withstand higher pressures,” Vaidya said, admitting he is still learning the industry from long-time RDM employees. Mary Vaidya recalled growing up in Wooster in the 1970s many friends had fathers in oil and gas work. “The entire oil and gas industry is definitely transitioning,” Mary Vaidya said. “We need to do the things that are going on so that we will be eventually self-sustainable in the future.” Despite being at the helm of the company for less than a year, Dee Vaidya said the company is currently exploring ways to treat water on-site using mobile units. Vaidya said in rural areas where drillers are leasing, trucks are required to haul water on back roads into sites to be used for the drilling process, then out of the site to treat the water as required by law. With horizontal drilling, the trucking on back roads is increased, as a single well pad can allow for multiple wells extending out in all directions. One single fracking well, for instance can require 5-6 million gallons of water. One pad with 10 wells

fracking in all directions and searching for what’s underground would then equal 50-60 million gallons of water at one single site. “Equipment is our middle name,” Vaidya quipped, as he predicted the first mobile field treatment unit would launch later in 2013. “If we can treat even 15-20 percent (of the horizontal fracturing water) at a site, that could be 10 million gallons of water… that’s a huge savings, to drillers and local communities.

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n an effort to provide an opportunity for representatives of 16 counties in Eastern Ohio to network with commercial real estate professionals, several broker open houses will be held in strategic locations across Ohio. Kelley Mohr The point, said Mike Jacoby, Dix Communications executive director of the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority, is to discuss Ohio’s Utica Shale play. “Our goal is to expose real estate professionals who serve oil and gas service companies and suppliers to premier sites and buildings across Eastern Ohio,” Jacoby said. The second open house is planned for May 1 at Due Amici in downtown Columbus. Commercial real estate brokers in the Columbus market are invited to attend to gather information on available real estate and buildings in the counties served by the Eastern Ohio Development

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What to expect for 2013 jobs and our future. “I can’t think of any other time or any other issue where we’ve able to bring these groups together to stand side by side and fight together that’s for the good of all us. There’s something in this for all of us. This is one of those rising tides that rise all boats.” Healy said his office has tracked the oil and gas business, and “… we’re at 40 new businesses [in Stark County] directly related to the oil and gas industry.” Linda Woggon, representing the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, implored those in attendance that “… as a state we cannot afford to let the benefits of shale energy pass us by.” She said the Ohio Chamber commissioned a study, conducted by Cleveland State University, Ohio State University and Marietta College, that “conservatively” estimated shale energy will add $5 billion in added value to our economy by 2014. She said that study estimated 66,000 new jobs in the state, $3.3 billion in increased wages and benefits, and $10 billion in economic impact. “We are going to see a rebirth of the chemical industry [and] we are going to see a growth in our manufacturing industry that we haven’t seen for a long, long time,” said Woggon.

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oone Ellis, general manager of Turner Oil and Gas Properties, introduced Chris Triml, land manager of Colorado-based Antero Resources, at the Wednesday, April 10 Barnesville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting held at Barnesville High School. Triml, after complimenting the culinary arts department students on the delicious lunch, spoke about the company’s leasing activities in the area. He said Turner, Antero’s leasing agent, had 150 employees working out of

ing spent in Ohio. The company has acquired 400,00 acres, 90,000 of which are in Ohio. Triml said Turner recently completed a three-month lease signing process in Barnesville with the help of village officials. A total of 1,060 acres, roughly 80 percent of village property owners, were signed at a rate of $5,700 per acre. He said those who have signed leases will receive bonus payments within 60 days. On Tuesday, the company leased 63.25 acres of Barnesville Exempted Village School District-owned property for $5,700 per acre and 20 percent royalties. At the meeting Triml presented Superintendent Randy Lucas with a donation of $37,500. He also presented Barnesville Hospital CEO David Phillips with a check for the same amount. The hospital signed a lease with Antero in March. Triml said the company “achieved a lot in a short period of time” because of the level of cooperation they received from the community. Lucas thanked Antero, not only for the donation, but for providing guest speakers and other educational opportunities, including a possible scholarship.

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“One year ago, there was one well in operation in our area. According to the latest information available, there 281 wells, 77 in production, and 581 permits have been issued for the Utica Shale formation,” said Bennett. Chesapeake leads the way in Carroll County, which tops the list with 191 permits, followed by several energy companies in Belmont, Columbiana, Guernsey, Jefferson, Noble and Monroe counties. “For example, in Guernsey County, PDC Energy’s Detweiler Well is producing 2,197 barrels a day of liquid-rich gas, and the Commissioner’s Well averages 1,500 barrels a day. Rex Wells in Noble County is producing at a phenomenal rate — seven million cubic feet a day of natural gas,” he said. “The unemployment rate in the top permitted counties has dropped considerably from January 2011 to January 2012 (latest available information). Carroll, 9.9 to 6. 9 percent; Harrison, 10.2 to 8 percent,; Columbiana, 10 to 7.6 percent; Guernsey, 9.7 to 7.4 percent; Noble, 11.8 to 9.2 percent; and Monroe, 10.7 to 9.1 percent.” Sales tax increases, which benefit local governments and local businesses, were at an all-time high for Carroll County, 25 percent; Jefferson, 10 percent; Harrison, 22 percent; Columbiana, 11 percent; Guernsey, 12 percent; Noble, 20 percent and Monroe County, 23 percent. “Major processing and fractionation plants in east Mahoning, Scio, and Noble counties will be up and running this year and according to experts, the pipeline infrastructure in Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison and Noble counties will be in place by June, which will lead to more wells,” Bennett said. “And, we are just getting started.” Speaking about wells, their complex components and function was Jim Rose, vice president of sales for Producers Service Corporation, a

“One of the arguments is that the shale is here in Ohio, if they (gas and oil companies) want it, they can pay for it. Ohio’s UticaPoint Pleasant Shale Play is not the only game in town. There are 28 main shale plays in this country, and many more around the world. So, if they can be more profitable somewhere else, why would they stay here? “The industry pays their fair share, but doesn’t appreciate that they are being singled out for this huge increase. The gas and oil industry is not the top profitable business in the U.S. In fact, they are ranked far below pharmaceuticals, computer/software, tobacco and several others, with a profit of about 6.7 percent, which is in line with most manufacturing companies,” said Hill. “Kasich wants to raise the severance tax to four percent, which is 16 times higher than the Commercial Activity Tax levied on Ohio businesses. And, the tax would be on gross receipts, not on the industry’s profits. Gas and oil businesses do make millions of dollars, but they also invest millions of dollars, which benefits local governments and local businesses, which in turn creates jobs. This tax increase will not only affect the industry per se, it will also affect land (royalty) owners as well. “So, leave the tax structure as it is ... Use the increased revenue generated under the existing tax system to fund income tax cuts, which will be greater than what is being proposed by the Kasich administration, without risking Ohio’s economic opportunity.” Keeping track of gas and oil activity in Appalachian Ohio since it became more than just a blip on the industry’s radar has kept Shawn Bennett very busy.

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he Village of Caldwell received one response to its invitation to bid for proposed gas and oil development on approximately 338 acres of property near Caldwell Lake. Bids were due and opened just before council’s April meeting. Pioneer Land and Mineral Resource LLC, Marietta, subLisa Loos mitted a bid of $4,500 an acre Dix Communications and 17 percent of gross proceeds. It is also a non-drill lease contract, said Mayor Larry Harless. “Council has not had a chance to look through it. When they look through it we’ll then give it to the attorney and then we’ll go from there, and see if everyone accepts the changes that are in it,” said he said.

Council voted to table the offer for further study by members and Solicitor Chandra Ontko. In related business, council gave second reading to a proposed ordinance authorizing the administration to advertise for bids for oil and gas development on an additional 90 acres of village property. Council reviewed a request by Consol Energy to use the

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“BAKERWELL ‘UPPED THE ANTE’” from pg. 18 ployees to organize acquisitions and farm-outs as the Utica Shale Play progresses. Coming on the heels of the recent boom in oil and gas activity are several challenges. “Land costs and drilling costs have skyrocketed, steel costs have increased, as have drilling and water services,” said Baker. At the same time, natural gas prices have dropped, making it more difficult to make a profit with the high expense of drilling the well. We refocused, and part of the focus was on acquisitions and farm-outs.”

“ANTERO RESOURCES DONATES” from pg. 27 Triml said drilling will not begin until pipelines are in place. He estimated it would take up to two years to resolve what he called, “infrastructure issues”. He said the company would have 20 wells in the Utica deposit by the end of the year. He said eight have been drilled and three have been completed. “Geologically speaking, Belmont County is a great source,” Triml said. “We have invested between 12 and 14 million dollars in drilling and we want to begin drilling and producing as soon as possible.” Answering a question by Clay Bethel, Triml said the company saw Ohio Department of Natural Resources oversight as a posi-

For Baker, it is an exciting time to be involved with the industry. “It’s essentially treasure hunting,” he said. “Everybody wins when you strike an oil and gas well. The landowners profits, the company profits, the surrounding community is provided with local cheap energy and employment.” Baker expects the activity to last decades, if not longer. “Bakerwell has been going strong for 30 years — through the booms and busts of the oil and gas industry, Bakerwell will continued to grow,” he said.

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ties under construction in Cadiz and Noble County. We are moving closer to production, we are just waiting for pipeline infrastructure. To realize the full potential of the gas and oil wells, the processing facilities need to be operational ... Both sites should be ready to open this year.” An aside to his job, Bennett said he has finally mastered the back roads of eastern Ohio. “The fun part is visiting the towns you knew growing up and now have become a part of their community relating to gas and oil,” he said. And, as previously mentioned, the ubiquitous Mr. Bennett is al-

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“If something happens, if you have an explosion or exposure or whatever and they bring in the media, they bring in huge vans, huge things, huge disks and they set them up. Actually I don’t know if the pavement is going to take it or not but if there’s any damage they will take care of it,” he said. Council approved the agreement pending the addition of a 12-month clause.

He said he spends most of his week on the road, traveling around eastern Ohio and either attending or presenting at events. He is home usually one day a week and usually on Sunday. “Every Sunday, since I can remember — and probably before I was born — we would all meet at my grandmother’s house for dinner at 5:30 p.m SHARP, and don’t be late. My grandmother is now 91 years old, my grandfather passed away in 2006, so the family pitches in with a potluck dinner. Grandmother still makes dessert,” said Bennett. “That is what makes it exciting to land a position in my home town.” He said in his spare time he enjoys golfing, hunting, attending concerts and, “of course, watching the Browns and Buckeyes’ games.”

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or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Minerva, 13 is a lucky number because that is the number of Chesapeake Energy employees who volunteered their time as part of the company’s Operation Blue to the church’s food distribution program. In addition, Chesapeake Energy Corporation donated $15,000 to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank’s hunger relief efforts in Carroll County. Kimberly Lewis The Foodbank provides emerDix Communications gency food and grocery items to nine Carroll County food pantries and hot meal sites. The gift from Chesapeake will provide more than 40,000 meals to food insecure families served by those agencies and will also provide a technology upgrade for the agencies, which often operate with very limited resources. Last year, the Foodbank distributed more than 540,000 meals to Carroll County. “Chesapeake is committed to improving the quality of life and stimulating the economy in its areas of operation,” said Aimee Belden, Chesapeake’s Community Relations coordinator. “We are thrilled to be able to support the Foodbank, and to give our employees a chance to donate their time and energy to hunger relief initia-

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arroll County Arts has announced the winners of the “Rig it Up” adult art show that was held in conjunction with its Oil Baron’s Ball. First place was Cheri Bell; second place, April Stutts; and third place, Roberta Doak. The People’s Choice Award was a tie between Lynn Fox of Carrollton and Doug Granger of Minerva. The art work will be on display at the Carroll County Arts Center, 204 W. Main St., in the first floor gallery. The center is open Monday, Tuesday, Friday from 10:30 a.m.-

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tudents from Marlington High School’s Gas & Oil Technology course were invited to train on heavy equipment at Whipstock Gas Services company, located in the city of Canton, within Stark County. The course instructor, Bob Givens, indicated it was a great opportunity for the students. “The owner of the company, Chris Corso, offered to let us Laurie Huffman Dix Communications come out so the kids could learn how to operate backhoes, track hoes and other large equipment. Chris is also on the Gas & Oil Technology Advisory Committee,” said Givens. Various area news outlets, representing both print and TV, were invited to come out to cover the event, which took place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a Saturday, during the first week of April. Currently, there are 11 juniors and 11 seniors in the course at Marlington, located in Alliance. Two are female students, and two of the seniors have already been offered jobs in the indus-

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Students from Marlington High School’s Gas & Oil Technology program spent a Saturday in April learning how to use large equipment they will utilize in their future careers.

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nce again, EQT Corp. came to the rescue of the Guernsey County Firefighters Association when it approved a $12,000 grant for the association to purchase a side-by-side utility vehicle, which will be converted into an EMS and fire response vehicle for firefighters to have access to remote areas, including gas and oil locations. When the vehicle is fully equipped, it will enable fire and EMS personnel to help people in the area and assist the fire department during their special events. Mike Warner, president of the GCFA, said after the check was received, Jordan Huffstutler of Extreme of Cambridge was contacted and a 2013 Polaris 800 Crew Side by Side was purchased. “This has been a great asset to our local fire departments, and is something we would not have been able to do without the help of EQT. This company has been a great supporter of many agencies since its arrival here with the gas/oil boom. EQT has also provided training to our first responders and more training opportunities are scheduled for next month. We are grateful to EQT for making many great things happen in our community. They are a great company to work with,” said Warner. The grant was through the EQT Foundation. Pictured are, l to r, front row, standing in front of the new utility vehicle, Alan Killian or Cumberland; Homer Gander of Pleasant City; Jeff Deeks of Cambridge; Mike Warner; Jessica Baker, EQT community advisor; Jeff Tucker, Lore City and Mark

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