Press Play to watch oil and gas leasing spread across Mahoning County, Ohio, parcel by parcel, as acreage and lease counts build over time. Leases are placed on the date they were signed, but they are often recorded with the county weeks or months later, so the most recent months are incomplete and will keep … Read more
Leases recorded in Mahoning County in 2026 now cover about 18,000 acres. The lease map shows where first movers are assembling the contiguous acreage needed for Utica/Point Pleasant drilling units, and why legacy wells and clouded titles are slowing leasing elsewhere.
Data out of the Mahoning County Recorder’s Office continues to indicate a rapid northern expansion of Utica/Point Pleasant shale activity. As reported by Dan O’Brien in the Youngstown Business Journal on August 4, 2026, 496 new oil and gas leases had been filed in the county since April 17, with bonus payments reaching “$5,000 per … Read more
