GAS

“In Ohio, we certainly have had a lot of gas behind pipe that was waiting on connections,” said Ben Ebenhack, a petroleumengineering professor at Marietta College.

Second, Ohio had the good fortune that many of its gas wells turned out to be prolific, with eye-popping output. Many of the top wells were in the eastern Ohio counties along the Ohio River, such as Belmont and Monroe.

The United States produced 28,296 billion cubic feet, down from 28,753 billion the prior year. Much of the decrease can be attributed to Texas, the country’s leading producer, which produced 6,985 billion cubic feet, down from 7,881 billion.

The places with declining production probably were responding to low prices and a glut of supply. Among the exceptions were Ohio and Pennsylvania, where new pipelines helped to encourage 2015 1. Texas 2. Pennsylvania 4,813

Oklahoma 2,500 4. Louisiana 1,777 5. Colorado 1,705 6. Ohio 1,015 7. West Virginia 1,319 production.

West Virginia’s production has grown, but at a much slower rate. That can be blamed on geography: Most of the state is south of the most-productive regions, Ebenhack