A Look Back at Our Shale Shoot & Utica Conference

Our spread as it appeared in ShaleMart magazine.

The inaugural Shale Shoot Sporting Clays Championship & Utica Conference took place in Carroll County on Thursday, Nov. 5. About 50 shooters enjoyed a cookout before participating in the Shale Shoot at Upland Valley Sporting Clays in Carrollton. 

The Top Shooter prize, a Colt XSE Combat Elite .45 valued at almost $1,400, went to Bill Mayer II, while the Gun Raffle prize, a $1,400 Henry Big Boy Engraved American Oilman .44 mag., went to Matthew Napski. 

Afterward the scene shifted to Atwood Lake Resort in Sherrodsville for the Utica Conference featuring updates on oil & gas developments from four industry executives. A full buffet meal followed, with additional presentations from State Sen. Lou Gentile and Dave Motts of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We’re looking forward to the return of this great event in the fall of 2016.

Click on this link for a gallery of photos: Shale Shoot & Utica Conference.

Early Bird Rates Extended for Nov. 5 Shale Shoot & Utica Conference

We've extended our early bird rates for this Thursday's Shale Shoot and Utica Conference through Wednesday, Nov. 4! This unique event will combine the Shale Shoot sporting clays championship in the morning, at Upland Valley Sporting Clays in Carrollton. An informative Utica Conference will take place at Atwood Lake Resort in Sherrodsville in the afternoon, followed by a delicious buffet meal and reception beginning at 5:30 p.m.. 

Presentations at the conference and reception will include information about the Carroll County Energy project, the Rover Pipeline, the proposed cracker plant in Monroe County, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village project in Canton. (See image below for details.)

The extended early bird rates are:

$150 for the entire day (Shale Shoot and Utica Conference);

$100 for the morning Shale Shoot only; and 

$75 for the afternoon Utica Conference/Reception only. 

The rates will increase on the day of the event, so register early to save!

Some corporate sponsorships are still available!

This is one event you simply won't want to miss. Make plans to join us! 

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Register by Oct. 31 to Receive Early-Bird Rates for Shale Shoot & Utica Conference

Our inaugural Shale Shoot & Utica Conference is just one week away! This unique event is set for Thursday, Nov. 5 in Carroll County.

Speakers include: Chris Terajewicz, Carroll County Energy; Griffin Goetz, Ullico Retirement Solutions; and Mike Jacoby, Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth; Mike Chadsey, Ohio Oil & Gas Association; and Susan King, AECOM. 

Speakers for the evening Reception/Buffet Meal will be David Baker, president and executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, who will provide an update about the Hall of Fame Village project; and Sen. Lou Gentile, senator from the 30th District of the Ohio Senate. 

Presentations will include information about the Carroll County Energy project, the Rover Pipeline, and the proposed cracker plant in Monroe County.

The day will begin with the morning Shale Shoot Sporting Clays Championship at Upland Valley Sporting Clays in Carrollton; continues with the Utica Conference at Atwood Lake Resort in Sherrodsville; and concludes with a reception at Atwood (featuring an open bar and buffet meal) that will include remarks from Mr. Baker and Sen. Gentile. This is one event you simply won't want to miss! Early bird registration rates are good through Oct. 31. Sponsorships are also available.

Click here for information and to register.

First 25 to Join Between Now and Nov. 5 Receive Two Free Utica Conference Tickets

Here's a tremendous opportunity to join the Stark Carroll Oil & Gas Partnership AND be a part of our Utica Conference next month.

If you're one of the first 25 to take advantage of our prorated membership offer and pay just $150 for the balance of 2015-16, we'll include two free admissions to our Utica Conference and Reception/Buffet Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 5 at Atwood Lake Resort in Sherrodsville!

Annual membership in the partnership is regularly $250. Members are eligible for numerous benefits, including discounts on Partnership events, our bi-weekly e-newsletter, marketing support, member-to-member discounts, directory listing and free job opening listings on choosestark.com, a directory listing on ShaleMart.com, advertising discounts on choosestark.com, and more!

The value of the free admissions to the Utica Conference is $150 (2 at $75 apiece), so if you join now and are one of the first 25 to do so, you'll have paid for your 2015-16 membership right there! Either way, as the list of benefits shows, membership in the partnership is a great investment.

Through education and advocacy programs, plus regular networking events, the Stark Carroll Oil & Gas Partnership continues to promote understanding of the oil and gas industry, the implementation of oil and gas extraction efforts that are environmentally responsible, and the use of local labor in the development, extraction and processing of oil and natural gas. In that effort, we've formed an effective alliance with local governments, chambers of commerce, labor groups, educational institutions, development groups and employment organizations. 

You can help promote our efforts and the development of oil and gas in the region by joining the Partnership today!

Click here for complete information on how to join.

First Annual Shale Shoot Sporting Clays Championship and Utica Conference Set for Nov. 5 in Carroll County

The date is approaching for the first annual Shale Shoot Sporting Clays Championship and Utica Conference, set for Thursday, Nov. 5 in Carroll County. The event is being sponsored by the Stark Carroll Oil and Gas Partnership and the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.

It will all begin Thursday morning with the First Annual Shale Shoot. Registration will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Atwood Lake Resort in Sherrodsville. Participants will make the short drive over to Upland Valley Sporting Clays in Carrollton for a cookout-style lunch at 11 a.m. The sporting clays championship event will begin at 12 noon and will feature long shot and top shooter contests, as well as raffle prizes.

The Utica Conference will take place in the afternoon at Atwood Lake Resort. Conference registration will begin at 2:30 p.m., with the Utica Conference (featuring a full slate of speakers discussing the current state of the Utica play) to take place from 3 to 5 p.m. A reception, featuring an open bar and full buffet, will follow at 5:30 p.m.

Speakers for the Utica Conference include: Chris Terajewicz of Advanced Power; Griffin Goetz of Ullico Retirement Solutions; Mike Jacoby of the Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth; and Mike Chadsey of the Ohio Oil & Gas Association.

Presenters during the evening Reception will be David Baker, president and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and State Sen. Lou Gentile.

Through Oct. 31, early registration for the entire day (shoot and conference) is just $150 per person; for the morning Shale Shoot only, $100 per person; and for the afternoon Utica Conference only, $75 per person. (Prices will increase to $200, $150 and $100, respectively, on Nov. 1.)

Sponsorships for this unique event are also available. For complete details or to pay for registrations or sponsorships, visit the Shale Shoot page on the Stark Carroll Oil & Gas Partnership website.

Audience Learns About the Dramatic Impact of the Price of Oil at SCOGP Expo May 13

About 85 professionals from businesses related to, or interested in doing business with, the oil and gas industry attended the Supply-Demand-Price Expo, sponsored by the Stark County Oil and Gas Partnership (SCOGP), on May 13 at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.

Dave Kirven, chairman of the Partnership, emceed the event and introduced the lineup of speakers for the day. First up was Tom Delamater of Delamater Media Group, a Stark County-based public relations firm, who talked about the SCOGP’s media partners. His company is one of those, along with: Creative Source, a Canton based company that creates large format signs, displays and printing; Ponder Systems, a local video production company; Studio 7, a photography company that handles projects for the SCOGP; and ShaleMart.com, which publishes oil and gas newsletters and directories online and in hard copy.

The first featured speaker was John Felmy of the American Petroleum Institute (API) who talked of the strong and lasting impact of oil and natural gas in America and the world. He said the U.S. is now the largest producer of natural gas in the world and is on track to be its largest oil producer as well. He cited the strong demand around the world for fuel for heating and transportation.

Jackie Stewart of Energy In Depth provided statistical evidence for the strength of oil and gas in the state. She said that Ohio’s Utica Shale is producing, as indicated by the fact that the state’s Utica oil production is up 200 percent, while natural gas production is up 350 percent over that same period.

In addition to a presentation about the Hall of Fame Village project by Pete Fierle of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Bryce Custer of NAI Spring Realty and Rebecca Heimlich of API rounded out the agenda. Ms. Heimlich reported that there are almost 10 million people in the United States who either work in oil and gas or whose jobs are supported by the industry.

The event concluded with a networking reception until 7 p.m. The Hall of Fame was also open to guests of the expo until 8 p.m.

The expo received extensive coverage from area media. Click on the following links for articles in the Canton Repository, the Massillon Independent, the Alliance Review, and Farm & Dairy, the leading agricultural publication in our region.

COMING SOON: Next up for the Partnership is the annual Golf Outing, June 15 at Shady Hollow Country Club in Massillon, and the inaugural Shale Shoot Sporting Clay Championship and Utica Conference, Nov. 5 and 6 in Carroll County.