Back in 2011, Ohio’s then-state geologist Larry Wickstrom had never been more optimistic about the future of his state. Marcellus operators had begun to try their luck with horizontal drilling in the Buckeye slice of the Utica Basin. ...

Rusty Hutson isn’t your typical gas producer. As the founder and CEO of Ala.-based Diversified Energy, he walks his own path—even one he didn’t expect to find again....