America Energy – Utica Aquires 24,000 acres in Guernsey County

America Energy – Utica, headed by Aurbrey McClendon, recently completed a purchase of 24,000 acres in Guernsey County, Ohio. According to paperwork filed in the Guernsey County Recorder’s Office, America Energy – Utica aquired the lease holdigs from SWEPI, LP (a Shell company). McClendon’s company was recently in the news after raising $1.7 billion to invest in the Utica shale play.