The name, Huntley & Huntley Energy Exploration, was fine. But Chris Doyle and his corporate team wanted a change because their natural gas production company was changing.

Since its formation in 2012, HHEX had been essentially a shallow gas well operator based in Monroeville. Doyle, who came on board as chief executive officer in 2016, had worked in the Appalachian Basin for 10 years and was well versed in the bountiful resources underground that could be accessed by unconventional drilling. That year, he and the brass began to shift gears.

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