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Lewis County, West Virginia

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wells permitted or completed since 2016, on the state record: 150
permits outstanding, not yet drilled: 10
wells completed since 2025

Drilling or permitted here since 2025: HG Energy II Appalachia, LLC (44), Dominion Transmission, Inc. (14), Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. (11), Equitrans, L. P. (7), Diversified Production, LLC (6). Recent wells target the Marcellus Formation. All operators in Lewis County.

Reported production, 2025: 168 Bcf of gas, 54,420 barrels of oil, 933,367 barrels of liquids from 3,115 producing wells. Largest reporters: ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION (162 Bcf), DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTION LLC (2.9 Bcf), EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE, INC (932 MMcf). Operator-reported to WVDEP, not audited.

Gas reported to the state from Lewis County wells each year, 1985 to 2026. A grey bar is a partial year.

Figures come from the state geological survey’s well database and refresh daily. A written county summary with recent activity and owner questions is added once the news service publishes it. County seat: Weston.