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Ritchie County, West Virginia

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606
wells permitted or completed since 2016, on the state record: 258
permits outstanding, not yet drilled: 17
wells completed since 2025

Drilling or permitted here since 2025: Antero Resources Corporation (58), Allied Energy, Inc. (14), Haught Energy Corp. (13), Viking International Resources Co., Inc. (12), Gedco Oil & Gas Joint Venture (12). Recent wells target the Marcellus Formation, Big Injun (Price & equivs), Salina. All operators in Ritchie County.

Reported production, 2025: 216 Bcf of gas, 971,241 barrels of oil, 11,834,585 barrels of liquids from 5,169 producing wells. Largest reporters: ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION (192 Bcf), EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC (12 Bcf), CNX GAS COMPANY LLC (7.2 Bcf). Operator-reported to WVDEP, not audited.

Gas reported to the state from Ritchie 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: Harrisville.