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Wetzel County, West Virginia

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1068
wells permitted or completed since 2016, on the state record: 428
permits outstanding, not yet drilled: 97
wells completed since 2025

Drilling or permitted here since 2025: EQT Production Company (151), West Virginia Land Resources, Inc. (105), Antero Resources Corporation (58), Quaker State Oil Refining Co. (44), Consolidation Coal Co. (25). Recent wells target the Marcellus Formation, Utica Shale. All operators in Wetzel County.

Reported production, 2025: 734 Bcf of gas, 1,669,592 barrels of oil, 28,158,789 barrels of liquids from 1,367 producing wells. Largest reporters: EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC (332 Bcf), ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION (260 Bcf), EXPAND OPERATING LLC (82 Bcf). Operator-reported to WVDEP, not audited.

Gas reported to the state from Wetzel 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: New Martinsville.