Horizontal Natural Gas Well Work Permit
Application Notice By Publication
Notice is hereby given :
Pursuant to West Virginia Code 22-6A-10(e) prior to filing an application for a permit for
a horizontal well the applicant shall publish in the county in which the well is located or is
proposed to be located a Class II legal advertisement.
Public Notice Date: August 19th & 26th 2025
EQT Production Company, 2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, intends to
apply for horizontal natural well work permits which disturbs three acres or more of
surface, excluding pipelines, gathering lines, and roads or utilizes more than two hundred
ten thousand gallons of water in any thirty day period.
Well Numbers and Locations:
Elmer 2H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522485.702
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393773.007
Elmer 4H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522486.811
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393777.441
Elmer 6H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522487.921
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393781.875
Elmer 8H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522489.030
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393786.308
Elmer 10H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522490.139
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393790.742
Elmer 12H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522491.248
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393795.176
Elmer 14H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522492.358
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393799.610
Elmer 16H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522493.467
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393804.044
Elmer 18H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 522494.576
UTM NAD 83 Northing 4393808.478
These wells are located in the Proctor Creek of French Creek – Ohio River
(HUC-10), Wileyville Quadrangle, Proctor District, Wetzel
County, West Virginia.
Business Conducted: Natural gas production.
Coordinate Conversion:
To convert the coordinates above into longitude and
latitude, visit: http://tagis.dep.wv.gov/convert/llutm_conus.php
Electronic notification:
To receive an email when applications have been received or issued by the Office of
Oil and Gas, visit
http://www.dep.wv.gov/insidedep/Pages/DEPMailingLists.aspx to sign up.
Reviewing Applications:
Copies of the proposed permit application may be reviewed at the WV Department
of Environmental Protection headquarters, located
at 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 (304-926-0450). Full copies or scans
of the proposed permit application will cost $15,
whether mailed or obtained at DEP headquarters. Copies may be requested
by calling the office or by sending an email to
[email protected].
Submitting Comments:
Comments may be submitted
online at https://apps.dep.wv.gov/oog/comments/comments.cfm or by letter
to Permit Review, Office of Oil and Gas, 601 57 th Street, SE Charleston, WV
25304. Please reference the county, well number, and operator when using this
option.
Regardless of format for comment submissions, they must be received no later
than thirty days after the permit application is received by the Office of Oil and Gas.
For information related to horizontal drilling
visit: www.dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/pages/default.aspx
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