WW-PN (11-18-2015)
Notice is hereby given:
Horizontal Natural Gas Well Work Permit
Application Notice By Publication
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.
Paper: Wetzel Chronicle
Public Notice Date: June 18, 2025 & June 25, 2025
The following applicant intends to apply for a horizontal
natural well work permit 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.
Applicant: Expand Operating LLC
Address: 1300 Fort Pierpont Dr., Suite 201
Morgantown, WV 26508
Business Conducted: Natural gas production.
Location – Well Number: Ridgetop Land Ventures WTZ
10H
State: West Virginia
District: Proctor
UTM Coordinate NAD83 Northing: 4,390,720
UTM coordinate NAD83 Easting: 528,031
County: Quadrangle: Wileyville Wetzel
Watershed: Rush Run of Fish Creek
Coordinate Conversion:
To convert the coordinates above into longitude and
lattude, 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
57th 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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