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: October 22th & 29th 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:
Mr Skilling 1H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550699.763 UTM NAD
83 Northing 4393151.164
Mr Skilling 3H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550700.916 UTM NAD
83 Northing 4393146.742
Mr Skilling 5H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550702.069 UTM NAD
83 Northing 4393142.319
Mr Skilling 7H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550703.222 UTM NAD
83 Northing 4393137.896
Mr Skilling 9H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550704.375 UTM NAD
83 Northing 4393133.473
Mr Skilling 11H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550705.528 UTM
NAD 83 Northing 4393129.05
Mr Skilling 13H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550706.681 UTM
NAD 83 Northing 4393124.628
Mr Skilling 15H: located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 550707.834 UTM
NAD 83 Northing 4393120.205
These wells are located in the West Virginia Fork Fish Creek, Hundred Quadrangle,
Church 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 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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