PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NATURAL GAS HORIZONTAL WELL DRILLING PERMITS, pursuant to West Virginia Code Section 22-6A-10(e).
EQT Production Company LLC, 2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, is applying for permits for natural gas horizontal well at the following location:
Minger 1H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545742.948 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380119.674
Minger 3H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545740.505 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380123.538
Minger 5H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545738.063 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380127.401
Minger 7H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545735.621 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380131.265
Minger 9H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545733.179 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380135.128
Minger 11H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545738.397 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380141.13
Minger 13H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545740.839 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380137.267
Minger 15H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545743.281 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380133.403
Minger 17H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545745.723 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380129.54
Minger 19H, located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545748.166 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380125.676
Minger 21H,located at approximately UTM NAD 83 Easting 545750.608 UTM NAD 83 Northing 4380121.813
To convert the coordinates above into longitude and latitude, visit: http://tagis.dep.wv.gov/convert/llutm_conus.php
This well is located in the Warrior Fork of Buffalo Creek Watershed, Glover Gap Quadrangle, Mannington District, Marion County, West Virginia 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.
Any interested person may submit online comments to https://apps.dep.wv.gov/oog/comments/comments.cfm or, you may email [email protected]. To submit a written letter or request a copy, send to: Permit Review, Office of Oil and Gas, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304, or call 304-926-0450. Emailed or written comments must reference the county, well number and operator and must be received within 30 days of the date of the last publication (expected to be 7/15/2026).
Copies of the proposed permit applications 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 $15.00, whether mailed or obtained at DEP headquarters.
For information relating to horizontal drilling, and all horizontal well applications filed in this state, visit:
www.dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/pages/default.aspx
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