West Virginia Drilling Permits
West Virginia's Marcellus Shale extends from Pennsylvania. The northern panhandle has the thickest Marcellus deposits in the basin.
All Time
As of September 25, 2026
Recent Activity
As of September 25, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in West Virginia
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION | 11 | 47.8% |
| 2 | EXPAND OPERATING LLC | 5 | 21.7% |
| 3 | NORTHEAST NATURAL ENERGY LLC | 5 | 21.7% |
| 4 | EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | 2 | 8.7% |
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Major Basins in West Virginia
Appalachian Basin
Rig-count data for this basin is currently unavailable.
Data Source
Data Coverage
1984-05-19 to 2026-09-25
Source Check Schedule
Configured weekly
Last successful check: September 28, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access West Virginia well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=WVcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=WV"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "West Virginia",
"state_code": "WV",
"total_permits": 8116,
"last_30_days": 23,
"last_365_days": 286,
"year_over_year_change": "+17.7%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION",
"permits": 11,
"pct_share": "47.8%"
},
{
"name": "EXPAND OPERATING LLC",
"permits": 5,
"pct_share": "21.7%"
},
{
"name": "NORTHEAST NATURAL ENERGY LLC",
"permits": 5,
"pct_share": "21.7%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES)",
"data_as_of": "2026-09-25",
"source_checked_at": "2026-09-28T07:03:19Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "weekly"
}
}West Virginia Drilling Permit FAQs
West Virginia has 8,116 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 23 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is September 25, 2026. The configured weekly source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
West Virginia includes the Appalachian Basin basin. West Virginia's Marcellus Shale extends from Pennsylvania. The northern panhandle has the thickest Marcellus deposits in the basin.
The top operators in West Virginia by permit count are: ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION (47.8%), EXPAND OPERATING LLC (21.7%), NORTHEAST NATURAL ENERGY LLC (21.7%).
Official permit data comes from the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES) (https://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.
Weekly Drilling Report
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