WVGES

Summary Data and Statistics:
Oil and Gas Statistics
Drilling Activity Reported in 1996


Dividing Line

Formation abbreviation translations

West Virginia Well Completions Reported in 1996,
Stratigraphic Summary of Successful Wells Completed,
Listed by County and Deepest Producing Zone
(in descending stratigraphic order)

County
Formations
Totals
County
Pennsylvanian
and younger
Mississippian
Devonian
Silurian
and older
PSL
RAV
MAX
BLM
BGL
BIJ
SQU
WEI
BER
GTZ
GOR
FOR
FIF
BAY
SPE
BAL
RIL
BEN
ALX
BRL
DSH
ONO
WIL
KEE
TUS
Barbour
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
5
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
Barbour
Berkeley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Berkeley
Boone
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
8
Boone
Braxton
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
9
Braxton
Brooke
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brooke
Cabell
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Cabell
Calhoun
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
Calhoun
Clay
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Clay
Doddridge
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
2*
4
2*
9
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
68
Doddridge
Fayette
0
0
0
0
2*
5
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
Fayette
Gilmer
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
Gilmer
Grant
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Grant
Greenbrier
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Greenbrier
Hampshire
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hampshire
Hancock
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hancock
Hardy
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hardy
Harrison
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1*
2
1
5
4
3
6
1
12
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
57
Harrison
Jackson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
1
0
0
0
19
20
Jackson
Jefferson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jefferson
Kanawha
0
0
0
0
1
8
0
22
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26*
0
0
0
0
60
72
Kanawha
Lewis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
5
3
0
3
0
13
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
31
32
Lewis
Lincoln
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
35
35
Lincoln
Logan
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3*
0
0
0
0
4
4
Logan
McDowell
0
2
1
0
5
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
13
McDowell
Marion
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Marion
Marshall
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Marshall
Mason
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mason
Mercer
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
Mercer
Mineral
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mineral
Mingo
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
12
12
Mingo
Monongalia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
10
10
Monongalia
Monroe
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Monroe
Morgan
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Morgan
Nicholas
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Nicholas
Ohio
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ohio
Pendleton
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pendleton
Pleasants
0
0
0
0
0
5
9*
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
20
Pleasants
Pocahontas
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pocahontas
Preston
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
1*
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
9
Preston
Putnam
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
5
5
Putnam
Raleigh
0
0
4
0
5
0
0
4
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
17
20
Raleigh
Randolph
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Randolph
Ritchie
0
0
0
1
0
2
3*
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
18
21
Ritchie
Roane
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1*
0
0
0
0
1
1
Roane
Summers
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Summers
Taylor
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
7
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
Taylor
Tucker
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tucker
Tyler
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
17
Tyler
Upshur
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2*
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Upshur
Wayne
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
5
5
Wayne
Webster
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Webster
Wetzel
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
27
Wetzel
Wirt
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wirt
Wood
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
Wood
Wyoming
0
6*
1
0
10
0
0
15
6
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
44
48
Wyoming
Totals
# of Wells in Which This Formation/Zone is the Deepest Pay
0
8*
9
1
27*
40
14*
51
17
3*
21
7
18
8
9*
21
8*
59
45
19
104*
14
0
0
0
503
597
# of Wells in Which This Formation/Zone is the Deepest Pay
# of Occurrences in Which This Zone is a Shallower Pay
4
41*
39
3
134*
75
13*
20
52
12*
22*
8
21
7
38*
79
76*
39
5
5*
24*
1
0
0
0
718
352
# of Occurrences in Which This Zone is a Shallower Pay
Total # of Occurrences in Which This Zone Was Completed
4
49
48
4
161
115
27
71
69
15
43
15
39
15
47
100
84
98
50
24
128
15
0
0
0
1221
 
Total # of Occurrences in Which This Zone Was Completed
* -- Production was from another pay zone of approximate stratigraphic rank, but the formation is not the specific one listed. See formation abbreviation translations for details.

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