473 wells across 47 recorded operators, with 4 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at summary refresh.
Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
Quick answer: The Berea-Murrysville formation in West Virginia has 473 wells on record across 47 recorded operators, with 4 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Diversified Production LLC, Quality Natural Gas, Warfield Management, Greylock Conventional and Geoex. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
The operators with the most well counts targeting the Berea-Murrysville formation in West Virginia:
| # | Operator | Wells in Berea-Murrysville |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diversified Production LLC | 183 |
| 2 | Quality Natural Gas | 53 |
| 3 | Warfield Management | 45 |
| 4 | Greylock Conventional | 39 |
| 5 | Geoex | 18 |
| 6 | Columbia Natural Resources | 17 |
| 7 | Huntington Midway Crude Oil Company | 12 |
| 8 | Chesapeake Energy | 10 |
| 9 | Boyd O & G | 7 |
| 10 | Greylock Opco | 6 |
The West Virginia counties with the most Berea-Murrysville activity:
Mingo, Wayne, Lincoln, Mc Dowell
Drilling permits in West Virginia each year, the Berea-Murrysville count and share of them, and the median lateral length of those Berea-Murrysville permits.
| Year | State permits | This formation | Share | Median lateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 469 | 4 | 0.9% | n<5 |
| 2025 | 657 | <3 | — | n<5 |
| 2024 | 445 | <3 | — | n<5 |
| 2023 | 714 | <3 | — | n<5 |
| 2022 | 589 | <3 | — | n<5 |
| 2021 | 588 | 3 | 0.5% | n<5 |
| 2020 | 381 | <3 | — | n<5 |
| 2019 | 775 | 6 | 0.8% | n<5 |
Share of each year’s West Virginia drilling permits by target formation, for the formations with the most permits.
| Year | Marcellus | Appalachian Basin - (Eastern Overthrust Area) | Utica | Medina-Clinton-Tuscarora | Appalachian Basin | Berea-Murrysville |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21.5% | 54.2% | 2.8% | 9.6% | 6.8% | 0.9% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | 61.3% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 5.5% | — |
| 2024 | 33.5% | 59.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.4% | — |
| 2023 | 31% | 52.5% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 8% | — |
| 2022 | 29.9% | 59.4% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4.4% | — |
| 2021 | 59% | 27.9% | 6.1% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.5% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | 6.8% | 18.1% | 7.9% | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 64.6% | 4.5% | 22.3% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 0.8% |
Buckhead Energy computes every figure on this page from grouped records in public oil and gas data. The page shows counts, sums, percentiles and indexes only; it does not list individual wells, leases or permits.
Counts under 3 wells and percentiles under 5 wells are withheld; totals are floors.
Share is the formation’s permits as a percent of the state’s permits that year. Median lateral length is published only when at least 5 permits stand behind it.
Last computed: 2026-11-06. These figures are informational only and are not a valuation of any mineral or royalty interest.
The Berea-Murrysville is a formation/play group recorded in West Virginia, with 473 wells on file across 47 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 4 drilling permits targeting the Berea-Murrysville in the 24-month window at summary refresh. These are stored records, not a live measure of drilling.
Recorded formation activity provides regional context. It does not establish ownership, future production, royalty payments or a value for an individual tract. Consult qualified professionals about your specific interest.
473 wells target the Berea-Murrysville in West Virginia, worked by 47 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
The Berea-Murrysville operators with the most wells on record in West Virginia are Diversified Production LLC, Quality Natural Gas, Warfield Management, Greylock Conventional and Geoex. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
Operators filed 4 drilling permits targeting the Berea-Murrysville in the 24-month window at source refresh, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
Operators filed 4 new drilling permits targeting the Berea-Murrysville in West Virginia in the 24-month window at source refresh. New permits and spuds record reported activity stages; they do not establish ongoing drilling, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
Berea-Murrysville activity in West Virginia includes 473 wells on record and 47 recorded operators, with 4 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh — from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
The primary counties recorded for Berea-Murrysville in West Virginia are Mingo, Wayne, Lincoln, Mc Dowell. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
Value depends on your net mineral acres or royalty decimal, the operator, the remaining drilling locations, and current oil and gas prices. This page is informational only, not a valuation. Formation summary date: 2026-11-06.
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State: West Virginia
Total wells: 473
Recorded operators: 47
Permits 24mo: 4
Summary date: 2026-11-06
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