{"name":"Appalachian Exploration Drilling Activity in Buchanan County, Virginia","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/appalachian-exploration/virginia/buchanan","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-06","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"Appalachian Exploration","operatorSlug":"appalachian-exploration","state":"VA","county":"Buchanan","totalWells":137,"producingWells":82,"permits24mo":1,"spuds24mo":0,"ducCount":3,"topFormation":"Marcellus","rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1997-05-09","lastPermitDate":"2026-07-06"}