{"name":"West Virginia Mineral Development Company Drilling Activity in Wetzel County, West Virginia","publisher":"Buckhead Energy","url":"https://www.buckheadenergy.com/operators/west-virginia-mineral-development-company/westvirginia/wetzel","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","dataAsOf":"2026-08-06","source":"Public state oil & gas well-header records (permits, spuds, completions).","operator":"West Virginia Mineral Development Company","operatorSlug":"west-virginia-mineral-development-company","state":"WV","county":"Wetzel","totalWells":245,"producingWells":45,"permits24mo":58,"spuds24mo":8,"ducCount":78,"topFormation":"Marcellus","rankInCounty":3,"firstPermitDate":"1929-01-01","lastPermitDate":"2026-04-14"}