In
Numbers
Natural Gas
Thanks to the development of horizontal drilling and the discovery of multiple shale plays lying underneath the Mountain
State, the natural gas industry in West Virginia is ripe for prosperity. Even though the state—and Appalachia as a whole—
lacks the necessary infrastructure like an adequate number of pipelines to transport this high-demand product for export, the
industry continues to grow. As of the second quarter of 2018, the industry supported 22,514 direct jobs, an increase of 28
percent over 2017. In 2017, the industry also reported $1.5 billion in wages earned. By comparison, the first half of 2018 re-
ported $935 million, on track to easily surpass 2017.
Oil & Gas
Businesses
in WV
721
WV’s Top Natural Gas-
Producing Counties in 2018
BCF = Billion Cubic Feet
#1 Doddridge - 380.5 BCF
in 2018
Horizontal Producing Wells
Today, 93% of WV’s total production is
from 2,700 horizontal wells operated
by approximately 15 operators.
#2 Wetzel - 194 BCF
Source: TIPRO State of Energy Report 2019
2,349
#3 Tyler - 171.3 BCF
2,704
#4 Ritchie - 158.5 BCF
2018
Property Tax
Contributions
$88.6
Million
#5 Marshall - 155.3 BCF
#7 Ohio - 50.10 BCF
#8 Monongalia - 44.0 BCF
Source: WV Oil & Natural Gas Association
22,514
Total
Direct
Wages
2017
Source: WV Oil & Natural Gas Association
OF
WV Counties
with Oil or
Natural Gas
Operations
Source: Independent Oil and Gas Association of WV
52
2012
WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE
2016
2017
Source: Independent Oil and Gas Association of WV
Major Proposed Pipeline Projects in WV
Atlantic Coast
Source: WV Oil & Natural Gas Association
53
55
2008
Source: Independent Oil and Gas Association of WV
Total Direct Jobs
$1.5
Billion
168
#9 Marion - 38.9 BCF
#10 Taylor - 31.4 BCF
as of Q2 2018
1,050
#6 Harrison - 127.1 BCF
Atlantic Coast Previous Route
Header Supply Project
Leach Xpress
Mariner East 2
Mountain Valley
Mountain Valley Alternative Route
Mountaineer Xpress
Rover
Stonewall Gas Pipeline Project
Tennessee Gas Expansion
Western Marcellus
Source: Independent Oil and Gas Association of WV