Weirton, WV Slaps 6% Tax on Shale Drilling Brooke County | Hancock County | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Taxation | West Virginia October 22, 2012October 22, 2012 Somehow this one slipped by the MDN radar a few weeks ago. On Oct. 9, the city of Weirton, WV voted to slap a 6% business and occupation (B&O) tax on natural gas drilling in the city: Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!) Related