Tyler WV Courthouse Overrun with Abstractors – Drilling Signal?

According to Vol. 3 of the Marcellus and Utica Shale Databook, Tyler County, WV had a fair bit of permitting (and drilling) activity for the second half of 2012: 208 permits issued for 39 wells. However, it's a distinct possibility those numbers are about to go up--way up--very soon. How do we know? Just look at the line of abstractors waiting outside the county courthouse--many camping out overnight! Long lines to view property records are a good barometer that something (drilling!) is about to happen. Here's the story:

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