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Kindle Energy Breaks Ground on $1.2B WV Gas-Fired Power Plant
April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

How many times over the years have we reported on (and cheerleaded for) gas-fired power plants to get built in West Virginia? MANY times. Dozens, maybe hundreds of posts about this topic. Yet, in all the time we’ve been writing MDN (since January 2009), not a single, solitary *new* gas-fired power plant has been built in the Mountain State (although there are four existing, older gas-fired plants). Not one new plant! Until now. Kindle Energy yesterday announced it has broken ground at Wolf Summit Energy, a previously announced fully contracted, 600-megawatt greenfield combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power generation facility in Harrison County, WV. Read More “Kindle Energy Breaks Ground on $1.2B WV Gas-Fired Power Plant”
Antero Resources | CNX Resources | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Harrison County | JKLM Energy | Pennsylvania | S.T.L. Resources | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County

11 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 23 – Mar 1
March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received a combined 11 new drilling permits last week, Feb. 23 – Mar. 1, down 6 from the 17 permits issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania issued 10 of the 11 new permits. West Virginia issued the other permit. Ohio got skunked last week. The drillers receiving new permits last week included: Antero Resources, CNX Resources, EQT, JKLM Energy, and STL Resources. Read More “11 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 23 – Mar 1”
Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Doddridge County | Energy Companies | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Monroe County | Noble County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 16 – 22
February 27, 2026February 27, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received a combined 17 new drilling permits last week, Feb. 16 – 22, way down (by 26) from the 43 permits issued two weeks ago. To be fair, 43 permits was one of the highest in recent months, so a slide was expected. What wasn’t expected was that Pennsylvania issued just a single (1) new permit. Ohio issued 8 permits, and West Virginia issued 8 as well. The drillers receiving new permits last week included: Antero Resources, Arsenal Resources, Ascent Resources, Gulfport Energy, and Infinity Natural Resources. Read More “17 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 16 – 22”
Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Butler County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Doddridge County | Energy Companies | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Harrison County | HG Energy | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | JKLM Energy | Lewis County | Ohio | PennEnergy Resources | Pennsylvania | Ritchie County | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

43 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 9 – 15
February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

The Marcellus/Utica region received a combined 43 new drilling permits last week, Feb. 9 – 15, up 19 from the permits issued two weeks ago. The most recent high in permits (going back at least a year) occurred during the first week of December, when 60 new permits were issued (see 60 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Dec 1 – 7). A week with 43 permits is also significant, indicating an increase in drilling activity. Pennsylvania issued 25 new permits, Ohio issued 7, and West Virginia issued 11. The drillers receiving new permits last week included: Antero Resources, Arsenal Resources, Ascent Resources, Coterra Energy, HG Energy, Infinity Natural Resources, JKLM Energy, and PennEnergy Resources. Read More “43 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Feb 9 – 15”
Arsenal Resources | Energy Companies | Forced Pooling | Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Regulation | West Virginia

WV Court Vacates Shale Forced Pooling Order for Arsenal Resources
January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia vacated an order combining 58 oil and gas tracts into a Harrison County drilling unit, ruling that the state’s Oil and Gas Conservation Commission failed to provide sufficient findings of fact. The case involves the “JOsborn 213 Unit” operated by Arsenal Resources, which mineral rights owners claim failed to negotiate in good faith as required by law. The court found the Commission ignored conflicting testimony and provided only summary conclusions rather than a detailed analysis. Consequently, the case was remanded for further proceedings, requiring the Commission to properly evaluate all evidence and issue a new order. Read More “WV Court Vacates Shale Forced Pooling Order for Arsenal Resources”
Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | CNX Resources | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Harrison County | HG Energy | Jefferson County (OH) | Lewis County | Lycoming County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Repsol | Seneca Resources | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 5 – 11
January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

A return to normalcy last week for permits issued to drill new shale wells in the Marcellus/Utica. Two weeks ago, we reported that just one new permit was issued (see M-U Issues Just One New Permit Last Week, Dec 29 – Jan 4). As promised, we double-checked to be sure there wasn’t a lag in posting permits by the various environmental agencies. There were no new permits (except the one) for two weeks ago. As for last week, Jan. 5 – 11, Pennsylvania issued 12 new permits, Ohio issued 2, and West Virginia issued 7. Among the drillers receiving new permits last week: Antero, Ascent, CNX, EQT, HG Energy, Repsol, and Seneca Resources. Read More “21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jan 5 – 11”
Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Harrison County | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna County | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

8 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 24 – 30
December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

The number of new permits issued in the Marcellus/Utica from November 24 – 30 was a paltry 8, down from 23 issued the prior week. We typically issue these weekly permit updates on Fridays, but last Friday, the PA DEP website, where we extract information, threw an error, so we delayed until today. This morning the PA DEP site shows only a single permit was issued during that period, so we don’t know whether there are still data problems. For now, we’re going with the information as it is (and will recheck it later this week). So, given that proviso, Pennsylvania issued 1 new permit, down 22 from the prior week. Ohio got skunked, issuing no new permits for the second week in a row. Hey ODNR, wake up! West Virginia issued 7 new permits, down from issuing 10 permits the prior week. Read More “8 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Nov 24 – 30”
Electrical Generation | Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | West Virginia

WV’s First-Ever Gas-Fired Power Plant to Begin Construction
November 14, 2025December 17, 2025

NOTE: This post was updated 12/17/25 to reflect that there are, in fact, four existing (but small) gas-fired power plants in WV, built years before the shale energy revolution. We have the list—two in Wayne County, one in Marshall County, and one in Pleasants County— embedded below. Our thanks to a faithful reader for alerting us to this information.

How many times over the years have we reported on (and cheerleaded for) gas-fired power plants to get built in West Virginia? MANY times. Dozens, maybe hundreds of posts about this topic. Yet, in all the time we’ve been writing MDN (since January 2009), not a single, solitary gas-fired power plant has been built in the Mountain State. Not one new plant! Until now. Energy investment firm Blackstone announced yesterday it has made a final investment decision (FID) to move forward with building the $1.2 billion Wolf Summit Energy Center power plant in Harrison County, WV. Read More “WV’s First-Ever Gas-Fired Power Plant to Begin Construction”
Allegheny County | Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Beaver County | Beech Resources | Belmont County | Brooke County | Energy Companies | Expand Energy | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Lycoming County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Ritchie County | Taylor County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 15 – 21
September 26, 2025September 26, 2025

For the week of September 15 – 21, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica decreased from the previous week, but not by much. There were 24 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, down from 26 issued two weeks ago. Pennsylvania finally improved a bit, but only because of one driller. PA issued 11 new permits last week, with 10 of the 11 going to Range Resources. Range’s permits were spread across three counties, with one permit in Allegheny, five in Beaver, and four in Washington. The other PA permit went to Beech Resources for a well in Lycoming County. Read More “24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Sep 15 – 21”
Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Beaver County | Carroll County | Columbiana County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | Greylock Energy | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Harrison County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Potter County | Range Resources Corp | Seneca Resources | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 7 – 13
July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

For the week of July 7 – 13, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica remained the same as the previous week. There were 21 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week. The Keystone State (PA) issued seven new permits. Range Resources secured three permits, spread across Beaver and Washington counties, in the southwestern part of the state. Seneca Resources received two permits in Tioga County, in the northeastern part of the state. Greylock Energy and Coterra Energy each received a single permit, in Potter and Susquehanna counties, respectively. Read More “21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jul 7 – 13”
Antero Resources | Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Carroll County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EOG Resources | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Guernsey County | Harrison County | Harrison County | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Marion County | Marion Natural Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Susquehanna County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wetzel County

27 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 23 – 29
July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

For the week of June 23 – 29, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica rose slightly from the previous week. There were 27 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up three from 24 issued two weeks ago. The Keystone State (PA) issued 10 new permits. Six of the ten permits went to EQT for a single pad in Greene County. Two permits were issued to Range Resources for a pad in Washington County. And one permit each was issued to Coterra Energy in Susquehanna County (in Dimock!), and Infinity Natural Resources in Indiana County. Read More “27 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 23 – 29”
Arsenal Resources | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Gulfport Energy | Harrison County | Harrison County | Marion County | Marion Natural Energy | Monroe County | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Sullivan County | Tioga County (PA) | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 2 – 8
June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

For the week of Jun 2 – 8, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica fell from the previous week. There were 21 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, down 14 from 35 issued two weeks ago. The Keystone State (PA) issued 11—half—of the new permits. Seneca Resources scored six permits for a single pad in Tioga County. EQT (under the name Rice Drilling) received four permits for two pads in Greene County. Sabre Energy received a single permit in Sullivan County. Read More “21 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Jun 2 – 8”
Antero Resources | Energy Companies | Harrison County | Industrywide Issues | Lease & Royalty Payments | Litigation | Statewide WV | West Virginia

WV Supreme Court Grants Landowners Second Major Win in a Week
June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

In April, MDN told you that the West Virginia Supreme Court was scheduled to hear oral arguments in two important oil and gas royalty cases (see WV Supremes Hear Oral Arguments in 2 Important O&G Royalty Cases). Earlier this week, MDN reported the WV Supreme Court had ruled on the first of the two cases, ruling in favor of landowners on the issue of post-production deductions (see WV Supremes Rule on “In-Kind” Royalties & Post-Production Deductions). The other shoe just dropped. The Supremes have ruled in a second case, against Antero Resources, once again siding with landowners to disallow post-production deductions. As usual, it’s complicated… Read More “WV Supreme Court Grants Landowners Second Major Win in a Week”
Antero Resources | Ascent Resources | Belmont County | BKV/Banpu | Butler County | Chesapeake Energy | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Expand Energy | Greene County (PA) | Harrison County | Harrison County | Laurel Mountain Energy | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Repsol | Sullivan County | Susquehanna County | Tioga County (PA) | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Wyoming County (PA)

35 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 26 – Jun 1
June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

For the week of May 26 – Jun 1, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica increased significantly from the previous week. There were 35 new permits issued across the three M-U states last week, up 11 from 24 two weeks ago. A whopping 27 new permits were issued in the Keystone State (PA) after issuing only four permits two weeks ago. EQT and its drilling subsidiary Rice Drilling received 10 permits, all of them in Greene County, spread across two pads. Spain-based Repsol received the second most permits, five, for a single pad in Tioga County. Read More “35 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 26 – Jun 1”
Allegheny County | Antero Resources | Energy Companies | Harrison County | HG Energy | Indiana County | INR/Infinity Natural Resources | Lycoming County | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Seneca Resources | Tioga County (PA) | Tyler County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia

26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 5 – 11
May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

For the week of May 5 – 11, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica was up four from the previous week. Last week, 26 new permits were issued in the M-U. In the Keystone State (PA), 13 new permits were issued. The top permittee was Seneca Resources, which had eight permits spread across two pads in Lycoming and Tioga counties. Olympus Energy, which is being sold to EQT, scored four permits for a pad in Allegheny County. And Infinity Natural Resources (INR) received a single permit in Indiana County. Read More “26 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 5 – 11”
Arsenal Resources | Beaver County | Carroll County | Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Encino Energy | Energy Companies | EQT Corp | Greene County (PA) | Harrison County | Ohio | Olympus/Huntley & Huntley | Pennsylvania | Range Resources Corp | Susquehanna County | Tuscarawas County | Washington County | Weekly Permits | West Virginia | Westmoreland County

24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 21 – 27
May 2, 2025

For the week of April 21 – 27, the number of permits issued to drill new wells in the Marcellus/Utica was down nine from the previous week. Last week, 24 new permits were issued in the M-U. In the Keystone State (PA), 17 new permits were issued. Both Coterra Energy in the northeastern part of the state and EQT Corporation in the southwestern corner received six permits each. Coterra’s permits were all issued for the same pad. EQT received five permits for a single pad in Greene County, and one permit for a pad in Washington County. Range Resources received four permits for a single pad in Beaver County, and Olympus Energy scored one permit in Westmoreland County. Read More “24 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV Apr 21 – 27”