Natural Gas Horizontal Well Drilling Permit Application - Tyler County, WV

This notice concerns an application submitted by Antero Resources Corporation for a permit to drill a natural gas horizontal well, identified as Dutch Unit 2H. The proposed location is in Outlet Middle Island Creek Watershed, Porters Falls 7.5' Quadrangle, Ellsworth District, Tyler County, West Virginia. The application is being processed by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection under West Virginia Code Section 22-6A-10(e). This permit process is triggered if the drilling disturbs three acres or more of surface area (excluding pipelines, gathering lines, and roads) or utilizes more than two hundred ten thousand gallons of water in any thirty-day period. Other specific well names mentioned in related applications include Renner Unit 1H, Hebron Unit 1H, Childers Unit 2H, Stoeckert Unit 1H, Melton Unit 1H, Childers Unit 1H, and Cash Unit 1H. Interested parties may submit written comments or request a copy of the proposed permit application. Comments must be received no later than thirty days after the permit application is received by the Office of Oil and Gas. Submissions can be made online at https://apps.dep.wv.gov/oog/comments/comments.cfm or by letter to Permit Review, Office of Oil and Gas, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304. Comments must reference the county, well number, and operator. Full copies or scans of the proposed permit application can be reviewed at the WV Department of Environmental Protection headquarters at 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304, and will cost $15.00.