West Virginia

As of February 1, 2025, there are records of 117,359 oil and gas wells (including both proposed and drilled) in West Virginia.

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West Virginia Horizontal Wells

4,861

Drilled horizontal wells as of September 2025

Wells in West Virginia Fracked with PTFE/Teflon or Trade Secret Chemicals

1,912

Wells fracked with trade secret chemicals between 2012 and 2022

Population Near Rails in OH, PA, and WV

832,521

Population within one mile of rail lines in West Virginia who are potentially at risk from major incidents as of July 2023

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FracTracker Data Folder Contents

FracTracker provides state-specific data on issues such as:

Locations of oil and gas facilities
Pipelines and processor locations
Production amount of oil and gas generated
Amounts of waste generated from oil and gas

The data folders may also contain information on other energy generation locations, data from different years, and data on violations committed by oil and gas facilities. Amount of information and types of information will vary by state. Get data.

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WVDEP (West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection) provides data on oil and gas wells, as well as the horizontal laterals (under the ground) via their GIS server.

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West Virginia

West Virginia Horizontal Wells

Wells in West Virginia Fracked with PTFE/Teflon or Trade Secret Chemicals

Population Near Rails in OH, PA, and WV

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