Marcellus Shale

The Marcellus Shale covers the north central and lower portion of the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

Marcellus Shale Companies

Significant producers within the Marcellus Shale are:

  • Anadarko Petroleum
  • Atlas Energy Resources
  • Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
  • Carrizo Oil & Gas Corp.
  • Chesapeake Energy
  • Chief Oil & Gas
  • East Resources
  • Energy Corporation of America
  • EOG Resources
  • EQT Corp
  • EXCO Resources
  • Fortuna Energy
  • Nomac Drilling
  • North Coast Energy
  • Range Resources
  • Rex Energy Corp.
  • Southwestern Energy Production Company
  • StatoilHydro
  • Stone Energy Company
  • Ultra Petroleum Corp.

Marcellus Shale Location

The Marcellus Shale is located in the following counties:

  • Barbour County WV
  • Braxton County WV
  • Brooke County WV
  • Calhoun County WV
  • Clay County WV
  • Doddridge County WV
  • Gilmer County WV
  • Grant County WV
  • Greenbrier County WV
  • Hancock County WV
  • Hardy County WV
  • Harrison County WV
  • Lewis County WV
  • Marion County WV
  • Marshall County WV
  • Mineral County WV
  • Monongalia County WV
  • Nicholas County WV
  • Ohio County WV
  • Pendleton County WV
  • Pleasants County WV
  • Pocahontas County WV
  • Randolph County WV
  • Roane County WV
  • Taylor County WV
  • Tucker County WV
  • Tyler County WV
  • Upshur County WV
  • Webster County WV
  • Wetzel County WV
  • Wirt County WV
  • Wood County WV