Oil and gas tax collections up

CHARLESTON – Oil and Gas Severance Tax payments to counties and municipalities throughout West Virginia jumped to $8.3 million this year, according to State Treasurer John D. Perdue. The total represents a 16.1 percent increase from oil and gas payments over the same period a year ago. These payments represent 10 percent of total oil and gas severance taxes collected by the state.

“Natural resources represent the economic drivers for our counties and municipalities throughout West Virginia, “ said Treasurer Perdue. “My office works diligently to get these funds quickly transferred to local officials so they can go about serving their constituents.”

Of the total distribution, 75 percent went to counties that produced the oil and gas while 25 percent of the money went to counties and municipalities based upon their populations.

75% Oil and Gas Tax June 2009
Barbour County	$208,357.54
Boone County	$238,650.93
Braxton County	$75,012.38
Cabell County	$17,889.49
Calhoun County	$121,586.29
Clay County	$83,192.26
Doddridge County	$387,788.12
Fayette County	$63,480.95
Gilmer County	$178,833.71
Grant County	$3,393.00
Hancock County	$241.32
Harrison County	$340,292.41
Jackson County	$126,733.13
Kanawha County	$418,506.51
Lewis County	$372,909.49
Lincoln County	$227,384.37
Logan County	$350,507.79
Marion County	$120,125.14
Marshall County	$10,770.41
Mason County	$4,815.76
McDowell County	$508,513.71
Mercer County	$40,443.37
Mineral County	$475.60
Mingo County	$282,046.39
Monongalia County	$87,547.78
Nicholas County	$34,498.56
Pendleton County	$1,879.20
Pleasants County	$28,261.67
Pocahontas County	$2,192.40
Preston County	$11,808.79
Putnam County	$83,218.68
Raleigh County	$131,897.70
Randolph County	$29,521.46
Ritchie County	$279,117.56
Roane County	$108,228.77
Summers County
Taylor County	$41,159.74
Tucker County	$13,850.39
Tyler County	$113,411.52
Upshur County	$158,887.84
Wayne County	$134,637.88
Webster County	$649.60
Wetzel County	$122,688.02
Wirt County	$16,874.27
Wood County	$13,684.84
Wyoming County	$676,221.47
Total	$6,272,547.81

25 Oil and Gas Tax Political Subdivisions
Barbour County	$12,081.28
Berkeley County	$70,174.15
Boone County	$24,966.15
Braxton County	$13,829.49
Brooke County	$16,363.92
Cabell County	$50,917.40
Calhoun County	$8,113.17
Clay County	$11,258.06
Doddridge County	$7,627.55
Fayette County	$35,437.99
Gilmer County	$6,289.82
Grant County	$9,916.85
Greenbrier County	$26,528.19
Hampshire County	$20,884.72
Hancock County	$13,679.18
Hardy County	$11,617.64
Harrison County	$39,381.83
Jackson County	$23,940.60
Jefferson County	$39,515.95
Kanawha County	$113,438.55
Lewis County	$14,101.19
Lincoln County	$23,463.07
Logan County	$38,594.46
Marion County	$31,066.35
Marshall County	$22,075.61
Mason County	$20,489.28
McDowell County	$23,431.86
Mercer County	$49,942.71
Mineral County	$21,769.22
Mingo County	$26,871.59
Monongalia County	$56,419.83
Monroe County	$15,411.18
Morgan County	$15,904.89
Nicholas County	$24,038.87
Ohio County	$12,102.10
Pendleton County	$8,554.84
Pleasants County	$5,157.88
Pocahontas County	$8,581.43
Preston County	$25,480.66
Putnam County	$45,616.15
Raleigh County	$67,876.76
Randolph County	$22,165.79
Ritchie County	$7,392.83
Roane County	$14,910.56
Summers County	$11,699.74
Taylor County	$11,924.05
Tucker County	$4,875.76
Tyler County	$7,040.19
Upshur County	$20,440.73
Wayne County	$36,653.16
Webster County	$9,528.37
Wetzel County	$9,993.16
Wirt County	$5,641.18
Wood County	$46,422.02
Wyoming County	$25,059.80
Total	$1,346,659.76

25% Oil and Gas Tax Political Subdivision
Addison	$934.23
Albright	$285.59
Alderson	$1,261.44
Anawalt	$314.48
Anmoore	$792.01
Ansted	$1,8$22.20
Athens	$1,274.15
Auburn	$119.09
Bancroft	$424.33
Barboursville	$3,680.22
Barrackville	$1,489.20
Bath	$766.56
Bayard	$345.70
Beckley	$19,949.34
Beech Bottom	$700.66
Belington	$2,067.31
Belle	$1,455.68
Belmont	$1,197.84
Benwood	$1,832.60
Bethany	$1,138.88
Bethlehem	$3,065.12
Beverly	$752.70
Blacksville	$202.33
Bluefield	$13,239.81
Bolivar	$1,208.25
Bradshaw	$334.14
Bramwell	$492.54
Brandonville	$117.94
Bridgeport	$8,447.31
Bruceton Mills	$85.56
Buckhannon	$6,619.33
Buffalo	$1,353.92
Burnsville	$556.14
Cairo	$304.09
Camden-On-Gauley	$181.53
Cameron	$1,401.34
Capon Bridge	$231.25
Carpendale	$1,103.02
Cedar Grove	$996.66
Ceredo	$1,936.66
Chapmanville	$1,400.17
Charles Town	$3,361.12
Charleston	$61,766.15
Chesapeake	$1,899.67
Chester	$2,996.92
Clarksburg	$19,358.51
Clay	$685.63
Clearview	$682.18
Clendenin	$1,290.34
Cowen	$593.13
Danville	$635.93
Davis	$721.48
Davy	$431.28
Delbarton	$548.05
Dunbar	$9,427.68
Durbin	$302.92
East Bank	$1,078.75
Eleanor	$1,555.10
Elizabeth	$1,149.27
Elk Garden	$250.90
Elkins	$8,130.50
Ellenboro	$431.28
Fairmont	$22,080.24
Fairview	$502.95
Falling Springs	$241.66
Farmington	$447.46
Fayetteville	$3,184.22
Flatwoods	$402.36
Flemington	$331.84
Follansbee	$3,601.61
Fort Gay	$946.94
Franklin	$921.49
Friendly	$183.85
Gary	$1,060.24
Gassaway	$1,041.76
Gauley Bridge	$853.29
Gilbert	$482.15
Glasgow	$905.31
Glen Dale	$1,794.44
Glenville	$1,785.20
Grafton	$6,346.46
Grant Town	$759.64
Grantsville	$653.26
Granville	$899.54
Hambleton	$284.44
Hamlin	$1,293.81
Handley	$418.54
Harman	$145.69
Harpers Ferry	$354.96
Harrisville	$2,129.74
Hartford	$600.07
Hedgesville	$277.50
Henderson	$375.76
Hendricks	$368.82
Hillsboro	$280.97
Hinton	$3,329.90
Hundred	$397.74
Huntington	$59,516.16
Hurricane	$6,037.74
Huttonsville	$250.90
Iaeger	$413.92
Jane Lew	$469.41
Junior	$520.30
Kenova	$4,029.41
Kermit	$241.66
Keyser	$6,131.41
Keystone	$523.77
Kimball	$475.20
Kingwood	$3,403.90
Leon	$152.61
Lester	$372.29
Lewisburg	$4,190.12
Logan	$1,884.64
Lost Creek	$539.96
Lumberport	$1,083.37
Mabscott	$1,622.17
Madison	$3,095.19
Man	$890.28
Mannington	$2,455.81
Marlinton	$1,392.08
Marmet	$1,957.48
Martinsburg	$17,310.85
Mason	$1,230.21
Masontown	$748.08
Matewan	$575.79
Matoaka	$366.52
McMechen	$2,239.60
Meadow Bridge	$371.14
Middlebourne	$1,005.90
Mill Creek	$765.41
Milton	$2,550.61
Mitchell Heights	$348.02
Monongah	$1,085.69
Montgomery	$2,245.37
Montrose	$180.38
Moorefield	$2,746.02
Morgantown	$30,996.97
Moundsville	$11,559.85
Mount Hope	$1,719.29
Mullens	$2,045.34
New Cumberland	$1,270.68
New Haven	$1,802.53
New Martinsville	$6,918.78
Newburg	$416.24
Nitro	$7,890.02
North Hills	$1,017.46
Northfork	$600.07
Nutter Fort	$1,949.37
Oak Hill	$8,774.52
Oakvale	$164.17
Oceana	$1,792.14
Paden City	$3,306.78
Parkersburg	$38,269.57
Parsons	$1,691.55
Paw Paw	$605.86
Pax	$201.18
Pennsboro	$1,386.31
Petersburg	$2,801.51
Peterstown	$576.94
Philippi	$3,318.34
Piedmont	$1,172.39
Pine Grove	$660.20
Pineville	$826.69
Pleasant Valley	$3,612.02
Poca	$1,171.24
Pratt	$637.08
Princeton	$7,338.49
Pt. Pleasant	$5,361.36
Pullman	$195.41
Quinwood	$502.95
Rainelle	$1,786.35
Ranson	$3,411.99
Ravenswood	$4,660.70
Reedsville	$597.77
Reedy	$228.93
Rhodell	$270.55
Richwood	$2,863.94
Ridgeley	$881.04
Ripley	$3,772.72
Rivesville	$1,055.62
Romney	$2,243.05
Ronceverte	$1,800.23
Rowlesburg	$708.75
Rupert	$1,086.84
Salem	$2,319.36
Sand Fork	$203.50
Shepherdstown	$928.43
Shinnston	$2,653.52
Sistersville	$1,836.07
Smithers	$1,045.21
Smithfield	$204.65
Sophia	$1,504.23
South Charleston	$15,481.71
Spencer	$2,719.42
St. Albans	$13,373.94
St. Marys	$2,332.10
Star City	$1,579.40
Stonewood	$2,098.53
Summersville	$3,808.58
Sutton	$1,168.94
Sylvester	$225.45
Terra Alta	$1,683.46
Thomas	$522.60
Thurmond	$8.09
Triadelphia	$944.62
Tunnelton	$388.50
Union	$633.61
Valley Grove	$468.26
Vienna	$12,557.66
War	$911.10
Wardensville	$284.44
Wayne	$1,277.63
Weirton	$23,599.50
Welch	$3,102.13
Wellsburg	$3,342.62
West Hamlin	$804.72
West Liberty	$1,410.58
West Logan	$483.30
West Millford	$752.70
West Union	$931.91
Weston	$4,991.39
Westover	$4,556.64
Wheeling	$36,327.09
White Hall	$687.95
White Sulphur Springs	$2,676.64
Whitesville	$601.24
Williamson	$3,947.33
Williamstown	$3,464.01
Windsor Heights	$498.33
Winfield	$2,148.25
Womelsdorf	$285.59
Worthington	$196.56
Total	$744,174.60