Thank you so much for your reply. I am aware of the WV DEP site and the wells are permitted. My brother in law, who has identical leases, made the actual contact with our SWN land man and he could not remember what DPU stood for. Your explanation fits perfectly as the land man said it was similar to a division order which would come a little later in the process. When I examine the two of four permits that concern our leases, they have listed the mineral rights owners affected by the proposed well paths along with the surveys of the well drill path and parcels that underlie. They also list adjoining parcels. Is that because they may frack into adjoining properties?
Again thank you for your professional response. We all live far out west and cannot just drive by to checkout any activity.