MIDDLESEX TWP — Representatives from natural gas company EQT were present at a supervisors work session on Wednesday, Oct. 1 to clarify a situation in which some township residents received letters from the company regarding potential drilling on their property.

“They had sent out hundreds of notification letters or survey request letters, asking general questions of property owners in Middlesex,” said township manager Jeffrey Winkle. “They confused the landowners in Middlesex because there’s no EQT here.”

While EQT does not operate any well pads in Middlesex Township itself, the letters that were sent were in relation to two well pads the company operates in West Deer Township, Allegheny County. The company recently purchased both of them from Olympus Energy.

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