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By Brad Caponigro, Founder · Last updated
Per the state well registry. Per-county monthly volumes are not published for Ohio; well counts and operator activity are the closest proxy for ongoing production.
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascent Resources | — | Private | — |
| Chesapeake Energy | Expand Energy | EXE(NASDAQ) | Oklahoma City, OK |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Jefferson County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Jefferson County is on our active buy list. We buy mineral interests, royalty interests, NPRI, and ORRI on both producing and non-producing tracts targeting the Utica and Marcellus formations.
The most active operators we track in Jefferson County include Ascent Resources, Chesapeake Energy. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Jefferson County sits in the Utica Shale, where the primary target is utica / marcellus. Here we underwrite the Utica and Marcellus formations.
Closings on Jefferson County mineral rights typically take 7 to 30 days from the date you accept our offer, depending on title complexity. We handle county-level title work, PSA drafting, mineral deed preparation, and notary coordination at our expense.
Just a tract description (abstract or survey, section/township/range, or a legal description from your deed) and any recent royalty check stubs if the interest is producing. You do not need to gather deeds or title opinions up front.
Jefferson County sits in the Utica Shale, where operators are targeting utica / marcellus. Activity is led by names like Ascent Resources, Chesapeake Energy, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Utica and Marcellus formations.
If you hold mineral rights, royalty interests, NPRI, or ORRI anywhere in the county, we'd like to put a written offer in front of you. Every offer we send is funded from our own balance sheet — there's no auction, no broker markup, and no third-party capital waiting to approve the deal.
Jefferson County has steady development activity and we buy here regularly. If you own minerals in the county, we'd like to evaluate your tract.