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Per the state well registry. Per-county monthly volumes are not published for Pennsylvania; well counts and operator activity are the closest proxy for ongoing production.
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Resources | — | Private | — |
| Repsol | — | Private | — |
| Olympus Energy | — | Private | — |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
Recent permit activity: 87 new drilling permits in the last 24 months.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Tioga County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Tioga 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 Marcellus formation.
The most active operators we track in Tioga County include Seneca Resources, Repsol, Olympus Energy. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Tioga County sits in the Marcellus Shale, where the primary target is marcellus. Here we underwrite the Marcellus formation.
Yes — 87 new drilling permits were filed in Tioga County in the last 24 months. Recent permit activity is one of the inputs we weigh when sizing an offer on undeveloped or PDP-only acreage.
Tioga County is in the dry-gas Marcellus window of north-central PA, just south of the New York state line where horizontal drilling is banned. The proximity does not directly affect what a buyer pays for a Tioga County interest, but it does shape the regional gas market: the southern tier of NY is captive demand without local supply. Operators have been concentrated in Tioga since 2009 — Shell historically, now Pin Oak / CNX and others.
Drilling activity in Tioga is below its 2011–2013 peak but has remained steady in core townships. Most acreage is held by production. New permits typically reflect infill drilling within existing units or refracs of older wells. We track current permit activity from PA DEP filings as one input to underwriting; an active permit pipeline on or adjacent to a unit lifts the value of an undeveloped or partially-developed interest.
Early-vintage Tioga leases (2008–2010) often carry royalty rates between 12.5% and 16% with weaker post-production cost language than 2012-onward leases. Older leases may also have depth limitations excluding the Utica. The lease vintage and exact wording drive the underwriting more than a county-average royalty figure — we read the actual lease before pricing.
Closings on Tioga 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.
Tioga County sits in the Marcellus Shale, where operators are targeting marcellus. Activity is led by names like Seneca Resources, Repsol, Olympus Energy, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Marcellus formation.
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.
Tioga County has steady development activity and we buy here regularly. If you own minerals in the county, we'd like to evaluate your tract.