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By Brad Caponigro, Founder · Last updated
Per the state well registry. Per-county monthly volumes are not published for West Virginia; well counts and operator activity are the closest proxy for ongoing production.
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antero Resources | — | Private | — |
| EQT Corporation | — | Private | — |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
Recent permit activity: 45 new drilling permits in the last 24 months.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Harrison County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Harrison 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 and Utica formations.
The most active operators we track in Harrison County include Antero Resources, EQT Corporation. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Harrison County sits in the Utica Shale, where the primary target is marcellus / utica. Here we underwrite the Marcellus and Utica formations.
Yes — 45 new drilling permits were filed in Harrison 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.
Harrison County (Bridgeport / Clarksburg area) has been a hydrocarbon county for over a century, with shallow Berea, Big Lime, Big Injun, and Upper Devonian production layered on top of the modern Marcellus / Utica horizontal program. Antero Resources is the dominant horizontal operator; Diversified Energy holds much of the conventional legacy. A Harrison County interest can have multiple revenue streams and multiple lease histories on a single deed; we map each before pricing.
Antero markets its gas and NGLs through Antero Midstream, an affiliated gathering and processing company. The deductions that flow through to royalty owners reflect midstream fees that the operator pays to its affiliate. Whether those fees are properly deductible against a specific royalty depends on the lease language, the relationship between Antero and Antero Midstream, and how WV courts treat affiliated-party deductions under Tawney and its progeny. A specific deduction line worth understanding rather than ignoring; we read the lease and stubs before pricing.
Long histories of severance, partition, and intestate succession make Harrison County title meaningful but tractable. Common issues include heir-property fractions from un-probated estates, double-severances (coal severed early, oil and gas severed later), and ambiguous "minerals" reservations under WV's default rules. We do the title work as part of underwriting; clean offers come back even on tracts owners assume are unsellable.
Closings on Harrison 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.
Harrison County sits in the Utica Shale, where operators are targeting marcellus / utica. Activity is led by names like Antero Resources, EQT Corporation, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Marcellus and Utica 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.
Harrison County has steady development activity and we buy here regularly. If you own minerals in the county, we'd like to evaluate your tract.