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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: 63 new drilling permits in the last 24 months.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Tyler County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Tyler 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 Tyler County include Antero Resources, EQT Corporation. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Tyler County sits in the Utica Shale, where the primary target is marcellus / utica. Here we underwrite the Marcellus and Utica formations.
Yes — 63 new drilling permits were filed in Tyler 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.
Tyler County, like neighboring Wetzel and Doddridge, sits in the rich-gas window where NGL and condensate yields lift realized prices above dry-gas pricing. Antero Resources, Tug Hill, and Expand Energy run horizontal programs, often with stacked-pay Marcellus + Utica development. Value drivers are the actual unit's recent production, lease economics, retained Utica depths, and the operator's permit pipeline on or adjacent to the unit.
Older West Virginia leases — particularly flat-rate gas leases from the early 20th century — have very different economics from modern Marcellus-era leases. The Leggett v. EQT decision (2017) addressed flat-rate lease minimum royalty under §22-6-8, and the holding cuts in directions that some owners find surprising. Modern leases (2008+) typically carry percentage royalties between 12.5% and 18% with various post-production cost arrangements. We read the actual lease before pricing — flat-rate vs. percentage and exact deduction language are what matter.
When a tract has been developed in both the Marcellus and the Utica/Point Pleasant in stacked-pay programs, the production from each formation generally runs through different drilling units and may have different lease language (depth severances, retention clauses). We underwrite the Marcellus bench and the Utica DSU separately because the reserves, decline curves, and lease applicability are not always identical across the two zones on the same deed.
Closings on Tyler 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.
Tyler 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.
Tyler County has steady development activity and we buy here regularly. If you own minerals in the county, we'd like to evaluate your tract.