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By Brad James, Founder · Production data through Jul 2026
Production data through Jul 2026
as of Jul 2026
as of Jul 2026
as of Jul 2026
as of Jul 2026
Over the twelve most recent reported months, Bradford County wells produced about 1.1 billion Mcf of gas — an average of 3,029,054 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 1,774 active wells, with 123 permitted locations on file. The latest six months are running below the prior six, the profile of a position weighted toward legacy production. Operators filed 109 drilling permits in the county over the trailing 24 months.
0 barrels of oil, Aug 2025 → Jul 2026
1,105,604,812 Mcf of natural gas, Aug 2025 → Jul 2026
Rates shown as barrels of oil per day and Mcf of natural gas per day, computed from monthly totals reported to PA DEP Oil & Gas Production Reports (greenport.pa.gov). Aug 2016 through Jul 2026. Download CSV · See methodology · All county data. Coverage is partial — 355 of 463 months in the 1988–2026 window were available from the source. Gaps are not zero production.
| Month | Oil (Bbl) | Gas (Mcf) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2016 | 0 | 61,051,428 |
| Sep 2016 | 0 | 54,398,818 |
| Oct 2016 | 0 | 54,613,087 |
| Nov 2016 | 0 | 60,339,106 |
| Dec 2016 | 0 | 65,334,342 |
| Jan 2017 | 0 | 64,419,203 |
| Feb 2017 | 0 | 56,176,703 |
| Mar 2017 | 0 | 63,600,310 |
| Apr 2017 | 0 | 61,436,838 |
| May 2017 | 0 | 62,906,677 |
| Jun 2017 | 0 | 59,853,213 |
| Jul 2017 | 0 | 61,576,264 |
| Aug 2017 | 0 | 57,685,127 |
| Sep 2017 | 0 | 51,646,273 |
| Oct 2017 | 0 | 52,295,918 |
| Nov 2017 | 0 | 56,849,158 |
| Dec 2017 | 0 | 60,723,925 |
| Jan 2018 | 0 | 60,283,396 |
| Feb 2018 | 0 | 53,819,808 |
| Mar 2018 | 0 | 60,367,008 |
| Apr 2018 | 0 | 58,636,571 |
| May 2018 | 0 | 57,737,362 |
| Jun 2018 | 0 | 60,093,986 |
| Jul 2018 | 0 | 68,044,670 |
| Aug 2018 | 0 | 69,146,824 |
| Sep 2018 | 0 | 66,170,250 |
| Oct 2018 | 0 | 68,396,230 |
| Nov 2018 | 0 | 68,691,141 |
| Dec 2018 | 0 | 73,854,851 |
| Jan 2019 | 0 | 74,741,495 |
| Feb 2019 | 0 | 67,252,580 |
| Mar 2019 | 0 | 73,223,718 |
| Apr 2019 | 0 | 71,889,291 |
| May 2019 | 0 | 72,316,318 |
| Jun 2019 | 0 | 70,109,971 |
| Jul 2019 | 0 | 76,723,840 |
| Aug 2019 | 0 | 78,013,837 |
| Sep 2019 | 0 | 75,074,471 |
| Oct 2019 | 0 | 74,151,311 |
| Nov 2019 | 0 | 76,357,818 |
| Dec 2019 | 0 | 76,341,381 |
| Jan 2020 | 0 | 75,284,673 |
| Feb 2020 | 0 | 69,794,183 |
| Mar 2020 | 0 | 77,351,945 |
| Apr 2020 | 0 | 78,487,518 |
| May 2020 | 0 | 77,134,535 |
| Jun 2020 | 0 | 73,967,902 |
| Jul 2020 | 0 | 82,619,124 |
| Aug 2020 | 0 | 82,030,376 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 77,404,163 |
| Oct 2020 | 0 | 78,163,908 |
| Nov 2020 | 0 | 82,159,719 |
| Dec 2020 | 0 | 93,278,463 |
| Jan 2021 | 0 | 91,189,856 |
| Feb 2021 | 0 | 83,766,406 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 97,018,083 |
| Apr 2021 | 0 | 91,639,318 |
| May 2021 | 0 | 94,394,907 |
| Jun 2021 | 0 | 93,656,770 |
| Jul 2021 | 0 | 97,313,791 |
| Aug 2021 | 0 | 100,170,813 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 97,240,576 |
| Oct 2021 | 0 | 100,593,542 |
| Nov 2021 | 0 | 100,187,775 |
| Dec 2021 | 0 | 106,797,429 |
| Jan 2022 | 0 | 103,474,581 |
| Feb 2022 | 0 | 91,604,677 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 103,298,654 |
| Apr 2022 | 0 | 98,063,844 |
| May 2022 | 0 | 98,964,222 |
| Jun 2022 | 0 | 89,158,302 |
| Jul 2022 | 0 | 88,047,727 |
| Aug 2022 | 0 | 90,273,985 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 85,561,758 |
| Oct 2022 | 0 | 90,559,603 |
| Nov 2022 | 0 | 87,626,306 |
| Dec 2022 | 0 | 90,271,038 |
| Jan 2023 | 0 | 93,608,967 |
| Feb 2023 | 0 | 87,777,182 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 100,403,015 |
| Apr 2023 | 0 | 95,270,112 |
| May 2023 | 0 | 95,668,739 |
| Jun 2023 | 0 | 90,716,038 |
| Jul 2023 | 0 | 95,725,110 |
| Aug 2023 | 0 | 95,206,932 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 85,182,818 |
| Oct 2023 | 0 | 92,625,549 |
| Nov 2023 | 0 | 98,240,906 |
| Dec 2023 | 0 | 103,348,376 |
| Jan 2024 | 0 | 108,251,926 |
| Feb 2024 | 0 | 101,847,384 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 96,286,947 |
| Apr 2024 | 0 | 95,698,112 |
| May 2024 | 0 | 94,125,452 |
| Jun 2024 | 0 | 93,719,283 |
| Jul 2024 | 0 | 100,170,482 |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | 94,562,707 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 83,227,571 |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | 87,421,624 |
| Nov 2024 | 0 | 81,428,312 |
| Dec 2024 | 0 | 94,410,224 |
| Jan 2025 | 0 | 99,373,135 |
| Feb 2025 | 0 | 89,532,951 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 100,180,677 |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | 95,819,006 |
| May 2025 | 0 | 98,337,946 |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | 93,049,887 |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | 98,434,394 |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | 100,255,343 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 91,937,219 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | 94,598,875 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 101,855,514 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 109,710,531 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 105,757,170 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | 94,072,715 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 101,767,234 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | 94,743,688 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 99,308,225 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 96,707,469 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 14,890,829 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expand Energy | — | Private | — |
| Repsol | — | Private | — |
| Seneca Resources | — | Private | — |
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Recent permit activity: 109 new drilling permits in the last 24 months.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Bradford County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Bradford 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 Bradford County include Expand Energy, Repsol, Seneca Resources. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Bradford County sits in the Marcellus Shale, where the primary target is marcellus. Here we underwrite the Marcellus formation.
Last-six-month volumes in Bradford County are running below the prior six months, which is typical of an area weighted toward legacy production rather than fresh drilling. Offer values still reflect the remaining decline curve and any nearby permits.
Yes — 109 new drilling permits were filed in Bradford 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.
Bradford County is in the dry-gas Marcellus window of northeastern PA and was the highest-producing county in the state during the 2010–2014 leasing rush. Most acreage is now held by production from that era, with Chesapeake (now Expand Energy) and Coterra Energy operating large blocks. Newer wells are typically infill drills or refracs rather than greenfield development. The implication for owners: most lease bonuses are decade-old; what drives current value is the actual unit's production history, refrac potential, and any retained Utica depths.
Northeast PA dry gas is takeaway-constrained — pipelines from the area to Henry Hub or to Atlantic markets have been the binding capacity for years. Realizations on a Bradford County check often sit well below Henry Hub on the basis differential, particularly in summer shoulder months when in-basin supply exceeds export capacity. We use a 12-month rolling realization average rather than a single month or a Henry Hub assumption when underwriting these interests.
Yes, materially. Post-2010 Pennsylvania court decisions (Kilmer v. Elexco; Pollock v. Energy Corp. of America; and others) shape how Marcellus-era leases are interpreted on processing, gathering, and transportation deductions. The exact lease language — and any divergent operator practice from check to check — drives the deduction line item. We always read the lease and recent stubs before pricing.
Closings on Bradford 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.
Bradford County sits in the Marcellus Shale, where operators are targeting marcellus. Activity is led by names like Expand Energy, Repsol, Seneca Resources, 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.
Bradford County has steady development activity and we buy here regularly. If you own minerals in the county, we'd like to evaluate your tract.
Production has softened over the last six months compared with the prior six — typical of a county with more legacy production than fresh drilling.