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By Brad James, Founder · Production data through Dec 2024
Production data through Dec 2024
as of Dec 2024
as of Dec 2024
as of Dec 2024
as of Dec 2024
as of Dec 2024
Over the twelve most recent reported months, Marion County wells produced about 2,907 barrels of oil and 64.3 million Mcf of gas — an average of 8 barrels and 175,682 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 894 active wells, with 26 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 26 drilling permits in the county over the trailing 24 months.
2,907 barrels of oil, Jan 2024 → Dec 2024
64,299,545 Mcf of natural gas, Jan 2024 → Dec 2024
Rates shown as barrels of oil per day and Mcf of natural gas per day, computed from monthly totals reported to WV DEP. Jan 2023 through Dec 2024. Download CSV · See methodology · All county data.
| Month | Oil (Bbl) | Gas (Mcf) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2023 | 381 | 5,558,418 |
| Feb 2023 | 212 | 4,695,273 |
| Mar 2023 | 317 | 6,256,059 |
| Apr 2023 | 272 | 5,998,520 |
| May 2023 | 397 | 6,177,135 |
| Jun 2023 | 409 | 5,970,376 |
| Jul 2023 | 209 | 6,037,078 |
| Aug 2023 | 477 | 5,985,790 |
| Sep 2023 | 168 | 5,369,403 |
| Oct 2023 | 362 | 6,126,703 |
| Nov 2023 | 122 | 5,815,688 |
| Dec 2023 | 296 | 5,957,561 |
| Jan 2024 | 339 | 5,894,992 |
| Feb 2024 | 178 | 5,582,394 |
| Mar 2024 | 424 | 6,026,943 |
| Apr 2024 | 106 | 5,759,174 |
| May 2024 | 240 | 5,891,337 |
| Jun 2024 | 150 | 5,599,030 |
| Jul 2024 | 154 | 5,564,143 |
| Aug 2024 | 474 | 5,346,837 |
| Sep 2024 | 85 | 4,948,211 |
| Oct 2024 | 324 | 4,543,486 |
| Nov 2024 | 408 | 4,345,749 |
| Dec 2024 | 25 | 4,797,249 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Natural Energy | — | Private | — |
| 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: 26 new drilling permits in the last 24 months.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Marion County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Marion 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 Marion County include Northeast Natural Energy, Antero Resources, EQT Corporation. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Marion County sits in the Utica Shale, where the primary target is marcellus. Here we underwrite the Marcellus formation.
Last-six-month volumes in Marion 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 — 26 new drilling permits were filed in Marion 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.
Yes. Marion County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite both producing and non-producing tracts.
Marion County (Fairmont area) has a long history of shallow Devonian and Upper Devonian conventional gas production alongside the modern Marcellus horizontal program. Many tracts have legacy production from old wells (some still operated by Diversified Energy and similar consolidators) plus newer Marcellus development. We underwrite the active production stream as it sits, accounting for plugging-liability and operator-credit risk on the legacy wells and decline-curve economics on the Marcellus.
Northeast Natural Energy and a handful of smaller operators run the Marcellus program in parts of Marion County, with Diversified Energy holding much of the legacy conventional book. Operator credit and operational track record affect both production reliability and royalty-check accuracy. A well-capitalized operator with consistent check-stub practice generally trades at a premium to a smaller or financially stretched one; we factor operator identity and recent reporting practice into the underwriting.
It depends on the lease. WV courts have addressed post-production deductions in Tawney, Estate of Tawney (2023, reinforcing Tawney), Wellman, and Leggett. Older flat-rate leases, modern percentage leases, and "marketable product" clauses each get different treatment. For a Marion County interest with mixed legacy and modern production, we read every active lease and look at recent check stubs to understand what deductions the operator is applying and whether they are consistent with the lease language.
Closings on Marion 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.
Marion County sits in the Utica Shale, where operators are targeting marcellus. Activity is led by names like Northeast Natural Energy, Antero Resources, EQT Corporation, 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.
Marion County is on our active buy list. Recent production reflects more legacy decline than new completions, but we still underwrite producing tracts and review unleased acreage case by case.
Production has softened over the last six months compared with the prior six — typical of a county with more legacy production than fresh drilling.