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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, Monongalia County wells produced about 3,404 barrels of oil and 269.0 million Mcf of gas — an average of 9 barrels and 734,927 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 475 active wells, with 31 permitted locations on file. The latest six months are running ahead of the prior six — the signature of new wells coming online. Operators filed 31 drilling permits in the county over the trailing 24 months.
3,404 barrels of oil, Jan 2024 → Dec 2024
268,983,384 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 | 323 | 17,013,564 |
| Feb 2023 | 97 | 14,984,024 |
| Mar 2023 | 161 | 16,955,441 |
| Apr 2023 | 264 | 15,674,480 |
| May 2023 | 321 | 16,803,021 |
| Jun 2023 | 334 | 19,230,865 |
| Jul 2023 | 301 | 22,857,537 |
| Aug 2023 | 226 | 21,786,147 |
| Sep 2023 | 379 | 19,041,829 |
| Oct 2023 | 112 | 21,322,056 |
| Nov 2023 | 370 | 22,723,032 |
| Dec 2023 | 143 | 24,336,351 |
| Jan 2024 | 327 | 23,668,766 |
| Feb 2024 | 98 | 21,900,398 |
| Mar 2024 | 291 | 21,475,792 |
| Apr 2024 | 230 | 19,869,498 |
| May 2024 | 573 | 19,995,588 |
| Jun 2024 | 267 | 20,577,123 |
| Jul 2024 | 52 | 20,273,891 |
| Aug 2024 | 225 | 21,245,675 |
| Sep 2024 | 376 | 20,611,343 |
| Oct 2024 | 329 | 25,339,604 |
| Nov 2024 | 377 | 27,027,643 |
| Dec 2024 | 259 | 26,998,062 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Natural Energy | — | Private | — |
| EQT Corporation | — | Private | — |
| CNX Resources | — | Private | — |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
Recent permit activity: 31 new drilling permits in the last 24 months.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Monongalia County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Monongalia 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 Monongalia County include Northeast Natural Energy, EQT Corporation, CNX Resources. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Monongalia County sits in the Utica Shale, where the primary target is marcellus. Here we underwrite the Marcellus formation.
Last-six-month volumes in Monongalia County are running meaningfully above the prior six months, which usually means new wells are coming online. That tends to firm up offer values on producing tracts in the same area.
Yes — 31 new drilling permits were filed in Monongalia 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. Monongalia County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite both producing and non-producing tracts.
Surface constraints around Morgantown (WVU campus, residential areas) limit horizontal pad siting in the urban core, but outer townships host active Marcellus units with operators including CNX Resources, Diversified Energy, and EQT. Many Morgantown-area tracts also have legacy conventional production from older Berea and Upper Devonian wells. As elsewhere in WV, what we underwrite is the actual unit's production and lease language, not a county-level assumption.
Northern WV / southwestern PA has a deep history of severed coal estates, often dating to the late 1800s or early 1900s. WV's default rule (unlike Pennsylvania's Dunham rule) has historically been more permissive about including oil and gas in a generic "minerals" reservation, with the actual document controlling. The result: title research is meaningful but the answers are usually clear once the deed chain is laid out. We do this work as part of underwriting.
The cotenancy statute (HB 4268, §37B-1) applies to development authorization, not lease formation, so a pre-2018 lease itself isn't directly affected. What does change is what happens to a tract where some cotenants are leased and others are not — the statute lets a 75% supermajority by undivided share move development forward. For sellers, the question is whether the operator has invoked the procedure on your specific tract or unit; we look at the operator filings on the unit before pricing.
Closings on Monongalia 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.
Monongalia County sits in the Utica Shale, where operators are targeting marcellus. Activity is led by names like Northeast Natural Energy, EQT Corporation, CNX 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.
Monongalia County is an active buying area for us. We're tracking several operators in the county and are prepared to make an offer on any producing or unleased interest.
Last-six-month production is up meaningfully vs the prior six, which usually signals new wells coming online.