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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, Tyler County wells produced about 1.9 million barrels of oil and 611.0 million Mcf of gas — an average of 5,146 barrels and 1,669,285 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 1,781 active wells, with 63 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 63 drilling permits in the county over the trailing 24 months.
1,883,322 barrels of oil, Jan 2024 → Dec 2024
610,958,423 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 | 235,266 | 55,028,191 |
| Feb 2023 | 185,398 | 48,580,563 |
| Mar 2023 | 163,084 | 51,950,561 |
| Apr 2023 | 215,431 | 50,944,566 |
| May 2023 | 294,766 | 54,002,826 |
| Jun 2023 | 321,316 | 55,367,258 |
| Jul 2023 | 288,108 | 58,676,307 |
| Aug 2023 | 306,747 | 59,028,515 |
| Sep 2023 | 275,650 | 57,007,877 |
| Oct 2023 | 366,281 | 59,890,942 |
| Nov 2023 | 319,467 | 58,103,556 |
| Dec 2023 | 284,701 | 58,906,008 |
| Jan 2024 | 368,655 | 59,630,772 |
| Feb 2024 | 262,534 | 54,322,418 |
| Mar 2024 | 212,884 | 56,588,810 |
| Apr 2024 | 165,211 | 52,523,115 |
| May 2024 | 169,748 | 53,418,378 |
| Jun 2024 | 144,580 | 50,036,767 |
| Jul 2024 | 122,690 | 49,934,820 |
| Aug 2024 | 106,196 | 49,589,168 |
| Sep 2024 | 84,686 | 47,397,257 |
| Oct 2024 | 87,746 | 47,040,090 |
| Nov 2024 | 78,842 | 44,932,179 |
| Dec 2024 | 79,551 | 45,544,649 |
| 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.
Last-six-month volumes in Tyler 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 — 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.
Yes. Tyler County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite producing tracts where the underlying decline curve and operator workover plans support a competitive offer.
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 is an active buying area for us. The play is mature with significant legacy production rather than a fresh drilling wave, and we're prepared to make offers on producing tracts that other buyers overlook.
Production has softened over the last six months compared with the prior six — typical of a county with more legacy production than fresh drilling.