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Yes — you can sell your West Virginia mineral rights, and American Royalty Buyers buys them directly: mineral rights, royalties, NPRI, ORRI, and non-operated working interests across 10 West Virginia counties, producing or non-producing, including inherited and fractional interests. A free, written, no-obligation valuation typically arrives within five business days — no brokers, no fees, no commissions.
American Royalty Buyers actively purchases mineral rights and royalties in West Virginia. Our team specializes in the Marcellus Shale and provides expert valuations.
Comparing companies that buy mineral rights? See how direct buyers, brokers, and royalty buyers differ before you accept any offer.
The WVDEP Office of Oil and Gas permits and regulates wells; the WV Oil and Gas Conservation Commission administers conservation and unitization. WVDEP, Office of Oil and Gas
West Virginia levies a 5% severance tax on the gross value of oil and gas at the wellhead, reduced to 2.5% for qualifying marginal wells. W. Va. Code §11-13A-3a
West Virginia allows compulsory horizontal-well unitization (SB 694, 2022) without unanimous consent if royalty owners of at least 75% of net acreage and 55% of the operating interest consent, with units capped at 640 acres. W. Va. Code §22C-9-7a; §37B-1 (Cotenancy Modernization Act)
No dormant/lapsed-minerals act — no West Virginia statute reverts a severed interest to the surface owner for years of non-use. Only a court-supervised procedure exists for missing or unknown owners, and abandonment requires proof of intent, not mere time. No lapse statute; missing-owner procedure at W. Va. Code §§55-12A-1 to -10
General information sourced to statute, not legal advice; laws change, so confirm current West Virginia law with the linked source or a qualified attorney.
The most active and in-demand West Virginia counties where ARB buys mineral rights and royalties.
The most active permit filers in West Virginia (trailing 90 days, as of June 13, 2026). Your royalty check often arrives under a payor name that differs from the operator — the aliases below are the names to look for on your stub. Receiving checks from one of these? Get a free valuation.
Royalty checks tied to Antero Resources-operated West Virginia wells commonly arrive under: Antero Resources, Antero Resources Corporation.
Royalty checks tied to EQT Corporation-operated West Virginia wells commonly arrive under: EQT Production Company, EQT Corporation, Rice Drilling B, Tug Hill Operating.
Royalty checks tied to Expand Energy-operated West Virginia wells commonly arrive under: Expand Energy, Chesapeake Appalachia, Chesapeake Energy, SWN Production Company, Southwestern Energy.
Full payor-name directory · Find your operator from your check stub
Yes. American Royalty Buyers is a direct buyer of West Virginia mineral rights, royalties, NPRI, ORRI, and non-operated working interests — producing or non-producing, including inherited or complex title. ARB actively buys in 10 West Virginia counties, including Brooke County, Doddridge County, Harrison County, Lewis County, Marion County.
Submit your information through our valuation form or call (817) 778-9532. ARB delivers a written, no-obligation offer — typically within five business days — handles all title and closing work at no cost to you, and pays by wire at closing. There are no fees or commissions.
It depends on your net mineral acres, whether the acreage is producing, the formations and operators beneath it, and current commodity prices — there is no single per-acre price. The reliable way to learn your number is a free, no-obligation valuation built from your specific West Virginia acreage, which ARB provides with the reasoning explained.
No. ARB is a direct buyer — there are no fees, commissions, or deductions. The offer amount is what you receive, and ARB covers title research, curative work, and closing costs.
From inquiry to closing typically takes four to six weeks. You receive a no-obligation offer within about five business days, then ARB handles title and curative work before funding your lump-sum payment by wire.
Do not sign or return anything right away. First, confirm exactly what you own — your net mineral acres, royalty decimal, and which wells or units are involved. Second, verify the buyer: check whether they are a direct buyer or a broker who intends to flip the deal, and read the purchase agreement for the effective date and any deductions. Third, get at least one competing written offer so you have something to measure the first one against. Unsolicited offers on West Virginia minerals are often opening bids rather than best-and-final, and a second valuation from American Royalty Buyers is free and carries no obligation to sell.
Unsolicited letters and calls offering to buy West Virginia mineral rights are common, and the first number is rarely the best one. Before you sign anything: read the offer carefully, confirm exactly what you own, verify who the buyer is, and get a second written offer to compare against. ARB will give you one at no cost and with no obligation to sell.