# Sell Mineral Rights in Jefferson County, Ohio | Berlin Royalties > Selling mineral rights in Jefferson County, Ohio? Berlin buys Utica dry gas royalties around Steubenville, Toronto, Mingo Junction, Smithfield. Free valuation with the work shown. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/ohio/jefferson-county/ Publisher: Berlin Royalties, a veteran-owned oil and gas mineral and royalty buyer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, buying for its own account since 2014. Call or text 918-984-1645. License: free to quote and cite with attribution to Berlin Royalties and a link to the source URL. Where We Buy · Ohio · Jefferson County ## Sell your Jefferson County mineral rights. Steubenville, Toronto, Mingo Junction: pure dry gas Utica producing more than a fifth of Ohio's natural gas from only three operators. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) Jefferson County produces more than a fifth of Ohio's natural gas, roughly 106.1 million Mcf in a recent quarter against only about 12,300 barrels of oil. It is second in the state for gas and it is emphatically dry: no liquids, no condensate, no processing uplift. That purity matters to an owner. Your income tracks the gas price directly, which makes you unusually exposed to Appalachian basis differentials, the discount at which regional gas sells because of pipeline takeaway constraints. That is a real input into a realized price per Mcf and it belongs in a valuation rather than being quietly ignored. The operator list is short: Ascent Resources Utica at roughly 261 active wells, EOG Ohio at about 123, and Gulfport Appalachia at about 23. Roughly 407 wells are active out of 3,700 drilled, and Jefferson has continued appearing in weekly permit issuances. Title here varies more within the county than in most of eastern Ohio. Steubenville's steel and river industrial history left fragmented small urban, railroad, and mill parcels next to rural farms, and Pittsburgh No. 8 coal severances from 19th century mining run through the chains. Small urban interests are exactly what buyers with minimum transaction sizes ignore. We buy them. And as everywhere in Ohio, an unrecorded severed interest is at risk under both the Dormant Mineral Act and the Marketable Title Act. If nothing has been recorded in your name in decades, record a claim to preserve before you do anything else. Drilling Activity · Updated 2026-08-17 ## What's happening in Jefferson County right now Active Rigs 1 Running for Ascent Resources LLC Permits, Last 90 Days 0 Completions, Last 90 Days 0 New wells turned to sales in the county. County totals. Source: Enverus, as of 2026-08-17. Rigs are currently active; permits are those approved in the last 90 days; completions are wells reporting first production in the last 90 days, which lags by state. A zero does not mean nothing is happening, only that nothing was reported in that window. Activity like this is exactly what moves mineral value. If it is happening near you, find out what your interest is worth before you take anyone's offer. Formations & Plays ## What produces here ### Utica and Point Pleasant, dry gas Emphatically dry: roughly 106.1 million Mcf of gas against only about 12,300 barrels of oil in a recent quarter. That is more than 20 percent of all Ohio gas, second in the state. ### Marcellus Present but thin. Commerciality here is not established. Counties ## Communities we see in Jefferson County title Steubenville Toronto Mingo Junction Smithfield Richmond Wintersville Wherever your tract sits in Jefferson County, we will research it free and value it with the work shown. Questions ## Straight answers for Jefferson County owners What does it mean that my Jefferson County gas is dry? It means your royalty has no natural gas liquids or condensate component, so there is no processing uplift and your income tracks the gas price directly. That makes Jefferson County owners unusually exposed to Appalachian basis differentials, meaning the discount at which regional gas sells relative to the national benchmark because of pipeline constraints. It is a real factor in your realized price per Mcf and it should show up in an honest valuation rather than being ignored. Only three companies operate here. Does that matter? It is worth knowing. Ascent Resources Utica operates roughly 261 active wells, EOG Ohio about 123, and Gulfport Appalachia about 23. That is the entire operator list for a county producing over a fifth of Ohio's gas. Concentration affects reporting quality, payment timing, and how one corporate decision moves an entire county's owners. It does not reduce what your interest is worth, but a serious buyer accounts for it. My minerals are under an old mill or railroad parcel in Steubenville. Is that different? Yes, and Jefferson is where that shows up most. Heavy Ohio River industrial and steel history produced fragmented small urban, railroad, and mill parcels alongside rural farms, so title work varies enormously within one county. Extensive Pittsburgh No. 8 coal severances from 19th century mining run through the chains as well. Small urban interests are exactly what most buyers ignore, and we buy them with no minimum. Free Valuation ## Find out what your Jefferson County minerals are worth. Free, no obligation, and no pressure. We reply within one business day, usually faster. Prefer the phone? Call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) and you will get Stephen, the owner, not a call center. If we miss you, we text back the same day. Your Name Phone Number Email Address Where are your minerals located? 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