# Sell Mineral Rights in Lewis County, West Virginia | Berlin Royalties > Selling mineral rights in Lewis County, West Virginia? Berlin buys Marcellus fringe and conventional interests around Weston, Jane Lew, Horner, Camden. No minimum interest size. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/west-virginia/lewis-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 · West Virginia · Lewis County ## Sell your Lewis County mineral rights. Weston, Jane Lew, Horner: the southeastern fringe of the Marcellus, dominated by century old conventional production and a major underground gas storage area. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) Lewis County is the southeastern edge of the Marcellus, and we would rather say that plainly than sell you a core Marcellus story. The shale here is thinner and less thermally mature than in Harrison or Doddridge, predominantly dry with limited liquids, and the economics are marginal by comparison. What dominates is century old shallow conventional production: roughly 2,816 producing wells out of about 5,700 on file, at very low per well rates. HG Energy, which is rolling into Antero, plus Diversified, Key Oil, American Energy Holdings, and Mountain V are the main operators among 67 producing operators of record. The distinctive local issue is gas storage. Jane Lew is a major underground storage area on the Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage system. Storage fields commit specific formations and encumber leasing independently of production, so a Lewis County tract can have storage rights in one party's hands, shallow rights in another's, and deep rights in a third's. That has to be sorted out before anyone quotes a price, and we do it as part of the free research. Flat rate leases from the early 1900s are everywhere here. Under W. Va. Code section 22-6-8 those convert to a minimum one eighth royalty that may not be diluted by post production costs, so the number printed on a century old lease is not what you are owed. The West Virginia Mineral Development Office has also auctioned state owned mineral tracts in this county. We buy small conventional interests with no minimum and pay all closing costs. Drilling Activity · Updated 2026-08-17 ## What's happening in Lewis County right now Active Rigs 1 Running for Antero Resources Permits, Last 90 Days 3 Most active: Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage, INC 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 ### Marcellus, southeastern fringe Thinner and less thermally mature than Harrison or Doddridge, predominantly dry with limited liquids. Marginal economics compared with the core. ### Shallow conventional oil and gas Dominates the well population. Roughly 5,700 wells on file with about 2,816 producing, at very low per well rates. Counties ## Communities we see in Lewis County title Weston Jane Lew Horner Camden Roanoke Walkersville Wherever your tract sits in Lewis County, we will research it free and value it with the work shown. Questions ## Straight answers for Lewis County owners Why is my Lewis County royalty so small? Because most Lewis County production is century old shallow conventional rather than modern horizontal Marcellus. Roughly 2,816 wells produce out of about 5,700 on file, but total county output is very low, meaning per well rates are tiny. The Marcellus here is on the southeastern fringe, thinner and less thermally mature than the core counties to the northwest, with marginal economics. That does not make your interest worthless, but it does mean it should be valued as a long shallow decline rather than as core Marcellus. What does gas storage mean for my Lewis County minerals? Jane Lew is a major underground gas storage area on the Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage system. Storage fields carve out specific formations and encumber leasing independently of production, which means a Lewis County tract can genuinely have storage rights in one party's hands, shallow rights in another's, and deep rights in a third's. It is one of the more complicated ownership pictures in West Virginia, and it needs to be established before anyone quotes you a price. I have a flat rate lease from the 1900s. What is it worth now? More than the flat amount. West Virginia Code section 22-6-8 conditions a drilling permit on the operator agreeing to pay a royalty of at least one eighth, and the Supreme Court of Appeals has held that statutory minimum may not be diluted by post production costs. Lewis County has thousands of century old flat rate leases still of record. If you hold one, have it read rather than assuming the number on the paper is what you are entitled to. Free Valuation ## Find out what your Lewis 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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