# Sell Mineral Rights in Marion County, West Virginia | Berlin Royalties > Selling mineral rights in Marion County, West Virginia? Berlin buys Marcellus royalties and legacy interests around Fairmont, Mannington, Fairview, Monongah. Free valuation. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/west-virginia/marion-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 · Marion County ## Sell your Marion County mineral rights. Fairmont, Mannington, Fairview: dry to lean Marcellus over one of West Virginia's oldest gas fields, with longwall coal shaping where anything can be drilled. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) Marion County is dry to lean Marcellus in northern West Virginia, with moderate active development on top of a very old shallow gas base. The Mannington field is one of the oldest gas fields in the state, and roughly 678 wells produce today out of about 2,400 on file. The defining feature is coal. Pittsburgh seam longwall mining, now operated by Core Natural Resources following the Consol and Arch merger in January 2025, runs under most of the county, and coal is severed under most of it as well. Longwall mine planning materially constrains where pads and laterals can go, which means development timing on a Marion County tract is a real variable rather than an assumption. Any valuation that ignores it is incomplete. Marion's mining history also produced unusually deep and tangled severance chains, and Fairmont field era flat rate leases are common. Under W. Va. Code section 22-6-8 those flat rate instruments convert to a minimum one eighth royalty that may not be diluted by post production costs. On deductions generally, West Virginia is the most owner favorable state in the country: Wellman and Tawney require a deduction clause to expressly provide for the cost, identify the deductions with particularity, and state the calculation method, and Romeo v. Antero extended the point of sale rule in June 2025. Expand Energy, EQT, and Arsenal Resources are the main operators. We pay for curative title work as part of a purchase. Send whatever paperwork you have, even if it is incomplete. Drilling Activity · Updated 2026-08-17 ## What's happening in Marion County right now Active Rigs 0 Permits, Last 90 Days 4 Most active: West Virginia Land Resources, 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, dry to lean gas Northern West Virginia dry fairway. Moderate active development. ### Shallow Gordon and Fifth sand The Mannington field is one of West Virginia's oldest gas fields, and the shallow legacy is extensive. ### Utica and Point Pleasant Untested at depth here. Not developed. Counties ## Communities we see in Marion County title Fairmont Mannington Fairview Monongah Rivesville Barrackville Wherever your tract sits in Marion County, we will research it free and value it with the work shown. Questions ## Straight answers for Marion County owners Why does longwall coal mining matter to my Marion County minerals? Because it is the county's signature title and operational issue. Coal is severed under most of Marion County, and Pittsburgh seam longwall operations, now run by Core Natural Resources following the January 2025 Consol and Arch merger, materially constrain where pads and laterals can be placed. Coal versus gas conflict here affects development timing more than in almost any other West Virginia county, and a serious valuation has to account for it rather than assuming your acreage gets drilled on a normal schedule. My Marion County title goes back to the 1800s and is a mess. Can that be fixed? Usually, and we pay for it. Marion's mining history, including the Monongah disaster of 1907 and Farmington in 1968, means unusually deep and complicated 19th and 20th century severance chains, plus Fairmont field era flat rate leases. That is curative work, not a reason to accept a discount. We do the probate, the ancillary probate, and the corrective deeds at our cost as part of a purchase, and we will tell you up front what the interest needs. Who operates in Marion County? Expand Energy, formerly Southwestern Production, and EQT are the largest. Arsenal Resources holds Marion as a core area and was exploring a sale of roughly $1.5 billion as of April 2026. XTO, Diversified, and Berry Energy carry legacy shallow production. Roughly 678 wells produce out of about 2,400 on file. Free Valuation ## Find out what your Marion 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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