# West Virginia Mineral Rights **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/west-virginia-mineral-rights/22.md?page=17 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Should I sign the lease?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/should-i-sign-the-lease/54503)
**Author:** [@ctprevatt](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/ctprevatt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/should-i-sign-the-lease/54503 "2020-01-06T14:35:19Z")
I received a “paid up oil and gas lease” for mineral rights inherited from my father who of course inherited from my grandmother. Murphy District, Ritchie County. I received 5.22266 net acres (1.5625%) of 334.25 total ac… --- ## [Division Order Issues](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/division-order-issues/54139)
**Author:** [@dmmsj](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/dmmsj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/division-order-issues/54139 "2020-01-04T14:01:00Z")
Now that I’ve been “schooled” in O&G issues, I realize how limited my options are. We continue to receive division orders for new production on our minerals, but through my own family research project, I’ve determined th… --- ## [Timeline for Gas Royalty payments](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/timeline-for-gas-royalty-payments/42104)
**Author:** [@Guitarman](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Guitarman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/timeline-for-gas-royalty-payments/42104 "2020-01-02T20:51:07Z")
We have a Marcellus well that has been in production over a year. Is it common for companies like EQT to take that long or longer to pay a royalty? They were really interested in getting us to sign on the dotted line, bu… --- ## [Division order Mistake - how to get corrected](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/division-order-mistake-how-to-get-corrected/54023)
**Author:** [@Alice15](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Alice15)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/division-order-mistake-how-to-get-corrected/54023 "2019-12-31T21:12:52Z")
I recently started getting paid royalties by Chevron - They have made a large mistake and they don’t seem to listen to me… and they never return calls - only emails and letters work. The land was inherited by 4 kids (my… --- ## [Year end tax papers](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/year-end-tax-papers/53947)
**Author:** [@Charlene\_Crutchfield](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Charlene_Crutchfield)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/year-end-tax-papers/53947 "2019-12-17T00:24:47Z")
Does Antereo send out tax papers at the end of the year? I only received like 3 statements the whole year. Last one was in September. I thought they sent one with each check either snail mail or email. I wanna make sure … --- ## [Mineral interest in WV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-interest-in-wv/53900)
**Author:** [@WV-Mineral-Owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WV-Mineral-Owner)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-interest-in-wv/53900 "2019-12-14T00:12:56Z")
I just recently inherited mineral rights in Lincoln County, West Virginia from my late father. I’m having a hard time finding out if the minerals are leased, or exactly where the minerals are. I’m not even sure who the l… --- ## [Link to West Virginia Production Data - BTU Analytics](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/link-to-west-virginia-production-data-btu-analytics/33184)
**Author:** [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/link-to-west-virginia-production-data-btu-analytics/33184 "2019-12-12T21:41:23Z")
West Virginia folks- https://btuanalytics.com/west-virginia-production-data/ Has some nice maps and some imbedded links that you might want to keep as your favorites. --- ## [Original Chesapeake lease bought out by Antero](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/original-chesapeake-lease-bought-out-by-antero/53803)
**Author:** [@rdginto](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rdginto)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/original-chesapeake-lease-bought-out-by-antero/53803 "2019-12-11T19:14:55Z")
I have a mineral rights lease from 2010 with Chesapeake. It was a five-year lease. The lease was turned over to Southwestern (I believe without pulling my records) for a short period of time and then apparently sold to A… --- ## [Cold call to sell Mineral Rights WV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cold-call-to-sell-mineral-rights-wv/53816)
**Author:** [@jason\_kljucevic](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jason_kljucevic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cold-call-to-sell-mineral-rights-wv/53816 "2019-12-08T10:29:16Z")
Hi There, Hoping someone can point us in the right direction… We recently received a cold call to sell our mineral rights in Issac Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia. We don’t get much from royalties and we’re inter… --- ## [Pooling and Unitization - in West Virginia, Wetzel County](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-and-unitization-in-west-virginia-wetzel-county/53651)
**Author:** [@Alan\_L\_Roesler](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Alan_L_Roesler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-and-unitization-in-west-virginia-wetzel-county/53651 "2019-12-03T20:12:21Z")
I have seen other topics and blogs regarding forced pooling in other states, but not West Virginia. My Lessee wants to be able to unitize up to 1,280 acres, plus 10% acreage tolerance (the parcel in question is only 125 … --- ## [Getting into pay status](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/getting-into-pay-status/53479)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Scherer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Justin_Scherer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/getting-into-pay-status/53479 "2019-12-02T20:37:09Z")
I inherited mineral rights in Taylor County, West Virginia. I didn’t do a signing bonus. My sisters and brothers have. They’ve been getting money for the past 4 or 5 years. I haven’t gotten anything. A woman from Antero … --- ## [Taxes and Redemption on Mineral Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/taxes-and-redemption-on-mineral-rights/53133)
**Author:** [@melony](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/melony)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/taxes-and-redemption-on-mineral-rights/53133 "2019-11-14T15:44:38Z")
Hello! I’ve been having trouble with two parcels that were left to me in Liberty Township in Marshall County, West Virginia. I received a notice that my parcels were auctioned off because of failure to pay taxes (I had m… --- ## [Lincoln County, WV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lincoln-county-wv/53537)
**Author:** [@WV-Mineral-Owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WV-Mineral-Owner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lincoln-county-wv/53537 "2019-11-26T21:03:38Z")
Lincoln County, West Virginia oil & gas discussion. Please share your experience regarding lease bonuses, royalty rates, drilling activity news, production news, and oil & gas news. --- ## [Other Eli Rabb deeds?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/other-eli-rabb-deeds/53505)
**Author:** [@Jamster](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jamster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/other-eli-rabb-deeds/53505 "2019-11-26T20:59:16Z")
Is anyone else dealing with an Eli Rabb lease or deed? --- ## [Looking for information on pooled units](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-information-on-pooled-units/26294)
**Author:** [@John27](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John27)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-information-on-pooled-units/26294 "2017-12-02T04:58:18Z")
I’m trying to figure out the total acreage in the unit pool of a Marcellus Shale well in Tyler County. I found a plat from the original permit filed with the state that shows the boundary of the unit. Is it possible to b… --- ## [Received DO-what next?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/received-do-what-next/42181)
**Author:** [@Julie1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Julie1)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/received-do-what-next/42181 "2019-03-03T13:09:44Z")
Hello, what happens next after you receive, review, sign, and return your DO? What information does my decimal interest tell me? Can I use it in a formula even if I do not know anything else as far as the number of tract… --- ## [I want to sell my mineral/royalty instead leasing](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-want-to-sell-my-mineral-royalty-instead-leasing/2232)
**Author:** [@Pax\_Vobiscum](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Pax_Vobiscum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-want-to-sell-my-mineral-royalty-instead-leasing/2232 "2017-08-14T00:07:21Z")
Last Fall, 2016, Antero Resources sent to my property Allegheny Land Surveyors to obtain my total mineral ownership upon my land. This Oil Firm has leased the Mineral Interest upon several community tracts around my regi… --- ## [Current Price for Wetzel County Mineral Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/current-price-for-wetzel-county-mineral-rights/53194)
**Author:** [@Marilyn\_Kiger](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Marilyn_Kiger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/current-price-for-wetzel-county-mineral-rights/53194 "2019-11-15T20:51:33Z")
Where can I find current values for mineral/oil rights in Wetzel County? --- ## [EQT Lease Negotiations](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-lease-negotiations/52554)
**Author:** [@Alan\_L\_Roesler](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Alan_L_Roesler)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eqt-lease-negotiations/52554 "2019-11-14T00:02:59Z")
I have been offered a “Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease” on property in the Grant District, 124-acre tract just slightly northeast of the town of Pine Grove by EQT Production Company, their deadline being about November 9… --- ## [Gas Well just off my property, do I get Royalties?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gas-well-just-off-my-property-do-i-get-royalties/53102)
**Author:** [@Davidredtow](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Davidredtow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gas-well-just-off-my-property-do-i-get-royalties/53102 "2019-11-13T19:59:19Z")
Wayne, West Virginia here, there is an active well about 30 ft from my land. Do they have to pay if it’s that close to my land? I have my mineral rights but every time I call they give me the runaround. I’m also almost p… --- ## [J Robbins Survey, Ab. 484](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/j-robbins-survey-ab-484/53058)
**Author:** [@Wolfgang\_Knappich](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Wolfgang_Knappich)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/j-robbins-survey-ab-484/53058 "2019-11-12T21:53:33Z")
Hello, We just received a purchasing offer (deed) for some land situated in Wood County: J Robbins Survey, Ab. 484 How can we check if the offer is a fair price? What is the value for this land? --- ## [Leasing companies in Magnolia District](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/leasing-companies-in-magnolia-district/52556)
**Author:** [@TurleyL](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TurleyL)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/leasing-companies-in-magnolia-district/52556 "2019-11-09T15:34:42Z")
Does anyone know of companies wanting to lease oil and mineral rights in the Magnolia District of Wetzel County? --- ## [Doddridge county WV Mineral Values](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/doddridge-county-wv-mineral-values/52294)
**Author:** [@Peg](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Peg)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/doddridge-county-wv-mineral-values/52294 "2019-11-06T20:12:47Z")
I was reading past recent posts, to confirm, a company is interested in buying our mineral interests. I read on one post that $1K per net acre is a low offer. Comments? Also, I have heard Antero perhaps pulling out, how… --- ## [Oil and Gas rights Harrison County](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-rights-harrison-county/52432)
**Author:** [@mctakets2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mctakets2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-rights-harrison-county/52432 "2019-10-25T00:50:54Z")
Afternoon! My mother has recently been contacted by Pikewood Energy offering to purchase her gas and oil rights on property in Harrison County. She is thrilled with the offer because the existing lease with CNX isn’t pay… --- ## [Digging in Marshall, W.Va](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/digging-in-marshall-w-va/44781)
**Author:** [@memaw07](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/memaw07)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 2:04am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/digging-in-marshall-w-va/44781 "2019-11-06T02:04:06Z")
I am new to this. I was left some mining rights to a few acres in Marshall, WVa. I was trying to find out if they are digging there. I am leasing the rights. --- ## [Oil and Gas Leasing rates](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-leasing-rates/41856)
**Author:** [@rsn](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rsn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-leasing-rates/41856 "2019-10-03T21:19:28Z")
EQT wants to lease some mineral rights from us, but I think the offer is low based on what we got about 3 1/2 years ago in the same area for some other mineral rights we have. Does anyone know the going rate per acre and… --- ## [Need Cost Basis for sold mineral rights? Are the appraisers for this?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-cost-basis-for-sold-mineral-rights-are-the-appraisers-for-this/52456)
**Author:** [@Alice15](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Alice15)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-cost-basis-for-sold-mineral-rights-are-the-appraisers-for-this/52456 "2019-10-28T18:38:31Z")
Asking for my elderly sister who sold her mineral rights and now will need to determine what a cost basis is when she inherited them in 2004. They were not leased at that time, but since then they are leased but not in p… --- ## [Should I get a lawyer?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/should-i-get-a-lawyer/52417)
**Author:** [@TurleyL](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TurleyL)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/should-i-get-a-lawyer/52417 "2019-10-24T22:52:42Z")
A land company lied to me and offered to buy oil and mineral rights in Tyler County. I told him that the will only left rights to me in Wetzel. He told me that the person who inherited Tyler agreed to give me half of the… --- ## [How does mineral leasing work](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-does-mineral-leasing-work/52177)
**Author:** [@kham](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/kham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-does-mineral-leasing-work/52177 "2019-10-23T16:12:19Z")
Hi everybody. So out of nowhere, my sister received some documents stating that we own mineral rights to 46 acres in Wetzel County, WV. It says in Proctor District. I don’t know all the specifics yet as I’m waiting for … --- ## [Downside to splitting up small mineral rights between family members?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/downside-to-splitting-up-small-mineral-rights-between-family-members/52031)
**Author:** [@drummer55](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/drummer55)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/downside-to-splitting-up-small-mineral-rights-between-family-members/52031 "2019-10-11T14:08:52Z")
It seems easy enough to split my mineral acres up between my wife and kids. I quitclaim a percentage to each of them. That way the landman has to make 4 offers instead of just one up front or wait for new 2018 tenancy la… [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/west-virginia-mineral-rights/22.md?page=16) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/west-virginia-mineral-rights/22.md?page=18)