# Lost in West Virginia
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136
**Category:** Marshall County, WV
**Created:** [July 13, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136 "2020-07-13T17:29:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Justafox](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Justafox)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136/1 "2020-07-13T17:29:58Z")
I have interest in approximately 102 acres in Marshall County, West Virginia, which was under contract with Chevron. After telling us last August that the good news was that they were going to drill and royalties would be coming, in December they announced that they were suspending operations in the West Virginia and Pennsylvania area and looking for a new buyer. Has anyone heard any news? I cannot seem to be able to get any news from Chevron. Any help would be appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Sharon\_Vogel](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sharon_Vogel)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136/2 "2020-07-13T20:44:52Z")
Welcome! I would like to hear about this situation also. Last month I received a tiny shut-in payment from Chevron for two leases in Marshall County that to my knowledge have not been drilled. Their letter made vague reference to potential sales.
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### Author:  [@Justafox](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Justafox)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136/3 "2020-07-14T12:11:36Z")
Hello Sharon,
Our lease was up with Chevron back in August 2019 and they said they were optioning to drill and told us that we would be getting royalties. In December 2019 I got a news story from a Pittsburgh paper saying Chevron was pulling out of the West Virginia/Pennsylvania market and the area was up for sale… I called and spoke to Chevron in Pittsburgh and they confirmed it… since then I have heard zero news.
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### Author:  [@rachelvass](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rachelvass)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136/4 "2020-07-14T14:44:22Z")
Sharon,
If you are getting shut-in payments, then your lease(s) have likely been developed. Have you tried locating your lease acreage on the WVDEP well viewer website?
Rachel
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### Author:  [@rachelvass](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rachelvass)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136/5 "2020-07-14T15:28:35Z")
Justafox & Sharon,
Here is a recent article about the potential sale.
[https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2020/06/22/chevron-restarts-natural-gas-divestiture-process.html](https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2020/06/22/chevron-restarts-natural-gas-divestiture-process.html)
Hope this helps!
~Rachel
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### Author:  [@Justafox](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Justafox)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136/6 "2020-07-14T21:51:51Z")
Thank you Rachel! It’s a little more info than I had… every little bit helps!
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lost-in-west-virginia/58136/7 "2020-10-11T17:30:02Z")
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