Alabama Mineral Rights
Alabama's mineral rights began to have commercial value as early as 1865. This was just 6 years after the first well was drilled in Titusville PA. Even earlier Indians in north-central Alabama were selling oil from asphaltic rocks as medicine. In the early 1900s the first commercially marketed natural gas production in the southeastern U.S. took place near Huntsville. In 1944, oil was discovered near Gilbertown in Choctaw County. The discovery of Alabama's giant Citronelle Field in Mobile County in 1955 brought significant attention from the industry.
History & Overview
Exploration and production of mineral rights in Alabama have dramatically increased since 1980. From that time, approximately 11,000 wells were permitted and 286 additional fields were established in the Alabama. Similarly, the number of producing wells increased from 1,000 in 1980 to nearly 6,000 in 2005. The oil and gas industry provides major economic benefits to Alabama mineral rights owners and its citizens.
Key Statistics
Major Oil and Gas Fields
- Big Canoe Creek Field
- Black Warrior Basin
- Citronelle Field
Oil and Gas Companies Active in Alabama
- Bishop Petroleum
- Black Rock Operating
- Chesapeake
- Delphi Oil
- Denbury Onshore
- El Paso E&P Company
- Energen Resources
- Exxon Mobil
- Midroc Operating Company
- Union Oil of California
Alabama Mineral Rights Links
Alabama Oil and Gas Board: http://www.gsa.state.al.us/ogb/ogb.html