The Clinton formation
Footprint and mineral-owner context for the Clinton, drawn from the same state oil and gas commission well records behind our county pages. Every figure on this page is an estimate subject to verification of your specific interest.
Last updated June 2026.
What is the Clinton?
The Clinton is a producing formation named across 28 counties in Ohio, in the Appalachian Basin, with 73,262 active wells on record across those counties.
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The Clinton shows up in state oil and gas commission well records as a producing formation or pool in 28 of the counties and parishes we cover, across the Appalachian Basin. Every county where it produces sits in the same basin, though well counts and operators differ county to county. Across those counties, state records show 73,262 active wells producing, with the heaviest activity in Washington County, Muskingum County, Stark County. This page is built from the same public well-record data as our county pages, not a USGS geologic assessment, so it does not carry a play-wide resource estimate the way our larger flagship formation pages do.
Counties in the Clinton play
These are the counties and parishes we cover where state commission records show the Clinton producing. Each links to that county's own Clinton well count and operators, not just the general county page.
What the Clinton means for your minerals
A resource estimate for a play is not the value of your acreage. Your mineral and royalty interest is valued on the income your wells actually pay, roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check, the same as 3 to 6 times your annual royalty. Where you land in that band depends on your wells decline, the operator, your royalty rate, and any undeveloped drilling upside. For the full method and a free on-screen estimate, see what are my mineral rights worth.
The Clinton is part of the Appalachian Basin. For the basin-wide value bands and the counties we buy in, see the Appalachian Basin page.
Clinton questions
- Which counties does the Clinton produce in?
- State commission well records show the Clinton producing in 28 counties we cover: Ashland County, Ashtabula County, Athens County, Columbiana County, Coshocton County, Gallia County, Geauga County, Hancock County, Hocking County, Holmes County, Knox County, Lake County, and others. See each county's page for the full local well and operator picture.
- How many wells produce from the Clinton?
- Across the counties we cover, state oil and gas commission records show about 73,262 active wells tied to the Clinton. That figure is a sum across counties from public well records, not a measure of any one owner's interest.
- What is a Clinton mineral interest worth?
- A Clinton interest is valued the same way as any producing interest: roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check. Where you land in that range depends on your wells' decline, the operator, your royalty rate, and any undeveloped drilling upside. This is an estimate, not an offer.
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