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Minerals and Royalty Glossary
Areas of Interest
Phillips Energy acquires minerals and royalties across the United States. The shale plays and basins below are our focus areas. However, we do invest in other regions.

Barnett Shale
5,000 square miles in North Texas

Eagle Ford Shale
11 million acres from East Texas down to the Mexico border

Fayetteville Shale
Northern Arkansas

Haynesville Shale
Northwest Louisiana and East Texas

Marcellus Shale
New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia

Permian Basin Shale
West Texas and into Southeastern New Mexico

Utica Shale
Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Ontario and Quebec