Louisiana & Mississippi
Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS)
A strategic acreage and drilling opportunity positioned within one of the most intriguing undeveloped unconventional plays remaining in the United States.
Established 2005
Strategic Onshore
Oil & Gas Development
Amelia Resources originates premier onshore U.S. oil and gas drilling projects, seamlessly aligning high-yield opportunities with seasoned operators and sophisticated capital partners.
KNOWLEDGE — RELATIONSHIPS — SPEED
$477 Million+
Transactions Closed
890,000+
Acres Secured
40+ Years
Industry Experience
Since 2005
Operating Across U.S. Basins
About Amelia Resources
Built on geological expertise
and industry relationships.
Amelia Resources generates drilling prospects and strategic energy opportunities across the onshore United States. Led by President Kirk Barrell, the company combines geological expertise, transaction experience, and longstanding industry relationships to structure opportunities for capital partners and landowners.
Since 2011, Amelia Resources has participated in over $477 million in transactions across approximately 890,000 acres.
What We Do
Integrated expertise across the onshore energy lifecycle.
Amelia Resources combines geological analysis, land strategy, and transaction experience to structure opportunities across key U.S. energy basins.
Prospect Generation
Generating strategic onshore drilling opportunities supported by geological analysis, basin intelligence, and market expertise.
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Land & Mineral Strategy
Representing landowners in leasing, mineral transactions, and acreage development opportunities designed to maximize long-term value.
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Capital Partnerships
Connecting qualified energy opportunities with experienced capital partners across multiple onshore sectors.
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Featured Opportunities
Current Oil & Gas Prospect Opportunities.
Transaction History
A twenty one-year track record of oil and gas prospect development and transactions.
Built through geological expertise, industry relationships, and strategic execution.
2005
- Founded Amelia Resources LLC
- Co-Founded Wave Exploration LLC
- Wave Exploration — 65 wells drilled — Louisiana/Texas/Mississippi
2011
- Lease Sale — 60,000 acres — Encana — Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
- Mineral Rights Sale — 2,100 acres — Blackstone Minerals — Eagle Ford — S. Texas
2012
- 220,000 acres secured — Tuscaloosa Marine Shale — Louisiana, Mississippi
2013
- Lease Sale — 59,716 acres — Halcon — Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
- Lease Sale — 19,500 acres — Comstock — Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
2014
- Working Interest Sale — Wildhorse — Terryville Sands — North Louisiana
2016
- Mineral Rights Sale — Energen — Permian Basin — Texas
2017
- Mineral Rights Sale — MCM — Permian Basin — Texas
- Mineral Rights Acquisition — Utica — W. Virginia
- 535,000 acres secured — Austin Chalk — Louisiana
- Lease Sale — 85,000 acres — ConocoPhillips — Austin Chalk — Louisiana
2018
- Lease Sale — 58,000 acres — Undisclosed Private Equity — Austin Chalk — Louisiana/Mississippi
- Working Interest Sale — Blackbrush — Austin Chalk — Louisiana
2019
- Mineral Rights Sale — Haynesville Shale — Louisiana
Landowners
Helping landowners maximize asset value.
We operate on a success-based model and work directly on behalf of landowners. Amelia Resources has developed longstanding relationships through transparency, transaction experience, and industry relationships across multiple U.S. basins.
Our process is designed to maximize long-term lease, mineral, and royalty value for landowners and mineral owners.
Track Record
Over $477 million in transactions across approximately 890,000 acres since 2011.
Leadership
President
With an extensive 40-year tenure in the energy sector, Kirk Barrell stands as a seasoned industry veteran. Over the past 32 years, he has been a driving force behind the establishment of multiple enterprises, including Barrell Energy, Amelia Resources, and Barrell Lithium where he serves as President. In 2021, he co-founded NuQuest Energy to focus on renewable energy across the Gulf Coast.
Mr. Barrell's 40 years of extensive expertise spans a diverse spectrum across the energy landscape, with his current focus encompassing oil, natural gas, lithium, solar, natural gas power generation, and CCS. His educational foundation is firmly rooted in geology, with degrees earned from Louisiana State University and Texas A&M University.
Throughout his career, Barrell has consistently demonstrated his commitment to advancing and diversifying the energy industry, making him a prominent and influential figure in this dynamic field.
News & Press Releases
Latest Amelia Resources news.
Press Release
Amelia Resources LLC Offers 400,000 Net Acres in the Louisiana Austin Chalk & LAMS Stack Play at the NAPE Summit
Feb 2019
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Press Release
Amelia Resources LLC Announces the Sale of 40,000 Net Acres in the Louisiana Austin Chalk and LAMS Stack Plays
Aug 2018
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Press Release
Amelia Resources LLC Announces the Marketing of 222,000 Net Acres in the Louisiana Austin Chalk Play
Feb 2018
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Press Release
Amelia Resources LLC Announces the Sale of 85,000 Net Acres in the Louisiana Austin Chalk Play
Jan 2018
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Contact
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energy opportunities.
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