Combining decades of experience with industry knowledge, Beartooth Royalties has positioned itself as a highly competitive mineral, royalty and overriding royalty buyer in all major producing oil and gas basins.
Christopher J. McCarthy
Managing Partner
Chris is the Managing Partner of Beartooth Royalties. Prior to Beartooth, Chris founded six privately held mineral and royalty partnerships which have a combined portfolio of interests in ~2,000 wells with >17,000 net royalty acres across eight states and an estimated market value in excess of $100 million.
Chris also serves as Executive Advisor for Meagher Energy Advisors. In 2023, Chris relinquished his role with Meagher as Executive Vice President to free him from day-to-day responsibilities with Meagher and to allow him to focus on the mineral and royalty portfolio. Chris joined Meagher in 2006 and, during his tenure, has been instrumental in the closing of hundreds of transactions representing billions in aggregate consideration across every major oil & gas producing basin in the Lower 48.
Prior to joining Meagher, Chris served in various engineering roles with Marathon Oil Company’s Petroleum Technology Center, Oklahoma Business Unit and EOG Resources’ Rocky Mountain Division.
Chris is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Wyoming and holds a BA degree in Mathematics from Carroll College and a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech.
Managing Partner
Chris is the Managing Partner of Beartooth Royalties. Prior to Beartooth, Chris founded six privately held mineral and royalty partnerships which have a combined portfolio of interests in ~2,000 wells with >17,000 net royalty acres across eight states and an estimated market value in excess of $100 million.
Chris also serves as Executive Advisor for Meagher Energy Advisors. In 2023, Chris relinquished his role with Meagher as Executive Vice President to free him from day-to-day responsibilities with Meagher and to allow him to focus on the mineral and royalty portfolio. Chris joined Meagher in 2006 and, during his tenure, has been instrumental in the closing of hundreds of transactions representing billions in aggregate consideration across every major oil & gas producing basin in the Lower 48.
Prior to joining Meagher, Chris served in various engineering roles with Marathon Oil Company’s Petroleum Technology Center, Oklahoma Business Unit and EOG Resources’ Rocky Mountain Division.
Chris is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Wyoming and holds a BA degree in Mathematics from Carroll College and a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering from Montana Tech.
Kelly K. Meagher
Land and Acquisitions Manager
As the Land and Acquisitions Manager, Kelly’s focuses are lead generation, title due diligence, title resolution and transaction closings. With a background in land, Kelly has successfully completed hundreds of transactions with acquisition prices ranging from the thousands to the millions.
Prior to Beartooth, Kelly gained his oil and gas experience as a Landman for Mid-Con Energy and Bonanza Creek Energy, researching title and completing mineral ownership reports in the Rockies and East Texas areas.
Kelly partnered with Chris in 2014 and has been instrumental in all acquisitions made through the privately held mineral and royalty partnerships.
Kelly is a 2011 graduate from Colorado State University with a BA in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts.
Land and Acquisitions Manager
As the Land and Acquisitions Manager, Kelly’s focuses are lead generation, title due diligence, title resolution and transaction closings. With a background in land, Kelly has successfully completed hundreds of transactions with acquisition prices ranging from the thousands to the millions.
Prior to Beartooth, Kelly gained his oil and gas experience as a Landman for Mid-Con Energy and Bonanza Creek Energy, researching title and completing mineral ownership reports in the Rockies and East Texas areas.
Kelly partnered with Chris in 2014 and has been instrumental in all acquisitions made through the privately held mineral and royalty partnerships.
Kelly is a 2011 graduate from Colorado State University with a BA in Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts.