Our management team is passionate about helping owners sell oil and gas royalties!

Universal Royalty Company has helped hundreds of owners sell oil and gas royalties over the years. Our principals have over 50 years of combined experience in the oil and gas business. Our buyers are experienced, honest and courteous and cater to your specific needs.

Marshall Merritt

Marshall has been in the oil, gas and real estate business in Dallas since 1984. After working for a large, publicly held natural gas corporation, he formed Merrimac Energy Corp. in 1990 to acquire, drill, and operate oil and gas properties. From 1995 to 1999, Merrimac was active in acquiring and developing real estate properties.

Since the formation of MCP, he has focused on acquisitions and development of land and retail properties. Marshall graduated from The University of Texas in 1984 and holds a Texas real estate license. Marshall and his wife Leslie, have been married for 33 years, and have two children and one granddaughter.

Jeff Rea

Jeff Rea grew up in Midland, Texas, the son of a petroleum geologist. An attorney by training, he has been actively investing in the oil and gas business for the past 35 years. Jeff is a 1983 graduate of the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts Degree – Plan II and a 1986 graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. He has been married to his wife, Amy, for 33 years and they have three children and two grandchildren.

Charlotte Hickey

Charlotte Hickey, a Dallas native, joined Merritt Capital Partners in late 2013 to serve as its Chief Financial Officer. Her experience includes corporate lending, oversight of venture capital portfolios, sales of distressed loan packages, and corporate finance. In connection with her venture capital duties, she served as a director of several portfolio companies. Mrs. Hickey is a 1980 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, with a BBA in Finance. She and her husband Jeff, have been married 40 years, and have 2 children and three grandchildren.

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