Should You Sell Oil Royalties (Sell Mineral Rights)?
We Pay Lump Sum Cash Settlements To Oil & Gas Royalty Owners
Do you own oil and gas royalty rights (royalties / mineral rights) in the United States or Canada and wish to sell to enjoy a payday? We buy royalties (mineral rights) in many areas of the USA to add to our large portfolio. And like in the USA, in some parts of Canada, individuals may own mineral rights which they can sell. We are primarily interested in paying mineral owners (royalty owners) a lump sum cash settlement for royalty income, meaning they are getting oil and gas royalty checks from an oil and gas company. In some cases, they can sell royalty or sell mineral rights even though there is no oil or gas production.
How we determine market value? We have over 35 years of oil and gas experience and have bought thousands of acres of royalty rights in many states, so, we have a lot of experience. The production from all oil wells or gas wells decline over time. We use a sophisticated computer program that analyzes the income stream from your royalties. This amazing computer program builds a decline curve analysis which calculates future production and assigns a present value to determine top market value for your oil or gas rights. It's not complicated, we make it easy on you! And the good news is, we're thorough but we're pretty fast! Once we get the necessary info on your property, it won't take us long to "run the numbers!"
Why sell royalties? If you are receiving a royalty check, why sell royalty rights? There are many reasons. Some owners seek cash for personal needs. Perhaps they want the lump sum to buy something they want or to provide for a child's education fund, for their own retirement, take a dream vacation... there are many reasons. Some sell because they don't want to deal with the hassle of the paperwork. Many people are receiving small royalty checks and it's just not worth the hassle anymore and they choose to take the cash settlement. (All oil and/or gas wells deplete from day one, perpetually declining until they no longer produce a profit and are plugged and abandoned. It's just the nature of the beast -- over time, once it starts decreasing in production, it's a perpetually declining income stream to the royalty owner.)
Also, the oil and gas business in inherently risky. Wells go dry and sometimes, there is no notice that it's about to happen! So, if one sells and takes the sure-thing, bird-in-the-hand cash, that certainly has real value! Cash is cash! And if we buy oil royalties or buy gas royalties from you, it will take years for us to even get our money back. So, sometimes just taking the lump sum comes in handy and makes a lot of sense! Some people sell mineral rights because they want to buy something, provide for retirement or just enjoy a big payday.
Why do we buy oil and gas royalty? Over several decades, we have built a large portfolio of mineral rights and royalties in several states and counties within those states. Many different companies, many depths, many producing formations. And this is the secret to how we make this work. We spread risk over a huge area. Spreading risk is a good thing in business, and, especially, in oil and gas, which is an inherently risky business! If any particular property does not pay us back our cost, hopefully, we will do okay on others. Over the long haul and many, many properties, we can earn a return on investment. But, rest assured, we do bomb out on some purchases and the seller came out smelling like a rose!
How we determine market value? We have over 35 years of oil and gas experience and have bought thousands of acres of royalty rights in many states, so, we have a lot of experience. The production from all oil wells or gas wells decline over time. We use a sophisticated computer program that analyzes the income stream from your royalties. This amazing computer program builds a decline curve analysis which calculates future production and assigns a present value to determine top market value for your oil or gas rights. It's not complicated, we make it easy on you! And the good news is, we're thorough but we're pretty fast! Once we get the necessary info on your property, it won't take us long to "run the numbers!"
Why sell royalties? If you are receiving a royalty check, why sell royalty rights? There are many reasons. Some owners seek cash for personal needs. Perhaps they want the lump sum to buy something they want or to provide for a child's education fund, for their own retirement, take a dream vacation... there are many reasons. Some sell because they don't want to deal with the hassle of the paperwork. Many people are receiving small royalty checks and it's just not worth the hassle anymore and they choose to take the cash settlement. (All oil and/or gas wells deplete from day one, perpetually declining until they no longer produce a profit and are plugged and abandoned. It's just the nature of the beast -- over time, once it starts decreasing in production, it's a perpetually declining income stream to the royalty owner.)
Also, the oil and gas business in inherently risky. Wells go dry and sometimes, there is no notice that it's about to happen! So, if one sells and takes the sure-thing, bird-in-the-hand cash, that certainly has real value! Cash is cash! And if we buy oil royalties or buy gas royalties from you, it will take years for us to even get our money back. So, sometimes just taking the lump sum comes in handy and makes a lot of sense! Some people sell mineral rights because they want to buy something, provide for retirement or just enjoy a big payday.
Why do we buy oil and gas royalty? Over several decades, we have built a large portfolio of mineral rights and royalties in several states and counties within those states. Many different companies, many depths, many producing formations. And this is the secret to how we make this work. We spread risk over a huge area. Spreading risk is a good thing in business, and, especially, in oil and gas, which is an inherently risky business! If any particular property does not pay us back our cost, hopefully, we will do okay on others. Over the long haul and many, many properties, we can earn a return on investment. But, rest assured, we do bomb out on some purchases and the seller came out smelling like a rose!
Royalty / Royalties Defined
What exactly is an oil royalty or gas royalty? (Or, some people refer to them in the plural -- royalties.) This is a provision in an oil and gas lease whereby the operator/Lessee pays those who own royalty rights (mineral rights including the royalty) their proportionate part of the proceeds from the oil and/or gas that is produced each month. In each oil and gas lease contract, there is a clause or sentence describing the amount of royalty to be paid the royalty owner. (Note that if one's check is less than a specified amount ($25 - $100) for that month, the operator's Division Order that you sign may specify that they can just wait until the royalties exceed the specified amount, and then they'll cut your check. Nothing wrong with that, although, $25 seems more reasonable.)
Non-participating royalty interest -- In some states, such as Texas, a royalty interest is called a non-participating royalty interest, or "NPRI" for short. It's essentially the same (although the laws vary from state to state) as a royalty interest. Royalty interests themselves are "non-participating." This just means that the royalty interest shares in production from an oil or gas well but does not participate in sharing lease bonuses, rentals or shut-in royalty and does not have the right to explore for oil and gas on his own (who is rich enough, anyway!), and does not have the right to sign an oil and gas lease as Lessor. It seems complicated, but it's really not, however, as stated, state laws differ. Suffice to say, you can sell non-participating royalty interest (sell NPRI).
Why do royalty checks decline? It's usually due to the nature of an oil or gas well -- production, over time, is perpetually declining. An oil or gas well is producing from porous rock and this supply of oil or gas is finite. The underground reservoir is somewhat like a giant balloon; if you prick the giant balloon (with a wellbore), the oil or gas will slowly escape until it's all gone. A decreasing royalty check can also be due to a lower price received by the operator for crude oil and natural gas. Prices do fluctuate. There may be a period during flush production (production soon after a well is brought to production) where the amount produced is pretty constant. However, it's a given that for any well, once it begins declining, it will decline on a constant basis thereafter until it reaches it's economic limit. The economic limit is when the well does not make a profit for the operator, so, the well will be plugged and abandoned.
How long does an oil or gas well last? That varies, but the productive life of an oil well or gas well is anywhere from a few years to decades. (It can be even shorter... a few months.) Beyond the first year or so (even as short as a few months), which we call "flush production," the well may decline such that it is classified a stripper well, which is a very low volume producer. Stripper wells can "limp along" for decades, producing very little income. We'll even buy those properties because we just add it to our portfolio. We can make low volume work interests, whereas, it might not worth the trouble to an individual!
Suffice to say, many people elect to sell their oil rights or gas rights because the check has declined a lot and they'd rather take a lump sum cash payment. The buyer then receives the income stream from the royalty checks.
Non-participating royalty interest -- In some states, such as Texas, a royalty interest is called a non-participating royalty interest, or "NPRI" for short. It's essentially the same (although the laws vary from state to state) as a royalty interest. Royalty interests themselves are "non-participating." This just means that the royalty interest shares in production from an oil or gas well but does not participate in sharing lease bonuses, rentals or shut-in royalty and does not have the right to explore for oil and gas on his own (who is rich enough, anyway!), and does not have the right to sign an oil and gas lease as Lessor. It seems complicated, but it's really not, however, as stated, state laws differ. Suffice to say, you can sell non-participating royalty interest (sell NPRI).
Why do royalty checks decline? It's usually due to the nature of an oil or gas well -- production, over time, is perpetually declining. An oil or gas well is producing from porous rock and this supply of oil or gas is finite. The underground reservoir is somewhat like a giant balloon; if you prick the giant balloon (with a wellbore), the oil or gas will slowly escape until it's all gone. A decreasing royalty check can also be due to a lower price received by the operator for crude oil and natural gas. Prices do fluctuate. There may be a period during flush production (production soon after a well is brought to production) where the amount produced is pretty constant. However, it's a given that for any well, once it begins declining, it will decline on a constant basis thereafter until it reaches it's economic limit. The economic limit is when the well does not make a profit for the operator, so, the well will be plugged and abandoned.
How long does an oil or gas well last? That varies, but the productive life of an oil well or gas well is anywhere from a few years to decades. (It can be even shorter... a few months.) Beyond the first year or so (even as short as a few months), which we call "flush production," the well may decline such that it is classified a stripper well, which is a very low volume producer. Stripper wells can "limp along" for decades, producing very little income. We'll even buy those properties because we just add it to our portfolio. We can make low volume work interests, whereas, it might not worth the trouble to an individual!
Suffice to say, many people elect to sell their oil rights or gas rights because the check has declined a lot and they'd rather take a lump sum cash payment. The buyer then receives the income stream from the royalty checks.
Where: Selling Royalty Rights (Oil/Gas Royalties)
We buy in a lot of places! If you own producing royalty (you are earning checks on the royalties), you can sell royalty rights in just about any area. We buy producing properties in Canada and here is a list of USA states where we buy. (But if you don't see your state and you are receiving royalty checks, call us.) You may also visit this site to learn more about selling mineral rights. Or, click here.
Concerning the following list, if your county is not listed, bear in mind that we are interested if you wish to pursue selling oil royalties or selling gas royalties in any property that is providing income.)
As time goes on, we will build pages for certain areas to show additional detail regarding where we are speculating by buying mineral rights and royalties, but by now, we're sure you can tell that if you receiving a royalty check from an oil & gas company, paying you on your mineral rights, we can likely buy it and pay you a lump sum cash settlement!
We pay all closing costs. It's not difficult and we make it a pleasant experience. Soon, you can have cash money in your hands! Just give "Bill" a call, he's easy to work with, very knowledgeable, professional and cordial!
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Concerning the following list, if your county is not listed, bear in mind that we are interested if you wish to pursue selling oil royalties or selling gas royalties in any property that is providing income.)
- California -- Latest acquisition area: Fresno County, Kings County, Kern County, Santa Barbara County, Orange County, Los Angeles County.
- Utah -- Sell Utah mineral rights. / Sell Utah royalty rights. / Sell Utah royalties. / Sell Utah gas rights. Latest acquisition area: Duchesne County, Uintah County, Carbon County, Grand County, Emery County, San Juan County, Summit County, Garfield County.
- Alaska -- Any county where you are receiving oil royalties or gas royalties.
- Arizona -- Any county where you getting an oil check or gas check.
- Colorado -- Sell royalty in Weld County, CO / Sell gas rights in Weld County, CO / Sell oil rights in Weld County, CO. Sell CO mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Moffat County, Jackson County. || Weld County, Logan County, Washington County, Morgan County, Adams County, Lincoln County. || Park County. || Rio Blanco County, Garfield County, Mesa County. || Fremont County. || Dolores County, Montezuma County, La Plata County, Archuleta County, Las Animas County. || Yuma County, Kit Carson County, Cheyenne County, Kiowa County, Bent County, Prowers County.
- Wyoming -- Sell Wyoming mineral rights. / Sell Wyoming oil rights. / Sell Wyoming gas rights. / Sell Wyoming royalties. Latest acquisition area: Albany County, Big Horn County, Campbell County, Carbon County, Converse County, Crook County, Fremont County, Goshen County, Hot Springs County, Johnson County, Laramie County, Lincoln County, Natrona County, Niobrara County, Park County, Platte County, Sheridan County, Sublette County, Sweetwater County, Uinta County, Washakie County, Weston County.
- Idaho -- If you enjoy an oil or gas income and wish to sell royalties, contact us.
- Montana -- Latest acquisition area: Richland County and Roosevelt County.
- North Dakota --Sell royalty in Mountrail County, ND / Sell gas rights in Mountrail County, ND / Sell oil rights in Mountrail County, ND / Sell mineral rights in Mountrail County, ND. | Sell royalty in Williams County, ND / Sell gas rights in Williams County, ND / Sell oil rights in Williams County, ND / Sell mineral rights in Williams County, ND. |Sell royalty in Dunn County, ND / Sell gas rights in Dunn County, ND / Sell oil rights in Dunn County, ND / Sell mineral rights in Dunn County, ND. Sell ND mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Mountrail County, McKenzie County, Divide County, Burke County, Williams County, Dunn County, Stark County.
- South Dakota -- Any county where you own producing oil royalty or gas royalty.
- Nebraska -- Any county where you have property that pays you a check for your mineral rights.
- New Mexico -- Latest acquisition area is in the Delaware basin: Lea County, Eddy County. Also, in the San Juan basin, San Juan County, Rio Arriba County, McKinley County, Sandoval County.
- Texas -- Sell Texas oil rights. / Sell Texas gas rights. / Sell Texas royalty rights. / Sell Texas mineral rights. Sell TX mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Maverick County, Webb County, La Salle County, Dimmitt County, Frio County, Atascosa County, Live Oak County, McMullen County, Gonzales County, Dewitt County, Wilson County, Lavaca County, Karnes County, Fayette County, Lee County, Burleson County. || Angelina County, Nacogdoches County, San Augustine County, Rusk County, Shelby County, Panola County, Harrison County, Marion County, Cass County. || Gregg County, Upshur County, Cherokee County, Smith County. || Freestone County, Leon County, Madison County, Walker County, Robertson County, Grimes County, Brazos County, Milam County, Houston County, Polk County. || Jasper County, Tyler County, Brazoria County, Harris County. || Fisher County, Glasscock County, Nolan County, Sterling County, Mitchell County, Reagan County, Howard County, Scurry County, Kent County, Irion County, Gaines County, Dawson County, Andrews County, Martin County, Ector County, Midland County, Upton County. || Denton County, Wise County, Parker County, Hood County, Johnson County, Tarrant County. || Hemphill County, Wheeler County, Roberts County, Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County. || Andrews County, Loving County, Winkler County, Yoakum County.
- Oklahoma -- Sell Oklahoma oil rights. / Sell Oklahoma gas rights. / Sell Oklahoma royalty rights. / Sell Oklahoma mineral rights. Sell OK mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Grant County, Kay County, Osage County, Garfield County, Noble County, Pawnee County, Alfalfa County, Woods County, Harper County. || Logan County, Payne County, Dewey County, Blaine County, Canadian County, Grady County. || Caddo County, Custer County, Roger Mills County, Washita County, Ellis County, Dewey County, Beckham County.
- Kansas -- Latest acquisition area: Comanche County, Barber County, Harper County, Sumner County, Cowley County, Kingman County, Pratt County, Kiowa County. (Interested in any other part of Kansas where you own producing royalty / mineral rights, as well.)
- Illinois -- If you enjoy any oil or gas income and wish to sell minerals, contact us.
- Indiana -- Contact us if you wish to sell oil royalties or gas royalties.
- Arkansas -- Sell Arkansas mineral rights. / Sell Arkansas royalties. Latest acquisition area: Miller County, Lafayette County, Columbia County, Union County. || Crawford County, Sebastian County, Franklin County, Johnson County, Logan County, Pope County, Conway County, Van Buren County, Cleburne County.
- Louisiana -- Sell Louisiana mineral rights. / Sell Louisiana royalties. Sell LA mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Caddo Parish, DeSoto Parish, Bossier Parish, Red River Parish, Webster Parish, Claiborne Parish, Bienville Parish, Sabine Parish, Union Parish, Jackson Parish, West Feliciana Parish, East Feliciana Parish, St. Helena Parish. || Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Cameron Parish. Do you own any royalties in Terryville Field, Lincoln Parish? You can sell Lincoln Parish mineral rights to us. It's primarily natural gas, and we would like to increase our holdings of Lincoln Parish gas rights.
- Mississippi -- Sell Mississippi mineral rights / Sell Mississippi royalties. / Sell Mississippi oil rights. Sell MS mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Wilkinson County, Amite County, Pike County.
- Alabama -- Latest acquisition area: Conecuh County, Escambia County.
- Florida -- Any county where you get oil royalties or gas royalty.
- Pennsylvania -- Sell Pennsylvania mineral rights. / Sell Pennsylvania royalties. / Sell Pennsylvania gas rights. Sell PA mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Washington County, Beaver County, Greene County, Allegheny County, Butler County, Armstrong County, Clarion County. || Bradford County, Susquehanna County, Lycoming County, Wyoming County, Sullivan County. || Warren County, Venango County, Crawford County, Mercer County.
- Ohio -- Sell Ohio royalties. / Sell Ohio mineral rights. / Sell Ohio oil rights. / Sell Ohio gas rights. Sell OH mineral rights in our latest acquisition area: Ashtabula County, Trumbull County, Carroll County, Columbiana County, Mahoning County, Harrison County, Guernsey County, Noble County, Jefferson County, Belmont County, Washington County, Monroe County, Morgan County.
- Kentucky -- We buy oil royalties and buy gas royalties, too. Contact us if you wish to sell Kentucky mineral rights.
- Tennessee -- Any county where you own producing mineral rights... please call if you are selling Tennessee mineral rights.
- West Virginia -- Sell West Virginia royalties. / Sell West Virginia mineral rights. / Sell West Virginia oil rights. / Sell West Virginia gas rights. Sell WV mineral rights in our latest acquisition area; Wetzel County, Marshall County, Ohio County, Brooke County, Hancock County, Tyler County, Ritchie County, Doddridge County, Harrison County.
- New York -- We are a mineral rights buyer for all oil royalties and gas royalties.
- Virginia -- You can sell mineral rights in Virginia that provide you with an oil check or gas check.
- Michigan -- Jackson County, Lenawee County.
As time goes on, we will build pages for certain areas to show additional detail regarding where we are speculating by buying mineral rights and royalties, but by now, we're sure you can tell that if you receiving a royalty check from an oil & gas company, paying you on your mineral rights, we can likely buy it and pay you a lump sum cash settlement!
We pay all closing costs. It's not difficult and we make it a pleasant experience. Soon, you can have cash money in your hands! Just give "Bill" a call, he's easy to work with, very knowledgeable, professional and cordial!
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Oil & Gas Companies (Operators) In The USA
Which oil/gas company is paying you? There are thousands of oil/gas companies in the USA alone. Here is a list of some of them who operate wells where we buy. But, there are many more! Are you receiving checks from any of these companies? (We'll buy a producing property from you which is operated by almost any company, this is just a list of some of the larger ones.)
Sell Mineral Rights
Right now, we are expanding into certain areas to help spread more risk around.
Do you wish to sell mineral rights in Texas -- Johnson County, TX; Tarrant County, TX; Wise County, TX; Montague County, TX? Also San Augustine County, TX or Nacogdoches County. As well as Wheeler County, Hemphill County and Roberts County, Texas. And our most recent expansion is Walker County, Grimes County and Madison County, Texas. Do you wish to sell Walker County mineral rights? Do you own anything in Madison County? Interested in selling Madison County mineral rights? There are some producing oil wells and gas wells there and in Grimes County, too. If you wish to sell oil rights in Grimes County, let us know.
Another expansion area is for those selling West Virginia mineral rights... Ritchie County, Doddridge County, Tyler County, Harrison County, Marshall County and Wetzel County.
In PA (Pennsylvania), Washington County, Greene County, Susquehanna County, Sullivan County, Bradford County and Butler County.
In North Dakota, we are the solution to "Who buys mineral rights in Mountrail County?" as well as other North Dakota Counties... Williams County, McKenzie County and Dunn County.
Of course, as always, give us a call if your county is not listed; you might be able to "sell my mineral rights" in other counties. And if you need additional information, view more at sell mineral rights, a site which explains it even more.
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- Whiting Oil And Gas Corporation
- Oasis Petroleum North America LLC
- Burlington Resources (ConocoPhillips)
- Continental Resources, Inc.
- QEP Energy Company
- WPX Energy Williston, LLC
- Brigham Oil & Gas, LP (Statoil)
- Hess Corporation
- Oxy USA, Inc.
- EOG Resources, Inc.
- XTO Energy, Inc. (ExxonMobil)
- SM Energy Company
- Zavanna, LLC
- Marathon Oil Company
- Petro-Hunt, LLC
- Slawson Exploration Company, Inc.
- Kodiak Oil & Gas (USA), Inc.
- Newfield Production Company
- Hunt Oil Company
- Enerplus Resources USA Corporation
- Shell Oil / SWEPI
- ExxonMobil
- ConocoPhillips
- Murphy Oil Corporation
- Range Resources
- Antero Resources
- Rosetta Resources
- Penn Virginia Corporation
- Quicksilver Resources
- Forest Oil
- Petroquest
- Cimarex Energy
- Continental Resources
- Halcon Resources
- Denbury Resources
- Breitburn Energy
- Legacy Reserves
- Clayton Williams
- Carrizo Oil & Gas
- EV Energy Partners
- Chesapeake Energy
- WPX Energy
- Exco Resources
- Unit Corp
- Laredo Petroleum
- SandRidge Energy
- Midstates Petroleum
- Comstock Resources
- Concho Resources
- Stone Energy
- Bill Barrett Corp
- Linn Energy
- Swift Energy
- Vanguard Natural Resources
- Rosetta Resources
- Petrohawk (BHP Billiton)
- Encana Corporation
- Talisman Energy, Inc.
- Ultra Petroleum
- Rex Energy
- EQT Corporation
- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
- Apache Corporation
- Chevron Corporation
- Chief Oil & Gas
- Consol Energy
- Devon Energy
- El Paso Corporation
- Samson Resources
- Pioneer Natural Resources
- BP (British Petroleum)
- Koch Industries
- Occidental Petroleum
- Plains Exploration & Production
- Venoco
- GMX Resources (GMXR)
- Chama Oil & Minerals, LLC
Sell Mineral Rights
Right now, we are expanding into certain areas to help spread more risk around.
Do you wish to sell mineral rights in Texas -- Johnson County, TX; Tarrant County, TX; Wise County, TX; Montague County, TX? Also San Augustine County, TX or Nacogdoches County. As well as Wheeler County, Hemphill County and Roberts County, Texas. And our most recent expansion is Walker County, Grimes County and Madison County, Texas. Do you wish to sell Walker County mineral rights? Do you own anything in Madison County? Interested in selling Madison County mineral rights? There are some producing oil wells and gas wells there and in Grimes County, too. If you wish to sell oil rights in Grimes County, let us know.
Another expansion area is for those selling West Virginia mineral rights... Ritchie County, Doddridge County, Tyler County, Harrison County, Marshall County and Wetzel County.
In PA (Pennsylvania), Washington County, Greene County, Susquehanna County, Sullivan County, Bradford County and Butler County.
In North Dakota, we are the solution to "Who buys mineral rights in Mountrail County?" as well as other North Dakota Counties... Williams County, McKenzie County and Dunn County.
Of course, as always, give us a call if your county is not listed; you might be able to "sell my mineral rights" in other counties. And if you need additional information, view more at sell mineral rights, a site which explains it even more.
[CLICK] To Contact Us To Sell Mineral Rights Or Sell Royalties