Mineral Rights by State

Texas spans five major plays with very different buyer pools and pricing. See why county and formation matter more than a statewide number when you sell.

Oklahoma spans SCOOP/STACK, the Anadarko basin, Arkoma, and Osage County's unique headright system. See how each affects what your mineral rights are worth.

New Mexico spans two very different plays: the hot Delaware basin and the mature San Juan basin. See how each should be valued and sold before you decide.

Louisiana runs on civil law, not common law, and its 10-year prescription rule alone can make or break a mineral interest. Know it before you sell.

North Dakota's Bakken and Three Forks are past the boom, now in a mature, multi-well-pad phase. Here's what that means for valuing and selling your rights.

Pennsylvania Marcellus owners face a real divide between the southwest core and northeast dry gas country, plus a long history of split estates.

Weld County DJ Basin oil and Piceance Basin gas trade very differently. See how setback rules and operator activity shape what.

Wyoming spans the Powder River basin's oil transition and the Green River's deep gas fields, plus a federal-state ownership checkerboard.

West Virginia's northern Marcellus/Utica core differs sharply from the southern part of the state, and old coal-era severances add real title complexity.

Ohio's Utica shale splits sharply between a liquids-rich wet gas window and dry gas to the east. See how that split shapes what your rights are worth.

Arkansas mineral owners now sit on two distinct assets: legacy Fayetteville Shale gas and a fast-moving Smackover lithium brine market.

From the Hugoton gas field to the Mississippian Lime, Kansas mineral ownership varies by region. Here's how each area typically prices and sells.

Montana mineral owners sit on the Bakken's edge and the Powder River's older coalbed acreage. See how a broker's bid process compares to a direct offer.

Utah's Uinta basin produces waxy crude that depends on rail access to move to market. Here's how that logistics reality shapes what your rights are worth.

Mississippi mineral rights range from renewed Tuscaloosa Marine Shale drilling to century-old Jurassic salt basin fields. Here's how each typically sells.

Own Black Warrior Basin coalbed methane interests in Alabama? Compare a competitive broker listing against a direct offer before you sign anything away.

Kentucky mineral estates often carry old coal, oil, and gas severances layered together. Here's how to sort out what you actually own before selling.

Tennessee sits on the Appalachian basin's edge with limited modern drilling. Understand the real, thin market before deciding whether to list or sell direct.

Nebraska mineral rights sit on the far edge of the Niobrara and DJ basin play. Understand the thin buyer pool before you list or.

Michigan's Antrim Shale boom is decades behind us. Here's what that means for a legacy interest today, and how it typically sells now.

Illinois Basin production is mostly small stripper wells now. Here's an honest look at what those interests are worth and how they typically sell.

Missouri mineral rights sit on the thin edge of the Forest City Basin. Here's an honest look at what that typically means for value and how these sell.

California mineral owners face a regulatory environment unlike any other producing state. Understand what that means for legacy.

North Slope ownership rarely looks like a Texas fee mineral estate. See how nonoperated working interests and overriding royalties actually trade in Alaska.