Sell Mineral Rights in Arkansas
Sell mineral rights in Arkansas by asking buyers for written offers before you sign anything. Arkansas produced about 4 million barrels of crude oil and about 323 billion cubic feet of marketed natural gas in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Most activity centers on the Fayetteville Shale, and we take your interest to buyers at no cost to you.
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What shapes an offer for Arkansas minerals
Buyers price each tract on its own wells and the wells around it, so the Fayetteville Shale in the north and the Arkoma Basin are priced differently.
Well and production records are kept by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission, and your deed is recorded with the county where the land sits.
Arkansas rules to know before you sell
No Arkansas statute ending a severed mineral interest for nonuse was identified, but the official code could not be searched, and the state's appellate opinion database has no opinion mentioning a dormant or abandoned mineral statute. Mineral rights, including nonproducing ones, are assessed for property tax (Ark. Code Ann. 26-26-1110, as quoted in 2021 Ark. App. 324). Do Mineral Rights Expire in Arkansas (opens in a new tab) gives the statute and its conditions.
Arkansas has a forced pooling statute.
Arkansas taxes oil at 4 percent of market value where wells average 10 barrels a day or less and 5 percent above that, plus two small per barrel taxes, and gas at 5 percent, with lower rates of 1.25 to 1.5 percent for marginal, new discovery and high cost gas. For gas, the operator deducts the royalty owner’s share from royalty payments.
Arkansas taxes royalty income through its personal income tax. Oil and Gas Severance Tax by State (opens in a new tab) compares every state.
One request. Buyers compete in writing. You call the shots.
Keep a recent check stub or the lease handy if you have one; it helps buyers price an offer, but you can ask without either. Nothing goes to a buyer until we have talked with you. If a buyer has already written to you, tell us; that letter becomes the number every other offer has to beat.
Free for families. You never pay us a dime.
Asking for an offer costs you nothing, and there is no fee when you sell. Usually we buy the interest ourselves, and the offer says so. We may resell it, and that is how we are paid; it never changes the price you agreed.
Your money moves through a licensed title company, escrow agent or closing attorney, never through our hands. Every written offer names its buyer.
Common questions
How do I sell mineral rights in Arkansas?
Send the county, your interest, and a recent check stub or lease if you have one. Buyers who are interested send written offers, you choose one or none, and you close through a licensed closing or title company.
Does Arkansas have a dormant mineral act?
No Arkansas statute ending a severed mineral interest for nonuse was identified, but the official code could not be searched, and the state's appellate opinion database has no opinion mentioning a dormant or abandoned mineral statute. Read the rule and its sources (opens in a new tab).
Where is oil and gas activity in Arkansas?
Oil and gas activity in the state centers on the Fayetteville Shale in the north.
What is a non-participating royalty interest (NPRI)?
An NPRI carries a share of revenue without the right to lease or collect a bonus. Buyers value it on the income it pays, similar to a producing royalty, and it conveys cleanly.
Do I sign a division order before selling?
A division order confirms your decimal share so the operator pays you correctly. You can sign one to receive payments, you do not have to sell before signing it, and signing it does not give up ownership.
Is getting Arkansas mineral offers free?
Yes. Asking for offers is free, with no upfront fee and no obligation to sell.
What taxes apply when I sell Arkansas minerals?
A sale is generally treated as the sale of a capital asset, so federal capital gains rules usually apply, while royalty checks are ordinary income. Arkansas taxes royalty income from Arkansas property as part of its income tax; how a gain on a sale is taxed depends on where you live and on Arkansas’s rules for nonresidents. State production taxes, where they apply, usually come off the royalty check, and some producing minerals are also taxed locally.
Inherited minerals usually receive a stepped up basis as of the date of death, which can reduce the gain on a later sale. AMR’s state tax reference (opens in a new tab) has the rules and sources; confirm your own situation with a tax professional.
Does Arkansas tax oil and gas royalty income?
Yes. Arkansas’s income tax reaches royalty income from Arkansas property, including for owners who live in another state. If you live elsewhere, your home state may tax the same income.
Federal tax applies on top.
What is the severance tax on oil and gas in Arkansas?
Arkansas levies oil at 4 percent of market value where wells average 10 barrels a day or less and 5 percent above that, plus two small per barrel taxes, and gas at 5 percent, with lower rates of 1.25 to 1.5 percent for marginal, new discovery and high cost gas. For gas, the operator deducts the royalty owner’s share from royalty payments. Rates, exemptions and sources (opens in a new tab).
How do I find out what minerals I own in Arkansas?
Check the county recorder where the land sits for the deed, the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission for well and production records, and the state unclaimed property program for any unclaimed royalty money. Our unclaimed royalties finder builds the checklist.
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