Sell Mineral Rights in Kansas
Sell mineral rights in Kansas by asking buyers for written offers before you sign anything. Kansas produced about 25 million barrels of crude oil and about 122 billion cubic feet of marketed natural gas in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Most activity centers on the Hugoton gas field, and we take your interest to buyers at no cost to you.
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What shapes an offer for Kansas minerals
Buyers price each tract on its own wells and the wells around it, so the Hugoton gas field in the southwest, the Mississippian Lime and the central Kansas uplift are priced differently.
Well and production records are kept by the Kansas Corporation Commission, and your deed is recorded with the county where the land sits.
Kansas rules to know before you sell
An interest in coal, oil, gas or other minerals that is unused for 20 years lapses and ownership reverts to the current surface owner unless a statement of claim is filed. No court action is needed for the lapse. Kansas Dormant Mineral Act (opens in a new tab) gives the statute and its conditions.
Kansas has a forced pooling statute.
Kansas levies a mineral severance tax of 8 percent of gross value, less a credit of 3.67 percent of gross value for owners who pay property tax on the oil or gas, with exemptions for low producing wells and some new and enhanced production. Royalty owners bear it ratably, and it is deducted from payments by the first purchaser or the operator.
Kansas 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 Kansas?
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.
Can my Kansas minerals lapse if I do not use them?
An interest in coal, oil, gas or other minerals that is unused for 20 years lapses and ownership reverts to the current surface owner unless a statement of claim is filed. Read the rule and its sources (opens in a new tab).
Where is oil and gas activity in Kansas?
Oil and gas activity in the state centers on the Hugoton gas field in the southwest.
What is a non-participating royalty interest (NPRI)?
A non-participating royalty interest pays a share of production but carries no leasing right and no bonus. It sells like a producing royalty, priced on the income it returns.
Do I sign a division order before selling?
A division order just verifies your decimal share so the operator pays you right. Signing one to get paid does not commit you to a sale and does not surrender ownership.
Is getting Kansas mineral offers free?
Yes. Asking for offers is free, with no upfront fee and no obligation to sell.
What taxes apply when I sell Kansas 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. Kansas taxes royalty income from Kansas property as part of its income tax; how a gain on a sale is taxed depends on where you live and on Kansas’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 Kansas tax oil and gas royalty income?
Yes. Kansas’s income tax reaches royalty income from Kansas 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 Kansas?
Kansas levies a mineral severance tax of 8 percent of gross value, less a credit of 3.67 percent of gross value for owners who pay property tax on the oil or gas, with exemptions for low producing wells and some new and enhanced production. Royalty owners bear it ratably, and it is deducted from payments by the first purchaser or the operator. Rates, exemptions and sources (opens in a new tab).
How do I find out what minerals I own in Kansas?
Check the county recorder where the land sits for the deed, the Kansas Corporation 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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