Sell Mineral Rights in Mississippi
Sell mineral rights in Mississippi by asking buyers for written offers before you sign anything. Mississippi produced about 10 million barrels of crude oil in 2025 and about 26 billion cubic feet of marketed natural gas in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Most activity centers on the oil and gas fields of the Mississippi salt basin, and we take your interest to buyers at no cost to you.
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What shapes an offer for Mississippi minerals
Buyers price each tract on its own wells and the wells around it, so the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin and the Black Warrior Basin in the northeast are priced differently.
Well and production records are kept by the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board, and your deed is recorded with the county where the land sits.
Mississippi rules to know before you sell
No Mississippi statute was found that ends or transfers a severed mineral interest for nonuse, but the official code could not be searched in full. Nonproducing oil, gas and mineral interests held separately from the surface are exempt from ad valorem tax (Miss. Code 27-31-73, taxes from January 1, 1947; older interests only on application), and a tax sale of the surface does not affect an exempt interest. Abandoned Mineral Rights in Mississippi (opens in a new tab) gives the statute and its conditions.
On forced pooling, under Miss. Code Ann. 53-3-7(1)(a) the State Oil and Gas Board may, after notice and hearing, require owners in a drilling unit who have not agreed to integrate to do so.
Mississippi taxes oil and gas at 6 percent of value at the point of production, with 3 percent for qualifying enhanced recovery oil and 1.3 percent for horizontal wells for 30 months or until payout. For gas, the operator deducts each owner’s share before paying.
Mississippi 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 Mississippi?
Tell us the county and your interest, add a check stub or lease if you have one, and we ask buyers for written offers. You choose the offer you prefer, or none, and close through a licensed closing or title company.
Does Mississippi have a dormant mineral act?
No Mississippi statute was found that ends or transfers a severed mineral interest for nonuse, but the official code could not be searched in full. Read the rule and its sources (opens in a new tab).
Where is oil and gas activity in Mississippi?
Oil and gas activity in the state centers on the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin.
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?
Signing a division order confirms your share for payment purposes. It is not a sale, it does not transfer ownership, and you can sign it and still sell later.
Is getting Mississippi mineral offers free?
Yes. Asking for offers is free, with no upfront fee and no obligation to sell.
What taxes apply when I sell Mississippi 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. Mississippi taxes royalty income from Mississippi property as part of its income tax; how a gain on a sale is taxed depends on where you live and on Mississippi’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 Mississippi tax oil and gas royalty income?
Yes. Mississippi’s income tax reaches royalty income from Mississippi 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 Mississippi?
Mississippi levies oil and gas at 6 percent of value at the point of production, with 3 percent for qualifying enhanced recovery oil and 1.3 percent for horizontal wells for 30 months or until payout. For gas, the operator deducts each owner’s share before paying. Rates, exemptions and sources (opens in a new tab).
How do I find out what minerals I own in Mississippi?
Check the county recorder where the land sits for the deed, the Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board 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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