Sell Mineral Rights in Ohio
Sell mineral rights in Ohio by asking buyers for written offers before you sign anything. Ohio produced about 50 million barrels of crude oil and about 2.1 trillion cubic feet of marketed natural gas in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Most activity centers on the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio, and we take your interest to buyers at no cost to you.
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What shapes an offer for Ohio minerals
Buyers price each tract on its own wells and the wells around it, so the Utica Shale and the Point Pleasant interval below it in the Appalachian Basin are priced differently.
Well and production records are kept by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, and your deed is recorded with the county where the land sits.
Ohio rules to know before you sell
Ohio's Dormant Mineral Act lets a surface owner take over a severed mineral interest only through notice. The interest can be deemed abandoned if none of the listed savings events happened in the 20 years before the surface owner's notice and the holder does not respond within 60 days. Ohio Dormant Mineral Act (opens in a new tab) gives the statute and its conditions.
Ohio has a forced pooling statute.
Ohio levies a severance tax of 10 cents per barrel of oil and 2.5 cents per thousand cubic feet of gas, plus a regulatory cost recovery assessment on non domestic wells.
Ohio 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 Ohio?
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.
Can my Ohio minerals lapse if I do not use them?
Ohio's Dormant Mineral Act lets a surface owner take over a severed mineral interest only through notice. Read the rule and its sources (opens in a new tab).
Where is oil and gas activity in Ohio?
Oil and gas activity in the state centers on the Appalachian 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?
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 Ohio mineral offers free?
Yes. Asking for offers is free, with no upfront fee and no obligation to sell.
What taxes apply when I sell Ohio 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. Ohio taxes royalty income from Ohio property as part of its income tax; how a gain on a sale is taxed depends on where you live and on Ohio’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 Ohio tax oil and gas royalty income?
Yes. Ohio’s income tax reaches royalty income from Ohio 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 Ohio?
Ohio levies a severance tax of 10 cents per barrel of oil and 2.5 cents per thousand cubic feet of gas, plus a regulatory cost recovery assessment on non domestic wells. Rates, exemptions and sources (opens in a new tab).
How do I find out what minerals I own in Ohio?
Check the county recorder where the land sits for the deed, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management 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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