Sell Mineral Rights in Pennsylvania
Sell mineral rights in Pennsylvania by asking buyers for written offers before you sign anything. Pennsylvania produced about 4 million barrels of crude oil and about 7.7 trillion cubic feet of marketed natural gas in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Most activity centers on the Marcellus Shale, and we take your interest to buyers at no cost to you.
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What shapes an offer for Pennsylvania minerals
Buyers price each tract on its own wells and the wells around it, so the Marcellus Shale and the Utica below it in the Appalachian Basin are priced differently.
Well and production records are kept by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas Management, and your deed is recorded with the county where the land sits.
Pennsylvania rules to know before you sell
Pennsylvania's Dormant Oil and Gas Act (Act 115 of 2006) does not end or transfer any interest for nonuse, and it states that its purpose is not to vest severed oil and gas in the surface owner. Do Mineral Rights Expire in Pennsylvania (opens in a new tab) gives the statute and its conditions.
Pennsylvania has a forced pooling statute.
Pennsylvania has no severance tax on oil or gas; instead producers pay an annual impact fee for each unconventional gas well, $59,700 for a horizontal well in its first year on the 2025 schedule, falling as the well ages.
Pennsylvania taxes royalty income through its personal income tax. Payers must withhold state income tax from some royalty payments. 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 Pennsylvania?
Give us the county and your interest with any lease or check stub on hand. We ask buyers for written offers for you to compare, then you close through a licensed closing or title company.
Can Pennsylvania take my minerals if they sit unused?
Pennsylvania's Dormant Oil and Gas Act (Act 115 of 2006) does not end or transfer any interest for nonuse, and it states that its purpose is not to vest severed oil and gas in the surface owner. Read the rule and its sources (opens in a new tab).
Where is oil and gas activity in Pennsylvania?
Oil and gas activity in the state centers on the Appalachian Basin.
What is a non-participating royalty interest (NPRI)?
An NPRI is a share of production revenue with no right to lease the minerals or take a lease bonus. It is fully sellable and valued on the income it pays, much like a producing royalty.
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 Pennsylvania mineral offers free?
Yes. Asking for offers is free, with no upfront fee and no obligation to sell.
What taxes apply when I sell Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania taxes royalty income from Pennsylvania property as part of its income tax; how a gain on a sale is taxed depends on where you live and on Pennsylvania’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 Pennsylvania tax oil and gas royalty income?
Yes. Pennsylvania’s income tax reaches royalty income from Pennsylvania property, including for owners who live in another state. A business paying royalties on Pennsylvania property to a nonresident withholds 3.07 percent, optional below $5,000 a year.
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 Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania levies no severance tax on oil or gas; instead producers pay an annual impact fee for each unconventional gas well, $59,700 for a horizontal well in its first year on the 2025 schedule, falling as the well ages. Rates, exemptions and sources (opens in a new tab).
How do I find out what minerals I own in Pennsylvania?
Check the county recorder where the land sits for the deed, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Oil and Gas 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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