Sell Mineral Rights in Utah
Sell mineral rights in Utah by asking buyers for written offers before you sign anything. Utah produced about 68 million barrels of crude oil and about 337 billion cubic feet of marketed natural gas in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Most activity centers on the Uinta Basin, and we take your interest to buyers at no cost to you.
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What shapes an offer for Utah minerals
Buyers price each tract on its own wells and the wells around it, so the Uinta Basin and the Paradox Basin in the southeast are priced differently.
Well and production records are kept by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, and your deed is recorded with the county where the land sits.
Utah rules to know before you sell
No Utah statute was found that ends a severed mineral interest for nonuse. The Marketable Record Title Act (Utah Code 57-9-1 to 57-9-10, 40 year chain of title) may not be applied to extinguish any interest in minerals. Do Mineral Rights Expire in Utah (opens in a new tab) gives the statute and its conditions.
On forced pooling, under Utah Code 40-6-6.5(2) the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining may, absent a written pooling agreement, order all interests in a drilling unit pooled on just and reasonable terms.
Utah levies a severance tax of 3 percent of taxable value up to $13 a barrel of oil or $1.50 per thousand cubic feet of gas and 5 percent above those amounts, plus a 0.2 percent conservation fee. Royalty owners owe the tax on their share, and the producer pays it for them and deducts it.
Utah 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 Utah?
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.
Does Utah have a dormant mineral act?
No Utah statute was found that ends a severed mineral interest for nonuse. Read the rule and its sources (opens in a new tab).
Where is oil and gas activity in Utah?
Oil and gas activity in the state centers on the Uinta Basin.
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 Utah mineral offers free?
Yes. Asking for offers is free, with no upfront fee and no obligation to sell.
What taxes apply when I sell Utah 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. Utah taxes royalty income from Utah property as part of its income tax; how a gain on a sale is taxed depends on where you live and on Utah’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 Utah tax oil and gas royalty income?
Yes. Utah’s income tax reaches royalty income from Utah 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 Utah?
Utah levies a severance tax of 3 percent of taxable value up to $13 a barrel of oil or $1.50 per thousand cubic feet of gas and 5 percent above those amounts, plus a 0.2 percent conservation fee. Royalty owners owe the tax on their share, and the producer pays it for them and deducts it. Rates, exemptions and sources (opens in a new tab).
How do I find out what minerals I own in Utah?
Check the county recorder where the land sits for the deed, the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining 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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