Sell Oil and Gas Royalties
Sell oil and gas royalties by asking buyers for written offers on the monthly checks you receive now. A buyer pays one sum today for the right to those future payments, so each offer rests on your decimal interest, recent production and prices. American Mineral Registry asks buyers for offers at no cost to you, and you decide.
Request offers Free to ask, with no upfront fee and no obligation to sell.
What a buyer looks at
Your division order and recent check stubs show your decimal interest, the wells and the operator. Buyers use them to project what the wells will pay and value that today.
A new well can decline quickly in its first years, so a short production record is weighed more cautiously than a long one. You can also sell mineral royalties in part, such as half your decimal, and keep the rest.
Buyers also check the operator’s records and the state regulator’s production reports for each well, so a sudden drop in your checks will come up.
Royalty, mineral or overriding royalty
A royalty interest is a share of production that carries no drilling costs. If you own the minerals themselves, a sale can include future leasing rights as well as the checks.
An overriding royalty ends when its lease ends, and buyers price that in. The Mineral Rights Glossary (opens in a new tab) defines each term.
Say which you hold when you request offers, and keep the division order to hand.
Three ways to sell, side by side
How answering a buyer’s letter compares with asking us, and with listing the interest yourself.
| Answer a letter in the mail | Ask through American Mineral Registry | List it yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How the price is set | By the one buyer who wrote | By the written offers you receive | By whoever answers your listing |
| Who sees your interest | One buyer | Buyers we approach who may be interested | Whoever finds the listing |
| What it costs you | Nothing up front | Nothing; we are paid only if a sale we arrange closes | Your time, and often a listing or broker fee |
| Who handles the closing | The buyer, on its own terms | A title company, escrow agent or closing attorney | You, with your own counsel |
Answer a letter in the mail
- How the price is set
- By the one buyer who wrote
- Who sees your interest
- One buyer
- What it costs you
- Nothing up front
- Who handles the closing
- The buyer, on its own terms
Ask through American Mineral Registry
- How the price is set
- By the written offers you receive
- Who sees your interest
- Buyers we approach who may be interested
- What it costs you
- Nothing; we are paid only if a sale we arrange closes
- Who handles the closing
- A title company, escrow agent or closing attorney
List it yourself
- How the price is set
- By whoever answers your listing
- Who sees your interest
- Whoever finds the listing
- What it costs you
- Your time, and often a listing or broker fee
- Who handles the closing
- You, with your own counsel
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 are oil and gas royalties valued?
As a multiple of recent monthly income, adjusted for how fast the wells decline, the operator, and the basin. A steady, mature check is valued differently from a brand new well that may fall quickly.
Should I sell my royalties or keep collecting checks?
It depends on your goals and the wells. Royalties are a depleting asset, so selling trades future uncertainty for certain cash today. Written offers from several buyers show what the market would pay, so you can decide with real numbers.
Can I sell part of my royalties and keep the rest?
Yes. You can sell a portion to raise cash or simplify an estate while keeping the rest of the income. Written offers help you see which split pays more.
Is there a fee to get royalty offers?
No upfront fee. Asking for offers is free and carries no obligation. We are paid at closing, and only if you choose to sell.
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