How much are my mineral rights worth?

The value of mineral rights depends on several factors including location, production history, proven reserves, current market prices, and lease terms. Our experienced team provides free mineral rights appraisal using industry-leading valuation methods. Factors we consider include nearby well production, geological surveys, and current commodity prices.

How do I sell my mineral rights?

Selling mineral rights involves several steps: 1) Contact a reputable mineral rights buyer, 2) Review your deed and title, 3) Receive a transparent valuation explaining the offer, 4) Negotiate terms and closing timeline, 5) Complete title work and documentation, 6) Close the transaction. Buckhead Energy streamlines this process with quick closings and competitive offers.

What is the best company to sell mineral rights to?

The best mineral buying company offers fair market value, transparent pricing, quick closings, and professional service. Look for companies with proven track records, positive landowner reviews, and expertise in your specific basin or region. Buckhead Energy has been acquiring mineral rights since 2007, with successful transactions across 33 states.

Should I sell or lease my mineral rights?

The decision to sell or lease mineral rights depends on your financial goals, risk tolerance, and market conditions. Selling provides immediate cash with no ongoing management, while leasing offers potential long-term income but requires active management. Consider factors like current commodity prices, development potential, tax implications, and your need for immediate capital.

What are mineral rights?

Mineral rights are the legal rights to extract and profit from minerals beneath the surface of land, including oil, natural gas, coal, and other valuable substances. These rights can be owned separately from surface rights. Mineral rights ownership entitles you to lease payments, royalties from production, and the right to sell these assets.

How long does it take to sell mineral rights?

The timeline to sell mineral rights typically ranges from 30-90 days, depending on title complexity and documentation requirements. At Buckhead Energy, we streamline the process: initial evaluation and offer within 7-14 days, title review 2-4 weeks, and closing within 30-45 days of accepted offer.

Colorado Residents: Sell Your Oklahoma Mineral Rights

Oklahoma Minerals, Colorado Residence

Oklahoma and Colorado share a border, but that doesn't make managing Oklahoma minerals from Denver any easier. Oklahoma has some of the most complex mineral laws in the country, including aggressive pooling provisions that require active engagement from mineral owners.

Many Colorado residents own Oklahoma minerals through family connections—Oklahoma was a major oil state for decades, and mineral rights passed through generations. Whether you inherited from grandparents who worked the Midcontinent or invested during the SCOOP/STACK boom, managing Oklahoma assets from Colorado has unique challenges:

Oklahoma's compulsory pooling notices and elections

Oklahoma Corporation Commission proceedings

Different spacing and pooling rules than Colorado

Oklahoma income tax filings for royalty income

Major Oklahoma Producing Areas

We buy minerals throughout Oklahoma. The state's geology supports multiple productive plays:

SCOOP Play

South Central Oklahoma Oil Province in the Woodford and Springer formations. Counties: Grady, Stephens, Garvin, Carter, McClain.

STACK Play

Sooner Trend, Anadarko, Canadian, Kingfisher area. Counties: Canadian, Kingfisher, Blaine, Dewey, Custer.

Anadarko Basin

One of the deepest sedimentary basins in North America. Multiple stacked pay zones across western Oklahoma.

Arkoma Basin

Eastern Oklahoma natural gas play. Counties: Pittsburg, Latimer, Coal, Hughes, Haskell.

Oklahoma's Unique Pooling Rules

If you're familiar with Colorado's COGCC spacing rules, Oklahoma's system may seem foreign. Oklahoma has some of the strongest compulsory pooling (force pooling) laws in the country. If an operator wants to drill and you haven't voluntarily leased, they can pool your minerals through the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

Pooling notices require decisions within tight timeframes, and the options (lease voluntarily, participate as working interest, or accept statutory pooling) have different financial implications. Managing these decisions from Colorado adds complexity.

When you sell your Oklahoma minerals, you transfer all future pooling decisions to the buyer. This can be a relief for owners who don't want to navigate Oklahoma's regulatory system from out of state.

Selling Oklahoma Minerals from Colorado

Tell Us About Your Minerals

County, section/township/range, current production

We Research & Value

Production data, permits, development potential

Sign at CO Notary

No travel to Oklahoma required

Receive Payment

Wire transfer or certified check

Oklahoma-Specific Questions

A pooling notice means an operator wants to drill and is creating a drilling unit that includes your minerals. You typically have options: lease voluntarily, participate as a working interest owner, or be pooled at a statutory rate. If you're considering selling anyway, this is often a good time—a pending well can increase value. Contact us for a quick evaluation.

Both states have income taxes. Oklahoma taxes non-resident income from Oklahoma sources, including mineral royalties. Colorado also taxes your mineral income. When you sell, you may owe capital gains tax to both states (though Colorado typically provides a credit for taxes paid to other states). A CPA familiar with both states can help you plan.

Yes, we buy both leased and unleased minerals. Unleased minerals may have different value depending on drilling activity in the area. In Oklahoma, unleased minerals are particularly interesting because of pooling potential—if operators are actively drilling nearby, your unleased minerals could be quite valuable.

SCOOP (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province) and STACK (Sooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher) are both horizontal drilling plays that have driven Oklahoma's oil and gas resurgence. SCOOP is in south-central Oklahoma, while STACK is further north. Both target the Woodford Shale and other formations. Minerals in either play can be quite valuable.

Get a Free Valuation of Your Oklahoma Minerals

We'll research your Oklahoma mineral rights and provide a written offer. No obligation, no cost.

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Own Mineral Rights in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma Minerals, Colorado Residence

Major Oklahoma Producing Areas

SCOOP Play

STACK Play

Anadarko Basin

Arkoma Basin

Oklahoma's Unique Pooling Rules

Selling Oklahoma Minerals from Colorado

Tell Us About Your Minerals

We Research & Value

Sign at CO Notary

Receive Payment

Oklahoma-Specific Questions

I received a pooling notice—what should I do?

How do Oklahoma and Colorado mineral taxes compare?

My minerals are unleased—can I still sell?

What's the difference between SCOOP and STACK?

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