Sell Mineral Rights in McKenzie County, ND

Yes. McKenzie County is on our active buy list. We buy mineral interests, royalty interests, NPRI, and ORRI on both producing and non-producing tracts targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations.

The most active operators we track in McKenzie County include Hess Corporation, Continental Resources, ConocoPhillips, Chord Energy. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.

McKenzie County sits in the Williston Basin, where the primary target is bakken / three forks. Here we underwrite the Bakken and Three Forks formations.

Yes. McKenzie County is one of our top-tier acquisition areas. We can usually turn an offer around in 48 hours and we will compete on price for tracts inside the active development area.

McKenzie County is one of the highest-producing counties in the U.S. and the heart of the Williston Basin Bakken / Three Forks development. Active operators have continuously drilled the Bakken middle member and the Three Forks first and second benches. Bonuses for unleased Bakken acreage in McKenzie County have been at the top of the ND range during active periods, and producing royalty interests trade at multiples reflecting the long well life and active continuing development.

NDCC 38-18.1 allows lapse of unused mineral interests after 20 years. McKenzie County has substantial inherited mineral inventory dating back generations, much of it held by absentee owners. Many of those interests have lapsed (or are at risk of lapsing) without owners realizing. If you have a McKenzie County interest that has been inactive for a long period, file a Statement of Claim with the McKenzie County recorder before assuming the interest still exists. See our blog post on NDCC 38-18.1 for the detailed procedure.

North Dakota imposes a combined oil tax of about 10% (5% gross production + 5% extraction tax), among the highest in the country. The tax is borne by the operator before your royalty is calculated, so the realized price on your check is post-severance. This is one reason your McKenzie County check on a given gross production might be lower than a comparable Texas check — Texas oil severance is about 4.6%. Wyoming and Montana also have high severance burdens, so cross-state comparisons require accounting for the tax.

Closings on McKenzie County mineral rights typically take 7 to 30 days from the date you accept our offer, depending on title complexity. We handle county-level title work, PSA drafting, mineral deed preparation, and notary coordination at our expense.

Just a tract description (abstract or survey, section/township/range, or a legal description from your deed) and any recent royalty check stubs if the interest is producing. You do not need to gather deeds or title opinions up front.