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By Brad Caponigro, Founder · Last updated Jan 2026
Production data through Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
as of Jan 2026
Over the twelve most recent reported months, Natrona County wells produced about 3.8 million barrels of oil and 5.6 million Mcf of gas — an average of 10,533 barrels and 15,454 Mcf per day. That output comes from roughly 1,337 active wells, with 13 permitted locations on file. Monthly volumes have held in a steady band over the past year.
3,844,672 barrels of oil, Feb 2025 → Jan 2026
5,640,592 Mcf of natural gas, Feb 2025 → Jan 2026
Rates shown as barrels of oil per day and Mcf of natural gas per day, computed from monthly totals reported to WY WOGCC (pipeline.wyo.gov). Feb 2020 through Jan 2026. Download CSV · See methodology.
| Month | Oil (Bbl) | Gas (Mcf) |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2020 | 386,434 | 608,655 |
| Mar 2020 | 403,330 | 673,758 |
| Apr 2020 | 294,069 | 672,103 |
| May 2020 | 197,357 | 697,911 |
| Jun 2020 | 372,054 | 663,111 |
| Jul 2020 | 383,694 | 662,196 |
| Aug 2020 | 365,688 | 666,144 |
| Sep 2020 | 362,310 | 653,680 |
| Oct 2020 | 395,248 | 675,246 |
| Nov 2020 | 378,122 | 624,358 |
| Dec 2020 | 373,021 | 645,020 |
| Jan 2021 | 371,848 | 610,417 |
| Feb 2021 | 328,791 | 505,557 |
| Mar 2021 | 359,907 | 562,238 |
| Apr 2021 | 363,975 | 558,468 |
| May 2021 | 382,849 | 598,002 |
| Jun 2021 | 371,669 | 591,575 |
| Jul 2021 | 383,320 | 585,581 |
| Aug 2021 | 392,432 | 582,017 |
| Sep 2021 | 379,673 | 558,828 |
| Oct 2021 | 395,718 | 556,007 |
| Nov 2021 | 385,322 | 537,375 |
| Dec 2021 | 380,388 | 547,657 |
| Jan 2022 | 376,733 | 537,358 |
| Feb 2022 | 350,403 | 448,808 |
| Mar 2022 | 381,514 | 501,031 |
| Apr 2022 | 361,179 | 486,628 |
| May 2022 | 388,270 | 546,466 |
| Jun 2022 | 375,171 | 530,104 |
| Jul 2022 | 388,739 | 552,884 |
| Aug 2022 | 392,232 | 474,763 |
| Sep 2022 | 377,306 | 664,829 |
| Oct 2022 | 390,704 | 715,174 |
| Nov 2022 | 376,621 | 593,775 |
| Dec 2022 | 380,418 | 566,262 |
| Jan 2023 | 368,254 | 555,205 |
| Feb 2023 | 324,059 | 425,951 |
| Mar 2023 | 365,857 | 480,633 |
| Apr 2023 | 349,897 | 474,115 |
| May 2023 | 365,471 | 541,744 |
| Jun 2023 | 337,938 | 513,677 |
| Jul 2023 | 355,298 | 522,743 |
| Aug 2023 | 339,825 | 479,776 |
| Sep 2023 | 331,725 | 538,537 |
| Oct 2023 | 353,124 | 564,232 |
| Nov 2023 | 345,698 | 555,158 |
| Dec 2023 | 367,156 | 572,531 |
| Jan 2024 | 372,524 | 540,293 |
| Feb 2024 | 363,231 | 527,772 |
| Mar 2024 | 377,736 | 547,925 |
| Apr 2024 | 367,065 | 510,799 |
| May 2024 | 375,341 | 465,351 |
| Jun 2024 | 343,657 | 463,046 |
| Jul 2024 | 372,555 | 487,868 |
| Aug 2024 | 371,776 | 503,688 |
| Sep 2024 | 351,990 | 470,272 |
| Oct 2024 | 359,143 | 531,776 |
| Nov 2024 | 345,370 | 548,290 |
| Dec 2024 | 364,188 | 507,011 |
| Jan 2025 | 350,719 | 480,985 |
| Feb 2025 | 307,891 | 440,033 |
| Mar 2025 | 318,566 | 502,629 |
| Apr 2025 | 302,414 | 479,061 |
| May 2025 | 319,598 | 487,822 |
| Jun 2025 | 348,223 | 467,920 |
| Jul 2025 | 350,220 | 485,533 |
| Aug 2025 | 357,735 | 481,546 |
| Sep 2025 | 344,592 | 448,896 |
| Oct 2025 | 305,192 | 441,696 |
| Nov 2025 | 295,382 | 458,432 |
| Dec 2025 | 303,483 | 472,537 |
| Jan 2026 | 291,376 | 474,487 |
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Energy | — | Private | — |
| Denbury Resources | — | Private | — |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Natrona County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Natrona 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 Frontier, Tensleep, and Muddy formations.
The most active operators we track in Natrona County include Merit Energy, Denbury Resources. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Natrona County sits in the Powder River / Wind River Basins, where the primary target is frontier / niobrara / muddy. Here we underwrite the Frontier, Tensleep, and Muddy formations.
Yes. Natrona County is on our active buy list. We respond to offer requests within 48 hours and underwrite both producing and non-producing tracts.
Natrona County is in central Wyoming and produces mixed oil and gas from multiple intervals (Frontier, Niobrara, others). The county has substantial legacy production with selective modern horizontal activity. Operator activity is moderate. Production economics are sensitive to both crude pricing (Wyoming Sweet differential) and gas pricing (regional hubs).
Send us the legal description and any recent royalty check stubs. We pull the prop record, the surrounding well activity, and the operator history, then return a specific offer within 48 hours. For producing royalty interests we underwrite the cash flow stream against the relevant decline curve; for unleased mineral acreage we underwrite based on the surrounding leasing activity and basin development outlook.
Wyoming requires surface compensation under the Split Estate Act. If you own both surface and minerals on a Natrona County tract, you may receive both surface damage payments and royalty when development occurs. If you own severed minerals only, the surface compensation flows to the surface owner. The Wyoming surface use process has more landowner protections than some other Western states.
Closings on Natrona 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.
Natrona County sits in the Powder River / Wind River Basins, where operators are targeting frontier / niobrara / muddy. Activity is led by names like Merit Energy, Denbury Resources, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Frontier and Tensleep formations.
We buy mineral rights throughout Natrona County, including Casper, Mills.
If you hold mineral rights, royalty interests, NPRI, or ORRI anywhere in the county, we'd like to put a written offer in front of you. Every offer we send is funded from our own balance sheet — there's no auction, no broker markup, and no third-party capital waiting to approve the deal.
Natrona County is an active buying area for us. We're tracking several operators in the county and are prepared to make an offer on any producing or unleased interest.
Monthly production has held within a normal band over the last year, suggesting steady development without a recent completion wave.