Sell Curry County mineral rights
What Curry County mineral and royalty interests are worth, who buys them, and how to sell directly to a principal buyer with no commission. Every figure is an estimate subject to verification of your specific interest.
Last updated June 2026.
What are Curry County mineral rights worth?
Curry County sits in the Permian Northwest Shelf and is a smaller producing county. Producing interests are valued on the standard income multiple, roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check, and value moves with oil prices. This is smaller, lower-volume acreage, so checks and values run below the busier parts of the basin, but the same income multiple still applies. This is an estimate, subject to verification of your specific interest, not an offer.
Curry County is Permian Northwest Shelf acreage. Production here comes chiefly from the San Andres, so a royalty in Curry County is an oil-weighted royalty check. Moran-Lavaca, LLC, Alta Mesa Services, LP, and Currytex, LLC are among the operators on record here. The most recent drilling on record was spudded in 2022. Owners in Curry County often hold long-standing family minerals and sell to settle an estate, to consolidate small fractions, or because a small check is more trouble to track than it is worth. New Mexico carries a higher 18.75 percent minimum royalty on state lands and a large share of state and federal mineral ownership, so private fee royalties are comparatively scarce and confirming fee ownership matters before a sale.
Curry County oil and gas activity
Public state commission records show 61 active oil and gas wells in Curry County . The most recent drilling on record was spudded in 2022. These figures are pulled from the state oil and gas commission and are an activity snapshot, not a measure of any one owner's interest.
Top operators in Curry County
The most active operators in Curry County by well count, from the state commission. We name operators because the record is public; this is not an endorsement and implies no relationship.
- Moran-Lavaca, LLC (3 wells)
- Alta Mesa Services, LP (2 wells)
- Currytex, LLC (2 wells)
- Swepi LP (1 wells)
- Sojourner Drilling Corporation (1 wells)
Producing formations in Curry County
The formations and pools that actually produce in Curry County, from the well records:
- San Andres
Producing interests in the Permian Northwest Shelf are valued on the standard income multiple, roughly 36 to 72 times the average monthly royalty check, with value resting on existing production at a smaller, steadier scale. Because production is oil-weighted, value moves with oil prices. This is an estimate, subject to verification, not an offer.
How Curry County minerals are valued
Producing interests anywhere are valued on a multiple of the income they pay: roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check, the same as 3 to 6 times your annual royalty. Average your last three to six checks, then multiply. Where you land inside that band depends mostly on how fast your wells decline, plus the operator, royalty rate, and any undeveloped drilling upside. For the full method and a free on-screen estimate, see what are my mineral rights worth.
Who buys mineral rights in Curry County
Curry County owners hear from brokers, marketplaces, and direct buyers. A broker lists your interest and takes a commission, usually up to 6 percent of your proceeds. Ironwood Royalty is a principal buyer, which means the offer comes from us and there is no commission in the middle. We show you a value range before we ask for anything, explain the undeveloped upside instead of quietly keeping it, and never use a 72-hour deadline to rush a decision on a generational asset.
How to sell Curry County minerals
The order of operations is the same everywhere, and it protects you:
- Know your value range before you talk to any buyer.
- Ask every buyer to quote per net royalty acre so offers are truly comparable.
- Ask directly whether the offer accounts for undeveloped drilling upside.
- Confirm the price is firm and not subject to a quiet reduction during due diligence.
See the full walkthrough in how to sell mineral rights. If you inherited the interest, start with our guide for heirs, which covers recording title and the stepped-up basis that can make a near-term sale very tax-efficient.
Curry County is part of the Permian Basin. For the basin-wide value bands and the other counties we buy in, see the Permian Basin page.
Curry County mineral rights questions
- How much are Curry County mineral rights worth?
- Producing Curry County royalties are valued at roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check. As smaller, lower-volume acreage, value leans on existing production and moves with oil prices. This is an estimate, not an offer.
- What formations produce in Curry County?
- Curry County produces from the San Andres. The producing rock drives both the check and the value. Your value still follows the same income multiple applied to your actual check.
- How active is drilling in Curry County?
- State commission records show about 61 active oil and gas wells in Curry County, with operators including Moran-Lavaca, LLC, Alta Mesa Services, LP, and Currytex, LLC. We name operators because the record is public; this is not an endorsement. The activity is a county snapshot, not a measure of any one owner's interest.
Activity data for Curry County: New Mexico Oil Conservation Division, active wells (NMOCD ArcGIS public service) (pulled 2026-06-17) . Public record, used with attribution.
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