Sell Phillips County mineral rights
What Phillips 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 Phillips County mineral rights worth?
Phillips County is a smaller producing county in the DJ Basin Niobrara play. Producing interests are valued on the standard income multiple, roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check, and value moves with natural gas prices. Production here is real but modest, so a royalty is typically a smaller, steadier check valued on the same multiple. This is an estimate, subject to verification of your specific interest, not an offer.
Phillips County, on the shallow northeastern shelf of the DJ Basin, is part of the DJ Basin Niobrara play. Production here comes chiefly from the Niobrara, so a royalty in Phillips County is a gas-weighted royalty check. The most active operators on the county's wells include Wme Yates LLC, Omimex Petroleum INC, and Own Resources Operating LLC. Many interests here are decades-old legacy minerals, and owners sell to clean up an estate or turn a small steady check into cash.
Phillips County oil and gas activity
Public state commission records show 274 active oil and gas wells in Phillips County . 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 Phillips County
The most active operators in Phillips 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.
- Wme Yates LLC (199 wells)
- Omimex Petroleum INC (74 wells)
- Own Resources Operating LLC (1 wells)
Producing formations in Phillips County
The formations and pools that actually produce in Phillips County, from the well records:
Royalties here 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 gas-weighted, value moves with natural gas prices. This is an estimate, subject to verification, not an offer.
How Phillips 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 Phillips County
Phillips 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 Phillips 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.
Phillips County is part of the DJ Basin. For the basin-wide value bands and the other counties we buy in, see the DJ Basin page.
Phillips County mineral rights questions
- How much are Phillips County mineral rights worth?
- Producing Phillips County minerals are valued at roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check. Value moves with natural gas prices, and where you land in the band depends mostly on how fast your wells decline. This is an estimate, not an offer.
- What formations produce in Phillips County?
- Phillips County produces from the Niobrara. 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 Phillips County?
- State commission records show about 274 active oil and gas wells in Phillips County, with operators including Wme Yates LLC, Omimex Petroleum INC, and Own Resources Operating 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 Phillips County: Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC, formerly COGCC) oil and gas locations (Colorado DNR ArcGIS public service) (pulled 2026-06-17) . Public record, used with attribution.
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