Sell Slope County mineral rights
What Slope 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 Slope County mineral rights worth?
Slope County is a smaller producing county in the Williston Basin Bakken play. 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. 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.
Slope County is part of the Williston Basin Bakken play. Production comes from the Bakken, Three Forks, and Red River, so a royalty here is an oil-weighted royalty check. The most active operators on the county's wells include Union Pacific Resources CO, Chesapeake Operating, INC, and International Nuclear Corp. The most recent drilling on record was spudded in 2014. Many interests here are decades-old legacy minerals, and owners sell to clean up an estate or turn a small steady check into cash. North Dakota title runs through county records, and some western acreage falls within the Fort Berthold Reservation where minerals may be tribal or federal trust rather than private fee, so confirming fee ownership matters.
Slope County oil and gas activity
Public state commission records show 16 active oil and gas wells in Slope County out of 343 wells on record. The most recent drilling on record was spudded in 2014. 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 Slope County
The most active operators in Slope 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.
- Union Pacific Resources CO. (91 wells)
- Chesapeake Operating, INC. (83 wells)
- International Nuclear Corp. (36 wells)
- Continental Resources, INC. (21 wells)
- Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company (11 wells)
Producing formations in Slope County
The formations and pools that actually produce in Slope County, from the well records:
- Bakken
- Three Forks
- Red River
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 oil-weighted, value moves with oil prices. This is an estimate, subject to verification, not an offer.
How Slope 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 Slope County
Slope 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 Slope 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.
Slope County is part of the Williston Basin. For the basin-wide value bands and the other counties we buy in, see the Williston Basin page.
Slope County mineral rights questions
- How much are Slope County mineral rights worth?
- Producing Slope County minerals are valued at roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check. Value moves with oil 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 Slope County?
- Slope County produces from the Bakken, Three Forks, and Red River, which is why a single tract can sometimes be paid from more than one zone. Stacked pay can lift the total value even when each interest looks small. Your value still follows the same income multiple applied to your actual check.
- How active is drilling in Slope County?
- State commission records show about 16 active oil and gas wells in Slope County, with operators including Union Pacific Resources CO, Chesapeake Operating, INC, and International Nuclear Corp. 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 Slope County: North Dakota NDIC / Department of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Wells (ArcGIS public service) (pulled 2026-06-17) . Public record, used with attribution.
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