Sell Stevens County mineral rights
What Stevens 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 Stevens County mineral rights worth?
In the Hugoton and Anadarko shelf gas area, Stevens County is a major 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 natural gas prices. Producing interests here draw regular offers, so it helps to know your range before you respond to any of them. This is an estimate, subject to verification of your specific interest, not an offer.
Stevens County sits in the Hugoton and Anadarko shelf gas area, in the heart of the Hugoton gas area of southwest Kansas. Operators here produce from the Chase Group, Council Grove, and Morrow, which makes the county gas-weighted. Active operators of record include Scout Energy Management LLC, Eiger Operating Company, LLC, and Exxonmobil Oil Corp. The most recent drilling on record was spudded in 2025. Owners in Stevens County often sell to turn a producing royalty into a lump sum, to settle an estate, or because tracking a fractional interest from a distance is more trouble than the check is worth.
Stevens County oil and gas activity
Public state commission records show 3,009 active oil and gas wells in Stevens County . The most recent drilling on record was spudded in 2025. 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 Stevens County
The most active operators in Stevens 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.
- Scout Energy Management LLC (1,289 wells)
- Eiger Operating Company, LLC (653 wells)
- Exxonmobil Oil Corp (292 wells)
- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (105 wells)
- Edison Operating Company LLC (61 wells)
Producing formations in Stevens County
The formations and pools that actually produce in Stevens County, from the well records:
- Chase Group
- Council Grove
- Morrow
Producing interests in the Hugoton and Anadarko shelf gas area are valued on the standard income multiple, roughly 36 to 72 times the average monthly royalty check, with active development supporting producing interests across the band. Because production is gas-weighted, value moves with natural gas prices. This is an estimate, subject to verification, not an offer.
How Stevens 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 Stevens County
Stevens 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 Stevens 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.
Stevens County is part of the Anadarko Basin. For the basin-wide value bands and the other counties we buy in, see the Anadarko Basin page.
Stevens County mineral rights questions
- How much are Stevens County mineral rights worth?
- Producing Stevens County royalties are valued at roughly 36 to 72 times your average monthly royalty check. Because the county is heavily drilled, interests with strong wells and undeveloped upside can price toward the higher end. This is an estimate, not an offer.
- What formations produce in Stevens County?
- Stevens County produces from the Chase Group, Council Grove, and Morrow, 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 Stevens County?
- State commission records show about 3,009 active oil and gas wells in Stevens County, with operators including Scout Energy Management LLC, Eiger Operating Company, LLC, and Exxonmobil Oil 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 Stevens County: Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) oil and gas wells (KU hosted ArcGIS public service) (pulled 2026-06-17) . Public record, used with attribution.
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