Mineral rights, royalty interests, overriding royalties, working interests, and non-participating royalties carry different economics and different burdens. Confirm which one is actually on the table before any number gets discussed.
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Understand what North Dakota mineral rights actually are, how they're severed from surface land, and what owning them means for Bakken income.
Mineral and Royalty Interest Type
Understand your North Dakota Bakken royalty interest, how it's created by a lease, what your statement means, and what it's worth if you sell.
Mineral and Royalty Interest Type
Own a non-participating royalty interest under North Dakota Bakken acreage? Here is what NPRI means, how it's different, and what it's worth selling.
Mineral and Royalty Interest Type
Confused whether you own the surface, the minerals, or both on North Dakota land near the Bakken? Here is how the two estates split and what it means.
Mineral and Royalty Interest Type
Hold an overriding royalty interest tied to a North Dakota Bakken lease? Here is how ORRI works, why it can end with the lease, and what it's worth.
Mineral and Royalty Interest Type
Hold a working interest in a North Dakota Bakken well, from a non-op position or old family partnership? Here is what it means and how to sell it.
Mineral and Royalty Interest Type
A step-by-step look at selling North Dakota mineral rights, from figuring out what you own to closing, written by a family that's done it.
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A grounded look at what drives North Dakota mineral rights value: production, location in the play, decline curves, and current oil prices.
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A line-by-line guide to reading North Dakota royalty statements, including multi-well Bakken statements and the deductions taken out of your check.
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