Mineral rights value calculator
A straight answer to "what are my minerals worth?" — as a range, the way buyers actually price them. No email required, and the method is printed below the result.
This range is deliberately wide and is a research estimate only — not an appraisal, an offer, an indication of what any buyer (including Mineral Eagle's customers) would pay, or financial advice. It cannot be relied on in any negotiation or transaction. Actual value depends on title, the specific wells and operator, commodity prices, and market conditions at the time of sale. For a number you can act on, get competing bids or a professional appraisal.
How this calculator works
Producing minerals are priced as a multiple of monthly royalty income. Fast-declining new wells trade at lower multiples; stable long-life production trades higher. Non-producing minerals are priced per net mineral acre based on nearby drilling activity — or, when you have real lease-bonus offers in hand, as a multiple of the bonus.
Both methods are simplifications. What moves a real offer: undrilled locations an operator is permitting toward (check your county), the operator's quality, gas vs oil mix, and how clean your title is. The full reasoning is in our mineral rights value guide.
Frequently asked questions
How accurate is this mineral rights calculator?
It produces a market-orientation range, not an appraisal. Real offers depend on the specific wells, operator, decline rates, undeveloped locations, and title — which is why the output is a range and why serious sales deserve competing bids or a professional appraisal.
How are producing mineral rights valued?
Buyers typically price producing minerals as a multiple of current monthly royalty income, adjusted for decline and upside. Newer flush production earns lower multiples (it declines fast); stable, long-life production earns higher ones.
How are non-producing mineral rights valued?
Usually per net mineral acre, anchored to recent lease bonuses and drilling activity nearby. A common rule of thumb is a multiple of the going lease bonus, with active-basin acreage commanding far more than quiet areas.
Why no email gate?
Because the math is not a secret. If the numbers make you want better data — actual permits, owners, and lease terms in your county — that's what the Mineral Eagle platform is for.
Want the real comparables?
The calculator guesses from rules of thumb. The platform shows actual permits, recorded lease royalties, and owner records for your county.