Sell mineral rights in Colorado
Colorado, valued like we live here.
Colorado is home — we’re headquartered in Denver. It’s also three different mineral markets wearing one state’s name: the DJ Basin’s dense oil core, the Piceance’s long-life gas, and a corner of the San Juan. They price nothing alike.
The lay of the land
Owning minerals in Colorado.
East of the mountains, the DJ Basin concentrates extraordinary value into Weld County and its neighbors: stacked Niobrara and Codell wells, drilled from large multi-well pads, on top of a century of vertical history. Core acres here are among the most valuable we buy — and the drop-off toward the basin edge is steep and real.
West of the divide, the Piceance Basin’s tight gas sands pay smaller, steadier, decades-long royalties levered to natural gas prices, while down in the southwest corner La Plata and Archuleta counties hold legacy San Juan gas and coalbed methane. Each deserves its own decline assumptions, price deck, and discount logic.
Colorado’s regulatory framework changed meaningfully in 2019, giving local governments more say over where pads go. The practical effect for owners: activity concentrated deeper into the rural core, and longer timelines near growing Front Range towns. We treat that as a valuation input — visible in our math, not buried in a low number.
Worth knowing
What’s different about Colorado.
Owner education, not legal or tax advice — your attorney and CPA should bless any decision.
Three basins, three price decks
A Weld County oil royalty, a Garfield County gas royalty, and a La Plata CBM check are different assets. Any buyer quoting “Colorado minerals” a single price isn’t reading your file.
The state records are excellent
Colorado’s energy regulator (the ECMC, formerly COGCC) publishes well data, permits, and unit filings anyone can check. Every offer we write in Colorado is built from them.
Severance tax and the ad valorem credit
Colorado royalty owners pay severance tax but get a credit for local property taxes paid on production — a stub detail that changes after-tax value. Your CPA should see both lines before you decide anything.
On the map
Counties we see most.
Where our Colorado conversations usually start — though we read every county we buy in.
The geology underneath
Your basin sets the economics.
State law sets the rules; the rock sets the value. Read how your basin actually pays.
Or anchor on a number first: the free value estimator covers Colorado — no email required.
Common questions
Asked by Colorado owners.
My acres are near a growing Front Range town. Good or bad for value?
Both, honestly. Minerals near development can still be drilled from distant pads with long laterals, but permitting takes longer and some locations get harder. The result is real value with later timing — which careful discounting can price, and a teaser offer will simply lowball.
My La Plata County checks have declined for years. Is the well dying?
Fruitland coalbed methane declines gently but persistently — your checks are following a long, flat tail rather than approaching a cliff. That durability has value buyers love to ignore. We’ll show you the curve before you conclude anything.
You’re headquartered in Denver — does that actually matter?
It means the counties we’re valuing are ones we drive through, the records offices are familiar, and a face-to-face conversation is easy if you want one. No office visits required — but you’re welcome to look us in the eye.
Educational content, not legal, tax, or investment advice. Colorado law and tax treatment depend on your specific facts — involve your attorney and CPA before deciding anything, and we’ll gladly work with them.
No pressure, ever
Whenever you’re ready — even if that’s never.
A county and a family name is enough — we’ll do the Colorado homework at our cost and explain what you own, whether or not you ever sell.
No automated calls. No mailers with sight drafts. No follow-up unless you ask for it.
Rather talk to a person? (970) 444-7374or email hello@eldoradomp.com