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Mineral Rights Calculator

Estimate the royalty income and market value of a mineral position from your acreage, the drilling unit, and well productivity.

1 ac20 ac320 ac

Your net mineral acres within the drilling/spacing unit. This and the unit size set your share of the unit.

1/8 (12.5%)20%1/4 (25%)
13 wells8
1K9,000 BOE/mo20K
$25$55/BOE$95

Year-1 production per well in barrels-of-oil-equivalent per month, and the net realized price per BOE after differentials. A ~10%/yr decline is applied.

Your Position
0.006250
Royalty Decimal
your NRI
$9,281
Month 1
royalty income
$111,375
Year 1
royalty income
Estimated Market Value
Producing mineral interests commonly trade at ~3.5–5.5× annual income
$390K$613K
Projected Annual Royalty, 15 Years
~10% annual decline applied · cumulative $884K over 15 yrs
← All ToolsFigures are illustrative estimates for education only and do not constitute investment advice or a projection of actual results.