Sell Your Burke County, North Dakota Mineral Rights for Cash
Selling My Mineral Rights buys mineral rights, oil and gas rights and royalty interests across Burke County, from Bowbells to Columbus, Powers Lake, Flaxton, Lignite and Portal. Send your legal description or a royalty statement and get a written offer in 3 to 5 business days.
We buy producing Bakken and Madison royalties, unleased minerals, overriding royalties and inherited fractions. No commissions, no fees, and because Burke County has produced so many abandoned-mineral disputes, we check that history before we price anything.
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MINERAL RIGHTS & ROYALTIES
What could your mineral rights be worth?
Tell us a little about your interest. Get a free, no-obligation review from Selling My Mineral Rights.
Quick answer: We buy Bakken and Madison royalties, unleased minerals and inherited interests across Burke County, where oil output rose about 52% in 2025. A written offer usually follows within 3–5 business days, with no fees or commissions.
Free, no-obligation review: Selling My Mineral Rights evaluates producing and non-producing mineral rights, royalty interests, and inherited or fractional interests in Burke County, North Dakota. You can request an offer without paying fees or committing to sell.
Burke County Output Is Rising Again
Burke County produced about 4.9 million barrels of oil in 2025, up about 52% from 2024, and monthly output climbed from about 308,000 barrels in January 2025 to about 550,000 by December. It ranks sixth in the state for oil and gas, and in 2025 it again out-produced Billings County.
Most of the oil is Bakken, but Burke also has older Madison production: about 4% of its July 2026 output came from the Madison, from roughly 200 wells. The largest fields by mid-2026 output were North Tioga, Foothills and Gros Ventre, and the leading operators were Silver Hill Energy, Formentera, Hunt Oil, Petro-Hunt, Continental and Chord. Formentera alone received 27 of the county’s 40 drilling permits approved between July and early October 2026.
Burke County has also produced several important North Dakota abandoned-mineral decisions. In Nelson v. McAlester Fuel Co. (2017), a surface owner who published a notice of lapse in the county newspaper won a default judgment on 108 mineral acres, but the judgment was vacated because the notice was not mailed to the owner’s most recent address of record. In Huebner v. Furlinger (2017), a lapse claim against a one-quarter mineral interest reserved in 1955 failed for the same kind of reason, and a lease recorded in 1982 supplied the address the surface owners should have used.
The lesson for Burke County families is practical. If you own minerals that have not been leased or conveyed in decades, recording a statement of claim and keeping your address current in the record can help protect them; a North Dakota attorney can advise on your situation. And if you are selling, expect a buyer to check whether any notice of lapse has ever been published against the interest.
What We Check on a Burke County Interest
- Chain of title with the Burke County Recorder in Bowbells; deed records on NDRIN begin in 1985.
- Any notice of lapse ever published or recorded, and whether a statement of claim is on file.
- Contracts for deed and the deeds that followed them, to confirm a mineral reservation carried through.
- Each unit’s wells, including Madison wells, and new permits.
- Lease royalty, deductions and depth limits.
- Your decimal and any royalty held in suspense.
Where Burke County Mineral Records Are Kept
The Burke County Recorder at 103 Main Street SE in Bowbells keeps deeds, leases, mortgages and recorded probate decrees. Its deed records on the statewide North Dakota Recorders Information Network begin in 1985, so a full abandonment review usually needs older records as well. Well files, permits and production data are held by the Department of Mineral Resources in Bismarck.
Burke County, North Dakota Mineral Rights FAQs
Can I sell my oil and gas rights in Burke County, North Dakota?
Yes. Whether you want to sell your oil rights, sell your gas rights, or sell your oil and gas royalty rights together, in Burke County they are all mineral or royalty interests, and we buy them for cash. That includes the full mineral estate, royalty and overriding royalty interests, unleased acreage and fractional shares inherited from family. If your interest covers only certain depths or formations, we value exactly what you own.
How much are my mineral rights worth in Burke County?
It depends on the wells in your units, whether they are Bakken or Madison wells, any new permits, and your lease and decimal, along with a clean abandonment history. Burke County production rose sharply in 2025, which helps, but a recent statement or legal description is the right starting point.
Why does Burke County have so many abandoned-mineral cases?
The Burke cases involve mineral interests reserved or last leased decades earlier, such as a one-quarter interest reserved in 1955, which is the situation North Dakota’s twenty-year statute addresses. The courts have enforced its notice requirements strictly, which is why surface owners lost in Nelson v. McAlester Fuel Co. and Huebner v. Furlinger, both decided in 2017.
How do we protect inherited Burke County minerals?
Common steps are recording a statement of claim with the county recorder, getting the current owners into the record through probate if needed, and keeping your address current; a North Dakota attorney can advise on your situation. A recorded lease or conveyance also counts as use under the statute.
Our grandparents sold the land on a contract for deed. Did they keep the minerals?
Not necessarily. In Van Berkom v. Cordonnier (2011), a Burke County case, a contract for deed reserved minerals but the later warranty deed did not, and the court refused to reform the deed. We read both documents before valuing anything.
Can one heir sell without the others agreeing?
Generally, yes. Once the inherited share is in the heir’s name, each co-owner holds an undivided interest and can sell their own share. We regularly buy a single heir’s fraction.
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Get a Free, No-Obligation Offer
Send a legal description, a check stub, a lease or an old deed. We will check the abandonment and deed history, identify the wells and permits affecting the tract, and provide a written cash offer when the interest is marketable.
Records and Sources We Use
We use records from the Burke County Recorder and well, permit and production records from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, including its county oil production records. Case law comes from Nelson v. McAlester Fuel Co. (2017), Huebner v. Furlinger (2017) and Van Berkom v. Cordonnier (2011), and the statute from Chapter 38-18.1.
Last reviewed October 2026. Sources: NDIC county production data (2024–2025) and July 2026 monthly production report; NDIC daily permit reports (July–October 2026); North Dakota Recorders Information Network. This page provides general information, not legal or tax advice. A qualified North Dakota attorney or CPA should advise you about your facts.
Header photo: Masterhatch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related North Dakota Mineral Rights Guides
Mineral ownership, title history and drilling patterns often continue across county lines. These related guides provide useful comparisons:
- Sell North Dakota mineral rights — the abandoned-mineral statute, pooling, royalty timing, taxes and the selling process.
- Divide County, North Dakota mineral rights — Fast-growing Bakken output on the Canadian border.
- Williams County, North Dakota mineral rights — Williston-area Bakken royalties and the state’s first oil field.
- Mountrail County, North Dakota mineral rights — Parshall and Sanish, where the modern Bakken boom began.
- Unused for Twenty Years: How North Dakota’s Abandoned Mineral Law Works
Why Mineral Owners Contact Us
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There is no cost to request an offer, and we cover normal closing costs.
A Simple Process
Share the information you have. We research the interest and explain the offer clearly.
No Obligation
You decide whether selling fits your goals. There is no pressure to accept.
How the Offer Process Works
- Tell us about your mineral rights. Send the owner name, county, and any lease, well, or royalty information you have.
- We review the interest. Our team researches ownership, production, and nearby activity.
- Receive a cash offer. We explain the offer and answer your questions.
- Choose what works for you. If you accept, we coordinate the paperwork and closing.
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