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That Matter

Markets change. Commodity prices fluctuate. New drilling activity creates opportunities. Royalty Ridge provides timely intelligence that helps you understand what’s happening across the energy landscape and what it means for your mineral assets.

Learn about what factors are affecting your Mineral Rights

The value of mineral rights changes with production, commodity prices, drilling activity, and operator decisions. Our intelligence center helps you understand the market so you can make informed decisions with confidence.
Oil Rig

WTI Crude Oil

Current Price

$ 99.77
▲ 0.91 (0.92%)
Brent Crude Oil

Brent Crude Oil

Current Price

$ 105.02
per barrel
Henry Hub Natural Gas

Henry Hub Natural Gas

Current Price

$ 2.81
▲ 0.01 (0.36%)

Total US Rigs

588
0 vs prior week
Week of Aug 28, 2026
What is the Rig Count?

The Baker Hughes North America Rig Count is published every Friday and is the leading indicator of demand for oil country tubular goods, drill bits, drilling and completion services, and production chemicals. A rising rig count signals operators are spending capital on new wells — a bullish signal for mineral owners. The count peaked at 2,000+ in 2012 and reached a post-COVID high of ~780 in late 2022.

Permian Basin Owner Guide

A practical Permian Basin guide for mineral owners covering Texas and New Mexico records, well searches, production lag, drilling signals, leases, payments, and valuation context.

Knowledge build better decisions

Mineral Rights 101

Learn what mineral rights include, how they differ from surface and royalty interests, which records matter, and what to verify before making a decision.

Inherited Mineral Rights

Follow a practical first-30-days checklist for inherited mineral rights: gather records, contact payors, verify title, protect tax records, and avoid rushed decisions.

Buying & Selling Mineral Rights

Compare selling and holding mineral rights using cash-flow, development, concentration, tax, estate, timing, and offer-quality questions instead of a one-size-fits-all answer.

Mineral Rights Value

Learn what drives mineral-rights value, including title, lease economics, production, decline, commodity prices, operator activity, timing, and market evidence.

Ready to Explore More?

Access market insights, educational resources, and industry updates designed specifically for mineral owners.

Price Updated Daily
Oil Rig

WTI Crude Oil

Current Price

$ 99.77
▲ 0.91 (0.92%)
Brent Crude Oil

Brent Crude Oil

Current Price

$ 105.02
per barrel
Henry Hub Natural Gas

Henry Hub Natural Gas

Current Price

$ 2.81
▲ 0.01 (0.36%)

Ready to Explore More?

Access market insights, educational resources, and industry updates designed specifically for mineral owners.

Total US Rigs

588
0 vs prior week
Week of Aug 28, 2026
What is the Rig Count?

The Baker Hughes North America Rig Count is published every Friday and is the leading indicator of demand for oil country tubular goods, drill bits, drilling and completion services, and production chemicals. A rising rig count signals operators are spending capital on new wells — a bullish signal for mineral owners. The count peaked at 2,000+ in 2012 and reached a post-COVID high of ~780 in late 2022.

Ready to Explore More?

Access market insights, educational resources, and industry updates designed specifically for mineral owners.

Permian Basin Owner Guide

A practical Permian Basin guide for mineral owners covering Texas and New Mexico records, well searches, production lag, drilling signals, leases, payments, and valuation context.

Ready to Explore More?

Access market insights, educational resources, and industry updates designed specifically for mineral owners.

Knowledge build better decisions

Mineral Rights 101

Learn what mineral rights include, how they differ from surface and royalty interests, which records matter, and what to verify before making a decision.

Inherited Mineral Rights

Follow a practical first-30-days checklist for inherited mineral rights: gather records, contact payors, verify title, protect tax records, and avoid rushed decisions.

Buying & Selling Mineral Rights

Compare selling and holding mineral rights using cash-flow, development, concentration, tax, estate, timing, and offer-quality questions instead of a one-size-fits-all answer.

Mineral Rights Value

Learn what drives mineral-rights value, including title, lease economics, production, decline, commodity prices, operator activity, timing, and market evidence.

Ready to Explore More?

Access market insights, educational resources, and industry updates designed specifically for mineral owners.

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Complete Resource Library

Mineral Rights 101

Learn what mineral rights include, how they differ from surface and royalty interests, which records matter, and what to verify before making a decision.

Read a Royalty Statement

Use this line-by-line guide to read an oil and gas royalty statement, identify common deductions, check the decimal, and know when to ask the payor questions.

Royalty Decimal

Learn the royalty-decimal formula, work through an acreage example, and understand the unit, tract participation, royalty rate, and title facts that can change the result.

Inherited Mineral Rights

Follow a practical first-30-days checklist for inherited mineral rights: gather records, contact payors, verify title, protect tax records, and avoid rushed decisions.

Oil & Gas Lease Terms

Understand oil and gas lease terms including bonus, royalty, primary term, pooling, deductions, depth, Pugh, shut-in, warranty, and surface-use provisions.

Mineral Rights Value

Understand lease agreements, bonus payments, royalty percentages, and key terms every mineral owner should know.

Selling vs. Holding

Compare selling and holding mineral rights using cash-flow, development, concentration, tax, estate, timing, and offer-quality questions instead of a one-size-fits-all answer.

Rigs, Frac Spreads, Permits, DUCs

Learn what rig counts, frac spreads, permits, and drilled-but-uncompleted wells measure—and what these signals can and cannot tell a mineral owner.

Find a Well by API Number

Learn how API well numbers work, normalize common formats, search state regulator records, and match a well to royalty statements and production data.

Post-Production Deductions

Understand gathering, compression, processing, treatment, transportation, and other post-production deductions—and how to compare them with your lease and statement.

Division Orders

A quick overview of the latest developments affecting mineral owners and investors.

Taxes and Depletion

Learn which mineral income records to organize, how Schedule E and depletion may apply, and which sale, bonus, basis, and state-tax questions to take to a CPA.

Buyer Due Diligence

Use this mineral-rights buyer checklist to review title, lease terms, units, production, operators, taxes, deductions, development inventory, valuation, and closing documents.

Permian Basin Owner Guide

A practical Permian Basin guide for mineral owners covering Texas and New Mexico records, well searches, production lag, drilling signals, leases, payments, and valuation context.

Weekly Mineral Owner Market Brief

Publish once weekly after primary source releases; correct transparently if source data changes

Build Your Mineral Knowledge

Mineral Rights 101

Learn what mineral rights include, how they differ from surface and royalty interests, which records matter, and what to verify before making a decision.

Read a Royalty Statement

Use this line-by-line guide to read an oil and gas royalty statement, identify common deductions, check the decimal, and know when to ask the payor questions.

Royalty Decimal

Learn the royalty-decimal formula, work through an acreage example, and understand the unit, tract participation, royalty rate, and title facts that can change the result.

Inherited Mineral Rights

Follow a practical first-30-days checklist for inherited mineral rights: gather records, contact payors, verify title, protect tax records, and avoid rushed decisions.

Selling vs. Holding

Compare selling and holding mineral rights using cash-flow, development, concentration, tax, estate, timing, and offer-quality questions instead of a one-size-fits-all answer.

Find a Well by API Number

Learn how API well numbers work, normalize common formats, search state regulator records, and match a well to royalty statements and production data.

Post-Production Deductions

Understand gathering, compression, processing, treatment, transportation, and other post-production deductions—and how to compare them with your lease and statement.

Division Orders

A quick overview of the latest developments affecting mineral owners and investors.

Taxes and Depletion

Learn which mineral income records to organize, how Schedule E and depletion may apply, and which sale, bonus, basis, and state-tax questions to take to a CPA.

Buyer Due Diligence

Use this mineral-rights buyer checklist to review title, lease terms, units, production, operators, taxes, deductions, development inventory, valuation, and closing documents.

Market Intelligence That Powers Better Decisions

Oil & Gas Lease Terms

Understand oil and gas lease terms including bonus, royalty, primary term, pooling, deductions, depth, Pugh, shut-in, warranty, and surface-use provisions.

Permian Basin Owner Guide

A practical Permian Basin guide for mineral owners covering Texas and New Mexico records, well searches, production lag, drilling signals, leases, payments, and valuation context.

Mineral Rights Value

Understand lease agreements, bonus payments, royalty percentages, and key terms every mineral owner should know.

Rigs, Frac Spreads, Permits, DUCs

Learn what rig counts, frac spreads, permits, and drilled-but-uncompleted wells measure—and what these signals can and cannot tell a mineral owner.

Weekly Mineral Owner Market Brief

Publish once weekly after primary source releases; correct transparently if source data changes
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