Mineral rights make Colorado land almost impossible to sell the normal way. Under Colorado's dominant estate doctrine, whoever owns the minerals can access the surface to develop them. That single fact kills most retail deals the moment a title company flags a severed estate. We've bought dozens of split-estate parcels in Weld, Garfield, Mesa, and Las Animas counties. Call 970-478-1022 or fill out the form for a cash offer in 24 hours.
Here's the fact most owners don't know. Under C.R.S. Title 34 and 60+ years of Colorado case law, the mineral estate is the dominant estate. The mineral owner has a legal right to reasonable use of the surface for exploration and production, whether you want them there or not.
That rule terrifies retail buyers. When a title commitment shows the minerals were severed back in 1952 and sold to an Oklahoma oil company, the deal usually dies right there at the title review.
We've bought parcels all over the DJ Basin (Weld County), the Piceance Basin (Garfield, Mesa), and the Raton Basin (Las Animas, Huerfano) where the surface and minerals were split decades ago. We don't flinch. We read the commitment, check the lease status, and still make a real offer.
If you only own the surface, we'll still buy it. We price the offer based on what surface-only land is worth in your area. We don't punish you extra because the minerals are gone — we just price it fairly.
Leased property with a producing well, a shut-in well, or a held-by-production clause — we've closed on all of it. We take the lease as-is and handle operator notifications after closing.
Colorado mineral title work is its own beast. Old reservations, non-participating royalty interests, overriding royalty carve-outs, unrecorded assignments — our title company has seen them all. You don't have to understand any of it. We do.
A rural realtor listing a split-estate parcel will charge 6-8% and still probably can't close the deal. We charge nothing. The number we offer is the number you get at closing.
Our simple 3-step process makes selling your land fast and easy
Fill out our simple form or give us a call. Tell us about your property and what you're looking for.
We'll evaluate your property and present you with a fair, no-obligation cash offer within 24 hours.
Choose your closing date. We handle all the paperwork and cover closing costs. Get paid in as little as 7 days.
Colorado has over 55,000 active oil and gas wells as of 2025, concentrated in three major basins. The DJ Basin under Weld County is the biggest — Weld alone has more than 24,000 active wells. The Piceance Basin under Garfield and Mesa counties is heavy in natural gas. The Raton Basin under Las Animas and Huerfano counties is mostly coalbed methane. If your Colorado land sits on any of this, someone probably owns the minerals underneath.
Case 1: Weld County, 160 acres, severed minerals. A family inherited dryland wheat ground near Keenesburg. The minerals had been sold to an oil company in 1971 and were currently under an Extraction lease. Three realtors passed. We closed in 18 days, surface-only, for a price based on ag comps.
Case 2: Garfield County, 40 acres, producing well. An out-of-state owner had a pad on their land with a shut-in Piceance gas well. Lease was held by production. We bought it subject to the existing lease, handled the operator notification, and the seller walked away clean.
Case 3: Las Animas County, 320 acres, broken chain of title. The mineral assignments from the 1950s were never properly recorded. Our title company ran down the missing links, filed corrective deeds, and we closed in 32 days.
If you're selling in Greeley (Weld County), Grand Junction (Mesa County), or anywhere else in Colorado, we can give you a real offer backed by real data. We also buy agricultural land, raw land, and land in foreclosure statewide.
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Get answers to common questions about selling your land
Yes, we buy surface-only parcels constantly. Severed mineral rights are normal in Weld, Garfield, and Las Animas counties. We price the offer based on what surface-only land sells for in your area. You don't need to track down the mineral owners before selling to us.
Active leases are fine. We've closed on producing parcels, shut-in wells, and held-by-production ground. We take the lease as-is and notify the operator after closing. You don't coordinate anything. We handle all the paperwork and any royalty assignments the operator requires.
Your offer reflects what surface-only land actually sells for in your county. We use real comparable sales, not guesses. If the minerals are gone, they're gone — but we don't pile on extra discounts just because title is split. You get a market-based number, every time.
Yes. Fractional mineral interests, non-participating royalty interests, and overriding royalty — we've bought them all. We price both the surface and your share of minerals into a single clean offer. You don't have to split the transaction. It closes as one deal.
Most close in 14-21 days. Mineral title work takes a little longer than a clean fee-simple deal. Our title company runs the chain, clears the commitment, and schedules closing. You sign once and cash hits your account the same day. Simple.
All 64 Colorado counties. We've closed in Weld, Garfield, Mesa, Las Animas, Huerfano, El Paso, Pueblo, Montrose, La Plata, Routt, and everywhere between. Mountain parcels, Eastern Plains dryland, Western Slope orchards — if it's in Colorado, we make an offer.
Nothing. We cover title insurance, recording fees, escrow, and all closing costs. The offer we hand you is the check you walk away with, minus any back taxes or liens we agree to pay off. You don't bring a dollar to the closing table.
Then they're a mess and we deal with it. Broken chains, unrecorded assignments, missing heirs — our title team runs it all down. We don't walk from ugly title work, we expect it. That's exactly why owners with split estates end up calling us in the first place.
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