# Sell Mineral Rights in Independence County, AR | Berlin > Sell Independence County, AR mineral rights: eastern Fayetteville Shale gas near Batesville, Newark and Oil Trough. Free valuation, work shown. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/arkansas/independence-county/ Publisher: Berlin Royalties, a veteran-owned oil and gas mineral and royalty buyer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, buying for its own account since 2014. Call or text 918-984-1645. License: free to quote and cite with attribution to Berlin Royalties and a link to the source URL. Where We Buy · Arkansas · Independence County ## Sell your Independence County mineral rights. Batesville, Southside, Newark: we buy minerals and royalties throughout Independence County, the eastern end of the Fayetteville Shale. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) Independence County is where the Fayetteville Shale runs out of steam to the east: a few dozen units around Oil Trough, Newark and the Batesville end of the county, drilled during the boom and quietly producing ever since. The checks are gas checks, small and steady, and the name on them has changed twice since the wells were drilled, which is where most of the confusion starts. **What produces here.** Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission production data show Independence County at 110,557 Mcf of gas and no oil for June 2026, with monthly volumes between 100,000 and 115,000 Mcf through the first nine months of the year. Almost all of it is reported by Van Buren Energy Production, the Flywheel Energy affiliate that holds the former XTO Energy Fayetteville position, with a small amount from Razorback Production, the Flywheel affiliate that holds the former Merit Energy and BHP wells. Flywheel announced in February 2025 that it would drill the first new Fayetteville Shale wells since 2018, in Cleburne County; none were in Independence County. Whatever you own here, producing royalties, non-producing acreage, or an inherited fraction split among family, we will identify it from whatever paperwork you have, value it off the actual wells and activity, and show you the reasoning with the offer. Free, no obligation, and no pressure: if keeping it is the right answer, we will say so. Inherited it? Start with [inherited mineral rights in Arkansas](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/arkansas/). Formations & Plays ## What produces here ### Fayetteville Shale The eastern edge of the Mississippian dry gas play, drilled during the boom years and not since; the units here are operated by Van Buren Energy Production, the Flywheel affiliate that took over XTO's wells in 2022. ### Long-tail gas Shallow-decline shale gas that has paid steadily for a decade and will pay for years more, the kind of royalty that is easy to value honestly off the statements. Counties ## Communities we see in Independence County title Batesville Southside Newark Oil Trough Sulphur Rock Pleasant Plains Wherever your tract sits in Independence County, we will research it free and value it with the work shown. 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See the [full county index](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/counties/), or start with how to [sell Arkansas mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/arkansas/). ### Inherited Arkansas minerals? Whether you need a probate, the affidavit and transfer on death routes, the dormant mineral rules, and where unpaid royalties go: [inherited mineral rights in Arkansas, what heirs should do](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/arkansas/). [What Arkansas mineral rights are worth](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-rights-value/arkansas/), information only, with this month's activity. [Unclaimed Arkansas royalties](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/unclaimed-royalties/arkansas/): where the money goes and how an heir claims it. ### The Arkansas mineral owner's guide Everything a Arkansas owner needs in one place: who owns what under state law, how royalties must be paid and by when, what a buyer can and cannot deduct, the tax treatment of a sale, and the deadlines that quietly cost people their minerals. Free, and no sign-up. [Read the Arkansas guide](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/guide/arkansas/) Questions ## Straight answers for Independence County owners What are mineral rights worth in Independence County? This is dry gas country, so value turns on gas price, on the slow decline the wells run, and on your decimal in the unit, not on oil headlines, and in Independence County that ranges from a few dollars a month to a real income, so county averages mislead. We value off the actual wells and activity and show the work, free. Why is my Fayetteville Shale check smaller than the gross would suggest? Post-production deductions. In the Fayetteville Shale the big early operators mostly did not deduct gathering and compression from the one-eighth statutory royalty, but XTO did, and after the field changed hands the question went to court. Act 1024 of 2025 said deductions follow the lease, and a federal court in Little Rock preliminarily blocked the state from enforcing it against Flywheel, Van Buren Energy Production and Razorback Production on leases signed before August 5, 2025, with the disputed deductions escrowed. Which side of that line your lease falls on changes what your check is worth, and we read it free. How fast does an Arkansas operator have to pay me, and what if they are late? Arkansas requires proceeds to be paid on the schedule in Ark. Code 15-74-601, and proceeds not paid on time carry interest at 12 percent a year unless the delay is for a title problem or a missing signature on your end. Most late-payment problems we see are suspense problems: a death, a divided interest or an unsigned division order. Send us the last check stub and the letter and we will tell you which it is, free. What does it cost me to sell? Nothing. Berlin pays all title work, document preparation, and recording costs. The offer you accept is the amount you receive. ## Before you sign anything in Independence County The things owners here most often wish they had read first. All free, none of it gated. - [How mineral rights are valued](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-rights-value/), including the rule of thumb people quote and why it is usually wrong - [How to sell mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/sell-mineral-rights/) and [how to sell oil and gas royalties](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/sell-oil-and-gas-royalties/), with the real process and timeline - [Who buys mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/who-buys-mineral-rights/), the five kinds of buyer compared, and [the companies that buy mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-buyers/) and how to check them - [The Pugh clause](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/pugh-clause/), the single most valuable sentence you can negotiate into a lease - [What a farm out is](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/farmout-agreements/), and why your operator suddenly changed - [The rule of capture](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/rule-of-capture/), and why a neighbor's well can legally drain your minerals - [Non-participating royalty interests](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/non-participating-royalty-interest/), if your deed carved one out - [Executive rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/executive-rights/), if somebody else signs the lease that binds your minerals - [Surface owner rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/surface-owner-rights/), if you own the ground and someone else owns what is under it - [Questions to ask a buyer](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/questions-to-ask/) and [what happens if you want out after signing](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/can-i-back-out-of-a-mineral-rights-sale/) Free Valuation ## Find out what your Independence County minerals are worth. Free, no obligation, and no pressure. We reply within one business day, usually faster. Prefer the phone? Call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) and you will get Stephen, the owner, not a call center. If we miss you, we text back the same day. In a hurry? [Text a photo of a royalty check stub](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/text-your-check/) to [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) and our [preliminary offer](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/preliminary-offer/) puts a written number in front of you within about two business days. It holds for 7 while you decide. Your Name Phone Number Email Address Where are your minerals located? OklahomaTexasNew MexicoLouisiana ArkansasKansasNorth DakotaMontana WyomingColoradoUtahCalifornia West VirginiaOhioPennsylvaniaKentucky MichiganMississippiAlabamaIllinoisIndianaAlaska Sand/Gravel/AggregateOther / Not sure County (if known) A few optional questions that speed up the valuation Interest type Select an option Minerals and Royalties Working Interest Overriding Royalty Interest An Entity (LLC, Partnership, Trust) Not Sure Are you currently receiving royalty checks? Select an option Yes No I Used To But They Stopped Not Sure Have you received offers for your minerals before? Select an option Yes No What best describes your situation? Select an option I'm ready to sell now I'm exploring my options I'm just curious what they're worth When would you like this done? Select an option This month This quarter No timeline, just researching Anything else? (optional) Get My Free Valuation No cost, no obligation, and we never share your information.