# Sell Mineral Rights in San Luis Obispo County, CA | Berlin > Sell San Luis Obispo County, CA mineral rights: Arroyo Grande steamflood oil and Russell Ranch near Pismo Beach and Paso Robles. Free valuation, work shown. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/san-luis-obispo-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 · California · San Luis Obispo County ## Sell your San Luis Obispo County mineral rights. San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Paso Robles: we buy minerals and royalties throughout San Luis Obispo County, the Arroyo Grande heavy oil field. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) San Luis Obispo County is one oil field and a lot of wine country. Arroyo Grande, up Price Canyon from Pismo Beach, is a heavy oil field that has been steamed for decades and still produces more than half a million barrels a year, and nearly all of the county's royalty income comes from it. The rest of the county's minerals, from Paso Robles to the Carrizo Plain, are non-producing and mostly stay that way. **What produces here.** CalGEM's 2023 annual report, the latest county table it has published, put San Luis Obispo County at 575,504 barrels of oil and 405,923 Mcf of associated gas for the year. CalGEM's WellSTAR records as of November 2026 show 270 active wells, 250 of them Sentinel Peak Resources California wells in the Arroyo Grande field, with E and B Natural Resources operating 11 in Russell Ranch and Chevron 9 in the county's corner of Midway-Sunset; another 28 wells carry a New status in the records. Sentinel Peak, a Denver-based heavy oil company formed in 2016 by former Berry Petroleum managers, runs Arroyo Grande on steam, with landfill gas displacing some of the natural gas burned for steam generation. 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 California](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/california/). Formations & Plays ## What produces here ### Arroyo Grande field A heavy oil field in Price Canyon above Pismo Beach, produced by steamflood and cyclic steam from about 250 active wells operated by Sentinel Peak Resources, the county's only field of real size. ### Russell Ranch and the Midway-Sunset corner E and B Natural Resources' Russell Ranch field in the Cuyama Valley and a sliver of Chevron's Midway-Sunset field where it crosses the Kern County line. Counties ## Communities we see in San Luis Obispo County title San Luis Obispo Arroyo Grande Paso Robles Pismo Beach Nipomo Santa Margarita Wherever your tract sits in San Luis Obispo 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 California mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/). ### Inherited California 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 California, what heirs should do](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/california/). [What California mineral rights are worth](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-rights-value/california/), information only, with this month's activity. [Unclaimed California royalties](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/unclaimed-royalties/california/): where the money goes and how an heir claims it. ### The California mineral owner's guide Everything a California 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 California guide](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/guide/california/) Questions ## Straight answers for San Luis Obispo County owners What are mineral rights worth in San Luis Obispo County? It depends on the wells and units actually touching your tract, their decline, and your decimal, and in San Luis Obispo County that mostly means one question: are you in the Arroyo Grande field or not. Arroyo Grande royalties are steamflood heavy oil with real volume; almost everything else in the county is non-producing. We value off the actual wells and show the work, free. Does SB 1137 affect what my minerals are worth? If your tract is within 3,200 feet of homes, schools or other sensitive receptors, yes. SB 1137 bars new wells and reworks inside that setback, so minerals under or next to a town are worth what the existing wells will pay for the rest of their lives and little more. Minerals in open country are not affected by the setback, which is why two tracts in the same field can be worth very different amounts. We map your tract against the setback zone before we value it, free. My parent died owning California minerals. How do they get into my name? Through probate, or through the Probate Code 13200 affidavit if the decedent's California real property, minerals included, is worth no more than $69,625 in total, which covers a great many small royalty interests. Note that California's revocable transfer on death deed cannot be used for a severed mineral interest, so even a family that avoided probate on the house may still need the affidavit or a probate order for the minerals. We read the chain free and tell you which you need. 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 San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo 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.