# Sell Mineral Rights in Arapahoe County, Colorado | Berlin Royalties > Selling mineral rights in Arapahoe County, Colorado? Berlin buys Niobrara and Codell royalties around Aurora, Bennett, Byers, Deer Trail, Strasburg. Free valuation. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/colorado/arapahoe-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 · Colorado · Arapahoe County ## Sell your Arapahoe County mineral rights. Littleton, Aurora, Bennett: the growth edge of the DJ Basin, where the Lowry Ranch program runs through 2029 and state trust land complicates who owns what. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) Arapahoe County is where DJ Basin development is currently expanding, and it is one of the more interesting places in Colorado to own minerals right now. The Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, run by SM Energy with Crestone Peak still showing as operator of record, is scheduled to drill from 2025 through 2029. Occidental has an approved Remora pad expected to drill in late 2026 and turned Indigo to production in April 2026. GMT Exploration filed Stash horizontal permits in December 2025. Roughly 254 wells produce out of about 1,700 drilled, and permit flow is live. Before any of that matters to your tract, screen for state trust land. The Lowry Ranch is Colorado State Land Board trust acreage, visible in well names like State Handies and State Wetterhorn, and those minerals are state owned and cannot be bought. That determination comes first and we make it free. The development itself is the same multi-bench Niobrara and Codell architecture as Adams County, which means the same valuation problem: an offer based on your current check counts none of the undrilled benches. We count them explicitly and show you the probability we used. Arapahoe updated its oil and gas regulations after SB 19-181 and approves most applications administratively unless elevated to Use by Special Review, which means less hearing friction than Broomfield or Boulder. And SB 19-181's 45 percent pooling joinder threshold gives unleased owners here genuine negotiating position. Colorado follows the first marketable product rule under Rogers v. Westerman, protecting your check from marketing cost deductions. Send us a legal description. Drilling Activity · Updated 2026-08-17 ## What's happening in Arapahoe County right now Active Rigs 1 Running for GMT Exploration Permits, Last 90 Days 6 Most active: GMT Exploration Company LLC Completions, Last 90 Days 0 New wells turned to sales in the county. County totals. Source: Enverus, as of 2026-08-17. Rigs are currently active; permits are those approved in the last 90 days; completions are wells reporting first production in the last 90 days, which lags by state. A zero does not mean nothing is happening, only that nothing was reported in that window. Activity like this is exactly what moves mineral value. If it is happening near you, find out what your interest is worth before you take anyone's offer. Formations & Plays ## What produces here ### Niobrara A, B and C benches The same multi-bench architecture as Adams County, and this is the current frontier of that development. ### Codell Co-developed beneath the Niobrara, and routinely omitted from offers. Counties ## Communities we see in Arapahoe County title Littleton Aurora Bennett Byers Deer Trail Strasburg Wherever your tract sits in Arapahoe County, we will research it free and value it with the work shown. Questions ## Straight answers for Arapahoe County owners Is Arapahoe County still being developed? Yes, and it is the growth edge of the DJ. Roughly 254 wells produce out of about 1,700 drilled, and permitting is live. SM Energy, with Crestone Peak still on the records, is running the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan scheduled to drill from 2025 through 2029. Occidental has an approved Remora pad with drilling expected in late 2026 and turned its Indigo pad to production in April 2026. GMT Exploration, Axis, K.P. Kauffman, Renegade, and True Oil are also active. What is state trust land and does it affect my Arapahoe County minerals? It may, and this is a screen you should run before valuing anything here. The Lowry Ranch is Colorado State Land Board trust land, which is visible in the well names, with designations like State Handies and State Wetterhorn. Those minerals are state owned and are not acquirable by a private buyer. Anyone targeting Arapahoe County acreage needs to screen for state trust sections first, and we do that free before quoting. How does SB 19-181 affect me if I am unleased in Arapahoe County? It gives you real leverage that did not exist before 2019. An operator must own or have secured consent of more than 45 percent of the mineral interests in the drilling unit before it can apply to force pool the rest, must have made a good faith lease offer at least 60 to 90 days prior, must have a local siting application on file, and cannot locate a well on a force pooled owner's surface. Non-consent royalty during payback also rose from a flat 12.5 percent to 13 percent on gas wells and 16 percent on oil wells. Free Valuation ## Find out what your Arapahoe 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. Your Name Phone Number Email Address Where are your minerals located? OklahomaTexasNew MexicoLouisiana ArkansasKansasNorth DakotaMontana WyomingColoradoUtahCalifornia West VirginiaOhioPennsylvaniaKentucky MichiganMississippiAlabamaAlaska Sand/Gravel/AggregateOther / Not sure County (if known) 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? 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