# Sell Mineral Rights in Jefferson Davis County, MS | Berlin > Sell Jefferson Davis County, MS mineral rights: Gwinville, Oakvale, and Prentiss near Prentiss and Bassfield. Free valuation from Berlin Royalties, work shown. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mississippi/jefferson-davis-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 · Mississippi · Jefferson Davis County ## Sell your Jefferson Davis County mineral rights. Prentiss, Bassfield, Carson: we buy minerals and royalties throughout Jefferson Davis County, home of the Gwinville gas field and the Oakvale and Prentiss Cretaceous pools. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) Jefferson Davis County has more wells on the books than any county in Mississippi except Lamar, and most of them are Gwinville Selma Chalk gas wells making a few Mcf a day apiece. That is a royalty base built on volume, not rate: hundreds of small checks to hundreds of families around Prentiss and Bassfield, many of them paid on units that have not been redrawn in a lifetime. **What produces here.** Mississippi State Oil and Gas Board production for October 2025: 573 wells, 449,028 Mcf of gas, and 5,039 barrels of oil. Gwinville's Selma Chalk pool produced 241,675 Mcf from 318 wells, its Eutaw and Rodessa pools added about 30,000 Mcf more, and Oakvale's Hosston Harper pool made 105,209 Mcf from 2 wells. Bassfield's Hosston pools, Grange, Vintage, Carson, Holiday Creek, and South Prentiss make up the rest. The operators you will see on checks and in the county records include Southern Energy Operating, which carried 542 wells in the county, Will Drill Production, Black Jack Oil, Strong Rock Operating, Cypress Operating, and Pruet Production. 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 Mississippi](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/mississippi/). Formations & Plays ## What produces here ### Gwinville A Selma Chalk gas field with 318 producing wells, one of the largest well counts of any pool in the state, plus Eutaw and Rodessa gas beneath it. ### Oakvale, Bassfield, Vintage, and South Prentiss Hosston, Sligo, and Booth gas and oil pools around Oak Vale and Prentiss; Oakvale's Hosston Harper pool made 105,209 Mcf from 2 wells in October 2025. Counties ## Communities we see in Jefferson Davis County title Prentiss Bassfield Carson Oak Vale Wherever your tract sits in Jefferson Davis 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 Mississippi mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mississippi/). ### Inherited Mississippi 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 Mississippi, what heirs should do](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/mississippi/). [What Mississippi mineral rights are worth](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-rights-value/mississippi/), information only, with this month's activity. [Unclaimed Mississippi royalties](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/unclaimed-royalties/mississippi/): where the money goes and how an heir claims it. ### The Mississippi mineral owner's guide Everything a Mississippi 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 Mississippi guide](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/guide/mississippi/) Questions ## Straight answers for Jefferson Davis County owners What are mineral rights worth in Jefferson Davis County? It depends on the wells and units actually touching your tract, their decline, and your decimal, and in Jefferson Davis County that ranges from legacy gas royalties to active development, so county averages mislead. We value off the actual wells and activity and show the work, free. How long do I have to answer a Mississippi pooling order? Twenty days after the order is filed, under Miss. Code 53-3-7, and the penalty for missing it is severe: a nonconsenting owner who does not elect can be charged a risk fee of up to 300 percent of the well costs out of production. Text us the order the day it arrives and we will walk you through the election, free. The operator is paying me late. What does Mississippi law say? Under Miss. Code 53-3-39, royalties are due within 120 days after the first sale from a well, and after that the operator owes interest at the greater of 8 percent or 2 points over the federal discount rate. If a check stops, the first step is a written demand to the operator, and we will help you draft it whether or not you sell. 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 Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis 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.