# Sell Mineral Rights in McKinley County, NM | Berlin > Sell McKinley County, NM mineral rights: Hospah royalties and Navajo allotted minerals near Gallup and Crownpoint. Free valuation, work shown. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/new-mexico/mckinley-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 · New Mexico · McKinley County ## Sell your McKinley County mineral rights. Gallup, Crownpoint, Thoreau: we buy minerals and royalties throughout McKinley County, in the southern San Juan Basin, mostly Navajo Nation and allotted land. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text [918-984-1645](tel:9189841645) McKinley County is not a drilling county anymore, and this page is not going to pretend it is. Oil production fell from 241,916 barrels in 1993 to about 13,730 in 2021, and the county produces only a few thousand Mcf a month today. What McKinley has is owners: thousands of Navajo allottees and the families holding old Hospah royalties, most of whom have been told nothing about what their interest is worth. **What produces here.** Legacy oil from the Hospah field in the southern San Juan Basin, on federal and old Santa Fe Railroad leases, operated by Dugan Production Corp and Enerdyne LLC. MineralAnswers put the county at about 3,200 Mcf a month in May 2026, with no meaningful oil. The future of McKinley drilling is tied to the Mancos and Gallup play in Sandoval County next door and to the outcome of the BLM's 2026 review of the Chaco withdrawal. 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. If you are an allottee, start with the BIA lease number on your check; that is the record we work from. Inherited it? Start with [inherited mineral rights in New Mexico](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/new-mexico/). Formations & Plays ## What produces here ### Hospah field, Gallup sand The county's historic oil field in Townships 17 and 18 North, Range 8 West, on federal and old Santa Fe Railroad leases; the Gallup Formation does not occur north of Hospah. ### Navajo tribal and allotted minerals Most of the county is Navajo Nation or Zuni reservation, and the minerals that matter are held in trust and leased through the BIA. Counties ## Communities we see in McKinley County title Gallup Crownpoint Thoreau Wherever your tract sits in McKinley 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 New Mexico mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/new-mexico/). ### Inherited New Mexico 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 New Mexico, what heirs should do](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/inherited-mineral-rights/new-mexico/). [What New Mexico mineral rights are worth](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-rights-value/new-mexico/), information only, with this month's activity. [Unclaimed New Mexico royalties](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/unclaimed-royalties/new-mexico/): where the money goes and how an heir claims it. ### The New Mexico mineral owner's guide Everything a New Mexico 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 New Mexico guide](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/guide/new-mexico/) Questions ## Straight answers for McKinley County owners What are mineral rights worth in McKinley County? It depends on the wells and units actually touching your tract, their decline, and your decimal, and in McKinley County that ranges widely, so county averages mislead. We value off the actual wells and activity and show the work, free. I am a Navajo allottee with McKinley County minerals. Can you help? Yes, and we work differently here. Allotted minerals are held in trust by the United States, leased through the BIA, and pass by federal probate under the American Indian Probate Reform Act, not through the county. Title lives at the BIA Land Titles and Records Office in Albuquerque. We read the allotment lease and the unit, tell you what the interest pays and what it is worth, and explain what a sale of a trust interest actually requires. The Chaco withdrawal of June 2023 closed about 336,000 federal acres in San Juan, Sandoval and McKinley counties to new federal leasing but did not apply to allotted minerals, and the BLM opened a review in July 2026 on revoking it. How fast does a New Mexico operator have to pay me? Under the Oil and Gas Proceeds Payment Act, NMSA 70-10-3, first payment is due within six months after the first day of the month following first sale, then within 45 days after the end of the month the operator is paid. Late payment after the payor has your information carries an 18 percent per year penalty under 70-10-5, excused for good-faith reliance on a New Mexico title opinion, title doubt, refusal to sign a reasonable division order, or a balance under $100. 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 McKinley 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 McKinley 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.