# Sell Oil and Gas Royalties in California: Value, Process, Timeline > Selling oil and gas royalties in California: what drives value here, current drilling activity, what state law already guarantees you before you sell, what the process and timeline look like, and when you should not sell. Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/sell-oil-and-gas-royalties/california/ 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. Sell Your Royalties ยท California ## Sell oil and gas royalties in California A real number with the arithmetic shown, usually within one business day. No fee, no listing, no deadline, and if we think you should keep the royalty we will say so. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) [Check an Offer You Have](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/offer-checker/) We buy producing royalties, overriding royalties, non-participating royalties and non-producing minerals in California. Send a check stub, a division order, or just a county and a family name, and we will tell you what you own and what it is worth before anyone asks you to decide anything. ## What is happening in California right now Because a royalty is priced on what will be produced, not on what was. From Enverus, current as of 2026-08-17: - **9** active rigs - **53** permits approved in the last 90 days - **6** wells reporting first production in the last 90 days Moderate activity. Enough drilling that undrilled locations near you may carry value worth asking about, and not so much that you should assume competition will find you on its own. ## Who is on your check The largest operators in California by producing well count. The company on your check is your **operator**, not a buyer, and the two get confused constantly. - [CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/operators/company/california-resources-corporation/), roughly 19690 producing wells - [CHEVRON](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/operators/company/chevron/), roughly 11822 producing wells - [SENTINEL PEAK RESOURCES](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/operators/company/sentinel-peak-resources/), roughly 3266 producing wells - [E&B NATURAL RESOURCES](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/operators/company/e-and-b-natural-resources/), roughly 1311 producing wells - [CALNRG OPERATING LLC](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/operators/company/calnrg-operating-llc/), roughly 1131 producing wells - [CRIMSON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/operators/company/crimson-resource-management/), roughly 718 producing wells If your check has stopped or shrunk, start with [the statement decoder](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/royalty-statement-decoder/) rather than with a sale. ## How the number gets built An offer on a producing royalty is a multiple of recent monthly income, and that multiple is a payback period in disguise. Three assumptions decide whether it is fair: - **The decline rate on your specific wells.** Shale and conventional decline nothing alike, and a formula cannot tell which you own. - **The price deck.** The forward curve, not the spot headline. - **The undrilled locations.** The part that never appears in a mailed offer. Ask any buyer for all three. Our [offer checker](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/offer-checker/) converts a specific offer into the payback it implies, and [how mineral rights are valued](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-rights-value/) covers the method in full. ## Process and timeline - You send whatever you have. One business day later you have a number and the reasoning behind it. - You decide on your own clock. There is no deadline and we will not invent one. - Purchase agreement in plain language, then title work, which we pay for. - Closing in roughly two to four weeks on a clean interest. Probate gaps and old severances take longer. - Wire or check, and the deed records in the county. There is no cost to you at any step. We are a buyer, not a broker, so no commission comes out of your proceeds. ## Where we buy in California We have written up **8** California counties in detail, each with current producing well, rig and permit counts. We buy in every county in the state, including the ones without a page. [Fresno County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/fresno-county/)[Kern County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/kern-county/)[Kings County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/kings-county/)[Los Angeles County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/los-angeles-county/)[Monterey County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/monterey-county/)[Orange County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/orange-county/)[Santa Barbara County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/santa-barbara-county/)[Ventura County](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/ventura-county/) ## When not to sell in California - A new well just came online and the curve has not settled. - Permits or rigs are moving toward your section. Check free at [well records](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/well-records/) or set [Mineral Watch](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-watch/). - The monthly income matters to your budget. A lump sum spends; a royalty keeps arriving. - You have not checked whether money is already sitting in [suspense](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/unclaimed-royalties/). - Somebody is rushing you. ### Want a second number before you answer anyone? Send an offer letter, a check stub, a deed, or just a California county and a family name. We will tell you what you own, what we will pay and how we got there, and whether we think you should sell at all. If another offer beats ours we will tell you that too. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) [Ask a Landman](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/ask-a-landman/) ## Related - [Selling oil and gas royalties, nationally](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/sell-oil-and-gas-royalties/) - [California mineral rights](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/california/) and the [California owner's guide](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/guide/california/) - [Who buys mineral rights in California](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/who-buys-mineral-rights/california/) - [Questions to ask a buyer](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/questions-to-ask/) and [before you sign](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/before-you-sign/) - [Can I back out after signing?](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/can-i-back-out-of-a-mineral-rights-sale/) - [Taxes when you sell](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/mineral-rights-capital-gains-tax/) Rig, permit and operator counts are sourced from Enverus and current as of 2026-08-17. Berlin Royalties is the trade name of Berlin Resources LLC, a mineral buyer and a landman shop in Tulsa, not a law firm or a tax advisor.