Williams County mineral rights
Williston, North Dakota. See how Fort Union buys minerals and royalties in Williams County.
Divide County · Crosby, North Dakota
Divide County mineral rights and royalty buyers
Crosby is the county seat of North Dakota’s northwest corner. Whether your Divide County minerals are producing or not, Fort Union will read the file and tell you if we can buy.
Divide County at a glance
Divide County is in the far northwest corner of North Dakota, bordering both Montana and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was carved out of Williams County in 1910, and Crosby has been the county seat since. Other communities include Ambrose, Fortuna, and Noonan. It is a quiet, rural county in wheat and grain country.
The northern location matters to the geology. The county sits on the northern flank of the North Dakota Bakken trend, and the picture can look different from the core counties farther south.
Role in the Bakken and Three Forks
Divide County is part of the Williston Basin and has seen Bakken and Three Forks drilling, though development here has been more selective than in the core counties of McKenzie, Williams, and Mountrail. Some units are producing, and some minerals are still undeveloped.
That variety is why we do not apply one price to the whole county. For producing royalties, we study the wells and the operator. For undeveloped minerals, we look at spacing, nearby results, lease status, and whether locations are likely to be drilled.
What Divide County sellers should know
Non-producing does not mean worthless, and producing does not mean top dollar. Value depends on location within the basin, lease terms, and the operator’s plans. A written offer built from the file will give you something concrete to measure against.
If your minerals are leased, find the lease and any amendments. If they are open, say so. If you do not know, the county recorder’s office has the recorded deeds and leases, and we will run the runsheet for you at no cost.
Many Divide County mineral owners no longer live in North Dakota. That is fine. We work by email, handle the deed, and wire the funds at closing. You should expect to sign a mineral deed, and a notary is typically needed for it.
How Fort Union buys in Divide County
We buy as principal, with our own capital, and we do not charge a commission. The process has four steps. First, you send the county and legal description, plus anything else you have, such as net acres, a decimal, or a royalty stub. Second, we build the runsheet and map the tract into current spacing. Third, you receive a written cash offer that states the interest we think we are buying and the assumptions behind the number. Fourth, if you accept, we draft the mineral deed, handle tax pro-ration and recording, and wire the funds at closing. Typical close is 21 to 45 days, and we pay standard closing costs on deals we complete. You can read the full steps on the process page.
Own minerals in Divide County?
Send the legal description to [email protected] or use the offer page. If we cannot buy the tract, we will say so.
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Mountrail County mineral rights
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