Mineral rights
in Wyoming.

Wyoming has been producing oil and gas since the 1880s. Today, energy is the largest contributor to the state's tax base, and four distinct basins account for nearly all activity: the Powder River Basin in the northeast, the Green River Basin in the southwest, the Overthrust Belt along the western border, and the Wind River Basin in the center of the state.

The most active by far is the Powder River Basin, where horizontal drilling across Converse and Campbell counties targets the Niobrara, Turner, Mowry, and Parkman formations. The PRB has been through several boom cycles and is currently in a period of steady, technology-driven development.

Mineral ownership in Wyoming is especially complex. Large swaths of the state have split estates, where surface and mineral rights were separated generations ago. If you inherited Wyoming minerals, there is a reasonable chance you own something you do not live on and have never seen. That is normal here, and we are used to it.

Wyoming's four major basins differ in geology, maturity, and current activity level. If your minerals are in Wyoming, knowing which basin they sit in is the first step to understanding what you have.

Two counties in the Powder River Basin see the most of our work. Several others across the state have active oil and gas operations, and mineral ownership in any of them may be worth a conversation.

Wyoming's operator landscape is more fragmented than Colorado's, with both major independents and smaller private operators active across the basins. If you receive royalty checks from Wyoming, they may come from any of these.

Compared to some neighboring states, Wyoming's regulatory framework for oil and gas is relatively permissive. The state has a long history as an energy producer and tends to favor development, which generally means faster permit cycles and more straightforward pooling processes than you see in Colorado.