Why would anyone sell their oil and gas royalties?
People sell oil and gas royalties for a number of reasons. Inheritance is the most common reason oil and gas royalties are sold. The heirs prefer cash instead of owning the oil royalties, the heirs are not familiar with the management of oil and gas royalties, or the oil and gas royalties are too small to divide among the heirs are some of the problems encountered through inheritance. Some owners sell because they need the cash for something immediate. And some people just want to simplify there investments because they no longer have the desire to manage their royalties.