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Colorado has a long history of Oil & Gas production.  We concentrate on specific areas in Colorado that we have the highest levels of expertise so that we can maximize our knowledge to best create value for minerals owners. Within the last 10 years, mineral owners have seen a tremendous growth in leasing and drilling activities. This newfound activity is a direct result of efficient drilling and completion technologies in conjunction with incredible capital budgets. One thing that has become clear in the past 10 years is that not all mineral acreage is the same, commodity prices can swing dramatically, and certain operators are better than others. We believe that empowering mineral owners with concise and relevant information to help evaluate the value of their minerals is of the upmost importance.

What is the DJ Basin?

The DJ Basin is an asymmetric structural basin spanning 70,000 square miles, featuring stacked intervals of oil and gas-saturated reservoirs. Over the past 120 years, conventional vertical drilling has yielded significant volumes of oil and gas. More recently, operators have employed modern drilling and completion techniques to extract resources from unconventional saturated reservoirs. Current well results within the core of the Wattenburg Field consistently demonstrate economic production. With substantial stacked intervals of pay, the DJ Basin allows for high well densities, enabling elevated rates of recoverable oil and gas. Operators often leverage pad drilling techniques, minimizing surface locations while maximizing the drilling of up to 32 wellbores on a single pad. This capability not only enhances operational efficiency but also creates a robust market for oil and gas production.

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DJ Basin: Niobrara

The Niobrara was deposited during the Western Interior Seaway. This deposition event was ideal for the creation of organic-rich laminated sources. Over the period of deposition, the Niobrara had multiple unique sedimentary environments influenced by sea level changes and climate changes that generated alternating chalk and marl sequences broken into 3 main sections. These three sections are comprised of one chalk and one marl interval. The Chalk intervals, known as the "A", "B", and "C" benches, are the primary productive targets within the Niobrara.

DJ Basin: Codell Sandstone

The Codell Sand was deposited during a large regression of sea level. During the deposition period, large siliciclastic material was inter-bedded to form fine-grained sand resulting in a relatively high porosity but low permeability oil and gas reservoir system.

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What is the Piceance Basin?

The Piceance Basin of Western Colorado consist of high productive natural gas reservoirs located within highly discontinuous fluvial sand sandstone. With an extraordinary history of oil and gas exploration, the Piceance has seen extreme volatility of production and activity due to the complex nature of the reserves and the lack of infrastructure to take oil and gas to market. Over the last 10 years significant investment in pipelines in conjunction with new completion technologies have allowed operators to effectively produce natural gas. However, current market conditions for Piceance dry gas is weak causing significant decreases in new drilling activity.

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Piceance Basin: The Williams Fork

The Williams Fork's natural gas accumulations was generated from coal and carbon-rich shale deposits. Natural gas migrated from these coal and carbon-rich shale into highly discontinuous fluvial sandstone beds. During regressive sea levels, high silica sands were deposited similarly to modern beach dunes. Discontinuous nature of the deposition creates the naturals gas reservoirs and are periodic throughout the Williams Fork Formation based on conditions when the seas where increasing or decreasing in size.

DJ Basin: Mancos Shale

The Mancos Shale is upwards to 4,000 ft thick of organic-rich shale. The formation is a source rock for oil and gas. A source rock means that oil and gas were generated in the formation. The Mancos is still highly perspective, however the USGS estimates that 66 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is in place. The depositional environment for the Mancos occurred during the maximum extend of the ancient seaway. Unlike the Williams Fork Formation, the Mancos was deposited during a stable sea environment where sea level changes were minimal. The stable seaway allowed for consistent deposition creating a consistent and thick organic-rich formation ideal for a source rock. Currently the Mancos has very little horizontal production due to the cost of drilling and completions.

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HOW WE EVALUATE MINERALS

TRP Minerals is an advocate for mineral owners and works diligently to help mineral owners create value. As a result, we try to empower mineral owners with the information they need to determine the best opportunity to realize the value of their minerals. Most mineral acquisition companies will provide an offer price with no back up material or methodology have how they came up with the offer. Our goal is to show you exactly how the oil and gas industry evaluates mineral interest.

1

Land Evaluation

1

Land Evaluation

2

Lease Evaluation

2

Lease Evaluation

3

Geologic Evaluation

3

Geologic Evaluation

4

Engineering Evaluation

4

Engineering Evaluation

5

Financial Evaluation

4

Financial Evaluation

Our team of experts will evaluate where your minerals are located.

Your mineral location matters as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • Proximity to pipelines to transport oil and gas
  • Rural vs. Urban
  • State and County Regulations
  • Accessibility

The terms of a lease matter! We will use the terms of your lease to help create value for your minerals.

Below are important lease provisions that can increase the value of your minerals:

  • Type Curve (Production Profile)
  • Well Performance
  • State and County Regulations
  • Available Drilling Locations

We work very hard to know the geology of your minerals to better understand their value.

The geology under your minerals matter as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • Porosity
  • Permeability
  • Total Organic Content
  • Thermal Maturity

We diligently work to understand the engineering associated with your minerals.

The engineering associated with your minerals matter as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • PDP (Current Production)
  • PUDs (Future Production)
  • Analogous Wells
  • Type Curve

Our team of experts will evaluate your minerals to create a fair and transparent offer, every time!

Your mineral valuation matters as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • Type Curve (Production Profile)
  • Well Performance
  • State and County Regulations
  • Available Drilling Locations

Why Sell Your Minerals

We strive to help facilitate your decisions so that you are empowered with the best information and knowledge so that you can capture the highest value of your minerals.

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EXPLORE.
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Explore Colorado

Learn • Explore • Be Empowered

Colorado has a long history of Oil & Gas production.  We concentrate on specific areas in Colorado that we have the highest levels of expertise so that we can maximize our knowledge to best create value for minerals owners. Within the last 10 years, mineral owners have seen a tremendous growth in leasing and drilling activities. This newfound activity is a direct result of efficient drilling and completion technologies in conjunction with incredible capital budgets. One thing that has become clear in the past 10 years is that not all mineral acreage is the same, commodity prices can swing dramatically, and certain operators are better than others. We believe that empowering mineral owners with concise and relevant information to help evaluate the value of their minerals is of the upmost importance.

What is the DJ Basin?

The DJ is an asymmetric structural basin comprised of 70,000 square miles of stacked intervals of oil and gas saturated reservoirs. Over the last 120 years, conventional vertical drilling has produced significant volumes of oil and gas. Recently, operators have utilized modern drilling and completion techniques to produce oil and gas in unconventional saturated reservoirs. Current well results within the core of the Wattenburg Field continue to show consistent and economic production. With significant stacked intervals of pay, the DJ allows for significant well densities allowing for high rates of recoverable Oil and Gas. In many cases, operators can utilize pad drilling where they are capable of minimizing surface locations while maximizing the drilling of upwards of 32 wellbores. The ability to have high productivity from one pad create an efficient market for Oil and Gas production.

Target Formations

DJ BASIN

DJ Basin: Niobrara

The Niobrara was deposited during the Western Interior Seaway. This deposition event was ideal for the creation of organic-rich laminated sources. Over the period of deposition, the Niobrara had multiple unique sedimentary environments influenced by sea level changes and climate changes that generated alternating chalk and marl sequences broken into 3 main sections. These three sections are comprised of one chalk and one marl interval. The Chalk intervals, known as the "A", "B", and "C" benches, are the primary productive targets within the Niobrara.

DJ Basin: Codell Sandstone

The Codell Sand was deposited during a large regression of sea level. During the deposition period, large siliciclastic material was inter-bedded to form fine-grained sand resulting in a relatively high porosity but low permeability oil and gas reservoir system.

LUMP SUM OF CASH

We traditionally pay a lump sum of cash within 10 business days after you sign the purchase and sale agreement.

What is the Piceance Basin?

The Piceance Basin of Western Colorado consist of high productive natural gas reservoirs located within highly discontinuous fluvial sand sandstone. With an extraordinary history of oil and gas exploration, the Piceance has seen extreme volatility of production and activity due to the complex nature of the reserves and the lack of infrastructure to take oil and gas to market. Over the last 10 years significant investment in pipelines in conjunction with new completion technologies have allowed operators to effectively produce natural gas. However, current market conditions for Piceance dry gas is weak causing significant decreases in new drilling activity.

PICEANCE BASIN

Piceance Basin: The Williams Fork

The Williams Fork's natural gas accumulations was generated from coal and carbon-rich shale deposits. Natural gas migrated from these coal and carbon-rich shale into highly discontinuous fluvial sandstone beds. During regressive sea levels, high silica sands were deposited similarly to modern beach dunes. Discontinuous nature of the deposition creates the naturals gas reservoirs and are periodic throughout the Williams Fork Formation based on conditions when the seas where increasing or decreasing in size.

Piceance Basin: Mancos Sandstone

The Mancos Shale is upwards to 4,000 ft thick of organic-rich shale. The formation is a source rock for oil and gas. A source rock means that oil and gas were generated in the formation. The Mancos is still highly perspective, however the USGS estimates that 66 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is in place. The depositional environment for the Mancos occurred during the maximum extend of the ancient seaway. Unlike the Williams Fork Formation, the Mancos was deposited during a stable sea environment where sea level changes were minimal. The stable seaway allowed for consistent deposition creating a consistent and thick organic-rich formation ideal for a source rock. Currently the Mancos has very little horizontal production due to the cost of drilling and completions.

WHY SELL YOUR MINERALS

We strive to empower you with the best information and knowledge available to make an informed decision in order to capture the highest value from your minerals.














HOW WE EVALUATE MINERALS

TRP Minerals is an advocate for mineral owners and works diligently to help mineral owners create value. As a result, we try to empower mineral owners with the information they need to determine the best opportunity to realize the value of their minerals. Most mineral acquisition companies will provide an offer price with no back up material or methodology have how they came up with the offer. Our goal is to show you exactly how the oil and gas industry evaluates mineral interest.

1

Land Evaluation

Our team of experts will evaluate where your minerals are located.

Your mineral location matters as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • Proximity to pipelines to transport oil and gas
  • Rural vs. Urban
  • State and County Regulations
  • Accessibility
2

Lease Evaluation

We will use the terms of your lease to help create value for your minerals.

Below are important lease provisions that can increase the value of your minerals:

  • Type Curve (Production Profile)
  • Well Performance
  • State and County Regulations
  • Available Drilling Locations
3

Geologic Evaluation

We work very hard to know the geology of your minerals to better understand their value.

The geology under your minerals matter as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • Porosity
  • Permeability
  • Total Organic Content
  • Thermal Maturity
4

Engineering Evaluation

We diligently work to understand the engineering associated with your minerals.

The engineering associated with your minerals matter as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • PDP (Current Production)
  • PUDs (Future Production)
  • Analogous Wells
  • Type Curve
5

Financial Evaluation

Our team of experts will evaluate your minerals to create a fair and transparent offer.

Your mineral valuation matters as it relates to some of the variables below:

  • Type Curve (Production Profile)
  • Well Performance
  • State and County Regulations
  • Available Drilling Locations

REQUEST A FREE OFFER

Mineral Location

Need a little help figuring out where your minerals are located?
Learn More

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LEARN.
EXPLORE.
BE EMPOWERED.
get a free offer

REQUEST A FREE OFFER

Mineral Location

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Learn More

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