# How accurate is rule of thumb on royalties value
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-accurate-is-rule-of-thumb-on-royalties-value/3503
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [January 30, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-accurate-is-rule-of-thumb-on-royalties-value/3503 "2017-01-30T02:28:35Z")
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### Author:  [@Stoney\_Lane\_Doran](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stoney_Lane_Doran)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-accurate-is-rule-of-thumb-on-royalties-value/3503/1 "2017-01-30T02:28:35Z")
I own royalties in Stephens County, Oklahoma. I’m thinking about selling. I read that buyers pay between 36-72 times the amount of your average monthly royalty check. How accurate is this?
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### Author:  [@Marcus\_T](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Marcus_T)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-accurate-is-rule-of-thumb-on-royalties-value/3503/2 "2017-01-30T15:19:19Z")
That rule of thumb can severely undervalue your minerals depending on location and future potential of your acres for horizontal development. I’d stay away from it, personally.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-accurate-is-rule-of-thumb-on-royalties-value/3503/3 "2018-08-14T22:39:22Z")