March 19, 2019

Don’t sell your mineral rights in Texas until you are sure that you are selling them the right way.

That might seem like odd advice coming from industry professionals; however, it’s advice that...

March 14, 2019

When property is handed down within a family, typically any mineral rights owned by the original owner are handed down with it.

If you have inherited this type of property, you may be looking to sell your mineral rights.

Before you can do this, it...

March 14, 2019

The sale of mineral rights requires consideration of a number of important topics such as those pertaining to the access and use of the surface estate.

Depending on where the mineral deposit is located on your property and what must be done to extract it, you...

February 28, 2018

The Permian Basin is one of the largest and most famous land areas in the United States that has oil, gas, and other natural resources.

If you are lucky enough to own oil rights or gas rights in the Basin, you own an important piece of Texas history...

January 31, 2018

Mineral interest leasing and pooling are complex subjects if you have gas and oil rights to sell.

Unless you agree to pool your mineral rights interest with other owners so a drilling company can efficiently extract gas and oil from the ground, you could be subject...

January 3, 2018

The sale of mineral rights in Texas involves a number of rules and laws that affect those who offer their mineral rights for sale.

One such rule is the Mineral Interest Pooling Act, a clause that is important to the ownership or leasing of mineral interests.

September 25, 2017

Owners of mineral rights have the choice of either keeping their minerals and earning royalties by leasing them or  selling their mineral rights.

If you choose leasing over the sale of mineral rights, you may at some point receive a division order.

This is good news...

August 11, 2017

When you sell your mineral rights, it is critical that you understand the relationship between mineral rights ownership and surface ownership.

The sale of mineral rights usually grants mineral owners the ability to control the surface, even if you still own that land.

This could...