What drives the value of your Delaware Basin minerals — and how to find out your number, free.
There is no single price per acre for Delaware Basin minerals. Value is specific to your tract — and the only reliable way to learn your number is a valuation built from your actual acreage. Below is exactly what determines it, so you can understand any offer you receive and recognize a fair one.
The Delaware Basin is the western half of the Permian Basin and one of the most valuable oil plays in North America. Loving County, TX — located at its core — is frequently the #1 oil-producing county in the entire United States. With 6+ stacked pay zones and major operators drilling at full pace, Delaware Basin mineral rights command premium valuations.
The single biggest factor is whether there are active wells beneath your acreage. Producing Delaware Basin minerals are valued on the royalty income they generate, adjusted for how quickly that income will decline. Non-producing minerals are valued on a per-net-mineral-acre basis that reflects the probability and timing of future drilling.
Coterra Energy, Devon Energy, Occidental Petroleum, Mewbourne Oil, and Permian Resources are among the most active operators in the Delaware Basin. The play's large, contiguous acreage positions and exceptional stacked pay have attracted tens of billions in capital investment over the past decade, maintaining strong royalty revenues for mineral owners and keeping demand for Delaware Basin mineral rights extremely competitive. Rig counts across Reeves and Eddy counties remain among the highest of any play in the country.
No online calculator or per-acre rule of thumb can tell you your number. The reliable way to learn what your Delaware Basin minerals are worth is a valuation built from your specific acreage — which ARB provides free, with the reasoning explained and no obligation to sell.
There is no single per-acre price for Delaware Basin minerals — value depends on your net mineral acres, whether the acreage is producing, the formations beneath it, nearby operator activity, well decline, and current commodity prices. The reliable way to learn your number is a free, no-obligation valuation built from your specific acreage, which American Royalty Buyers provides with the reasoning explained.
Producing minerals are valued primarily on the royalty income they generate, adjusted for how quickly that income will decline. Newer wells facing steep decline are treated differently than wells further along their curve, and remaining undrilled locations add upside.
Non-producing minerals are valued on a per-net-mineral-acre basis that reflects the probability and timing of future drilling. In active core areas with nearby permits and rigs the value is higher; on the margins it is discounted because drilling is less certain.
Yes. American Royalty Buyers buys mineral rights, royalties, NPRI, ORRI, and non-operated working interests across the Delaware Basin — producing or non-producing, including complex or inherited title.
Submit your information through our valuation form or call (817) 778-9532. ARB delivers a no-obligation offer, typically within five business days, with no fees and no pressure to sell.