Direct buyer — no brokers, no middlemen, no fees
Yes — you can sell your Texas mineral rights, and American Royalty Buyers buys them directly: mineral rights, royalties, NPRI, ORRI, and non-operated working interests across 186 Texas counties, producing or non-producing, including inherited and fractional interests. A free, written, no-obligation valuation typically arrives within five business days — no brokers, no fees, no commissions.
American Royalty Buyers actively acquires mineral rights and royalties throughout Texas. Our team has extensive experience in all major basins and provides expert valuations.
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Texas mineral values concentrate where the drilling is: the Permian Basin leads the nation in activity, split between the Midland Basin — where counties like Midland, Martin, and Reagan sit over the stacked Spraberry and Wolfcamp — and the Delaware Basin to the west (Loving, Reeves). Beyond the Permian, the Eagle Ford, Barnett, Haynesville, and the conventional fields of North and East Texas each carry their own value profiles, from active horizontal units to long-lived legacy royalties.
What sets a specific Texas interest's value: producing versus non-producing acreage, the formations and remaining drilling inventory beneath it, which operator controls the unit and how active they are (see the most active Permian operators), your lease's royalty rate, and your net mineral acres. County matters enormously — the same acreage size can differ in value many times over between a core Midland Basin county like Reagan and a legacy conventional county. The drivers, not a statewide average, are what a real valuation weighs: What are Midland Basin minerals worth?
ARB is a Texas-based direct buyer of mineral rights, royalties, NPRI, ORRI, and non-operated working interests across the state — producing or non-producing, including inherited and fractional interests. A free, written valuation shows the number and the reasoning, with no fees and no obligation.
If you have inherited mineral rights in Texas, the first task is establishing clear title in your name. Minerals that passed under a will generally move through Texas probate — and when the person who died lived in another state, an ancillary probate in Texas (or recording an authenticated copy of the out-of-state will and order) is usually required to transfer the Texas minerals specifically. Texas also recognizes a transfer-on-death deed (Texas Estates Code ch. 114), which passes minerals directly to a named beneficiary outside probate when one was recorded before death — though some operators suspend royalties on a TOD deed and prefer a lady-bird (enhanced life estate) deed, so check how the interest was conveyed. Transferring inherited mineral rights and selling mineral rights from an estate walk through the steps.
Inherited minerals receive a stepped-up cost basis — their fair market value on the date of the previous owner's death, not what that owner originally paid — so if you sell, capital gains are measured against the stepped-up value and a sale shortly after inheriting often carries little or no taxable gain. The stepped-up basis on inherited minerals explains it, and a tax professional can confirm your situation. Texas imposes no state estate or inheritance tax. One Texas wrinkle: because Texas is a community-property state, minerals acquired during a marriage are presumptively community property, so on a spouse's death only the decedent's one-half passes by will or intestacy while the surviving spouse keeps their own half.
Inherited Texas minerals are frequently small, fractional, undivided interests, because a single tract is often split among several heirs across generations, making decimals tiny and title complex. A Texas mineral estate does not lapse for non-use — there is no dormant-minerals act — so even a long-dormant inherited interest remains yours to claim; the work is confirming and recording your ownership so you can lease or sell it, often with an affidavit of heirship where a full probate was never done. The complete guide to inherited mineral rights covers what to gather and check.
American Royalty Buyers buys inherited Texas mineral rights and royalties directly — producing or non-producing, and including the small, fractional, and complex-title interests estates so often leave behind, across the Permian Basin and the rest of the state. Whether you keep or sell, a free, written, no-obligation valuation from ARB tells you what the interest is worth today, with the reasoning explained and no fees or pressure.
If you have searched for a Texas mineral rights broker, it helps to know that the party on the other end of a sale is one of three kinds, and they do not work the same way. A direct buyer like American Royalty Buyers purchases your Texas interest with its own capital and takes title — one written offer, one closing, and no commission. A broker does not buy your minerals; they list and shop your interest to third-party buyers and take a commission out of the proceeds, so your net is reduced by that fee and your closing depends on someone else agreeing to buy. A marketplace or matching service collects bids from a pool of buyers, which sounds like more competition but introduces a spread — the platform and each bidder both need a margin. Knowing which one you are dealing with is the first step to a fair deal on Texas minerals.
Telling a direct buyer from a broker is simple once you know what to ask. Whose capital funds the purchase? A direct buyer wires you its own money; a broker is arranging someone else's. Does a commission or fee come out of your proceeds? A direct buyer's offer is exactly what you receive; a broker's fee is deducted from your sale. Does the purchase and sale agreement assign your interest to a third party? An assignment clause is the tell that the counterparty intends to flip the deal rather than hold it. Ask those three questions and read the agreement — the answers separate a principal buyer from an intermediary.
American Royalty Buyers is a direct buyer, not a broker. ARB is a Fort Worth, Texas company that purchases mineral rights, royalties, NPRI, ORRI, and non-operated working interests with its own capital and holds them — across Texas and specializing in the Permian Basin. There is no broker, no middleman, and no commission: the written offer ARB delivers is exactly what you receive, and ARB handles the title research, curative work, and closing at no cost to you. For a Texas owner who wants a fair, transparent sale without a fee coming out of the proceeds, a direct buyer removes a layer of cost and uncertainty that a broker adds.
When does a broker genuinely make sense? Mainly for a very large or complex package an owner wants shopped to many competing buyers at once, where the added competition might outweigh the commission — though even then, a direct buyer's offer is a useful benchmark to measure the broker's results against. For most Texas owners, the practical move is to get a free, written valuation from a direct buyer first, so any brokered or mailed offer has something honest to be measured against. ARB's valuation is free, carries no obligation, and comes with the reasoning explained. See also direct buyer vs. broker and selling without a broker.
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) regulates oil and gas well permitting, spacing, and production statewide. Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas taxes oil at 4.6% of market value and natural gas at 7.5% of market value, administered by the Comptroller. Tex. Tax Code §202.052 (oil); §201.052 (gas)
Texas has NO general compulsory pooling. Its only mechanism is the narrow Mineral Interest Pooling Act (MIPA, 1965), available only after a fair voluntary offer is refused and rarely used because of its procedural hurdles — so your consent to a lease normally cannot be forced. Mineral Interest Pooling Act, Tex. Nat. Res. Code ch. 102
No dormant-mineral statute. A severed mineral estate in Texas does not lapse or revert for non-use; it changes hands only by conveyance, adverse possession, or other ordinary title events. No dormant minerals act
General information sourced to statute, not legal advice; laws change, so confirm current Texas law with the linked source or a qualified attorney.
The most active and in-demand Texas counties where ARB buys mineral rights and royalties.
The most active permit filers in Texas (trailing 90 days, as of August 25, 2026). Your royalty check often arrives under a payor name that differs from the operator — the aliases below are the names to look for on your stub. Receiving checks from one of these? Get a free valuation.
Royalty checks tied to ExxonMobil-operated Texas wells commonly arrive under: XTO Energy, Pioneer Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Royalty checks tied to Diamondback Energy-operated Texas wells commonly arrive under: Diamondback E&P LLC, Endeavor Energy Resources.
Royalty checks tied to Occidental Petroleum-operated Texas wells commonly arrive under: OXY USA Inc., Occidental Permian, Anadarko Petroleum.
Royalty checks tied to ConocoPhillips-operated Texas wells commonly arrive under: ConocoPhillips Company, Concho Resources, Burlington Resources, Marathon Oil.
Royalty checks tied to Ovintiv-operated Texas wells commonly arrive under: Ovintiv USA Inc., Newfield Exploration, Encana Oil & Gas.
Royalty checks tied to EOG Resources-operated Texas wells commonly arrive under: EOG Resources, Inc..
Full payor-name directory · Find your operator from your check stub
Yes. American Royalty Buyers is a direct buyer of Texas mineral rights, royalties, NPRI, ORRI, and non-operated working interests — producing or non-producing, including inherited or complex title. ARB actively buys in 186 Texas counties, including Andrews County, Atascosa County, Bastrop County, Bee County, Borden County.
Submit your information through our valuation form or call (817) 778-9532. ARB delivers a written, no-obligation offer — typically within five business days — handles all title and closing work at no cost to you, and pays by wire at closing. There are no fees or commissions.
It depends on your net mineral acres, whether the acreage is producing, the formations and operators beneath it, and current commodity prices — there is no single per-acre price. The reliable way to learn your number is a free, no-obligation valuation built from your specific Texas acreage, which ARB provides with the reasoning explained.
No. ARB is a direct buyer — there are no fees, commissions, or deductions. The offer amount is what you receive, and ARB covers title research, curative work, and closing costs.
From inquiry to closing typically takes four to six weeks. You receive a no-obligation offer within about five business days, then ARB handles title and curative work before funding your lump-sum payment by wire.
Do not sign or return anything right away. First, confirm exactly what you own — your net mineral acres, royalty decimal, and which wells or units are involved. Second, verify the buyer: check whether they are a direct buyer or a broker who intends to flip the deal, and read the purchase agreement for the effective date and any deductions. Third, get at least one competing written offer so you have something to measure the first one against. Unsolicited offers on Texas minerals are often opening bids rather than best-and-final, and a second valuation from American Royalty Buyers is free and carries no obligation to sell.
First establish clear title in your name — usually through Texas probate or, where probate was never done, an affidavit of heirship; an ancillary proceeding is used if the person who died lived out of state, unless a recorded transfer-on-death deed already moved the interest to you. Then gather any check stub, division order, or lease so the interest can be identified. American Royalty Buyers researches the operator, formations, and production tied to your Texas acreage, provides a free, no-obligation offer, handles the title and transfer paperwork, and buys small and fractional inherited interests routinely — with no fee to you.
It depends on where in Texas the minerals sit and what lies beneath them — a core Permian Basin tract in Midland or Reeves County and a legacy East Texas interest are worth very different amounts — plus your net mineral acres, whether the acreage is producing, and current commodity prices. There is no statewide per-acre figure. Because inherited interests are often small and fractional, a single unsolicited offer is rarely the market; a free valuation built from your specific acreage shows the number and the reasoning.
Often, but not always — selling requires clear title in your name. For minerals inherited under a will that usually means Texas probate, or an ancillary proceeding if the decedent lived elsewhere; where no probate was done, an affidavit of heirship can sometimes establish the chain, and a recorded transfer-on-death deed passes the interest outside probate. ARB can help you understand what your situation requires and handles the transfer paperwork once title is clear.
No. American Royalty Buyers is a direct buyer, not a broker. ARB purchases Texas mineral rights and royalties with its own capital and takes title, so there is no commission and no middleman — the written offer is exactly what you receive. A broker, by contrast, lists and shops your interest to third-party buyers and takes a fee out of your proceeds.
A direct buyer purchases your Texas minerals with its own capital and closes on its own decision — one offer, one closing, no fee. A mineral rights broker does not buy your minerals; they market your interest to third-party buyers for a commission, so your net is reduced by that fee and your sale depends on finding an end buyer. The quickest tests: whose money funds the purchase, whether a commission comes out of your proceeds, and whether the purchase agreement assigns your interest to someone else.
Yes — a broker is compensated by a commission or fee taken out of your sale proceeds, because their role is to shop your interest to a buyer rather than to buy it themselves. A direct buyer like American Royalty Buyers charges no commission or fee of any kind: the offer you accept is the amount you receive, and ARB covers the title and closing costs.
Unsolicited letters and calls offering to buy Texas mineral rights are common, and the first number is rarely the best one. Before you sign anything: read the offer carefully, confirm exactly what you own, verify who the buyer is, and get a second written offer to compare against. ARB will give you one at no cost and with no obligation to sell.