Got an Unsolicited Offer?

That letter offering to buy your minerals showed up because someone pulled county records, not because they know anything special about your interest, and it's worth a second opinion before you sign.

If you've received an unsolicited letter offering to buy your Texas mineral rights, you're not alone, and you're not obligated to respond by any deadline printed on the page, no matter how the letter is worded. These offers get generated in bulk from county deed and division order records, often without the sender ever pulling current production data, checking recent nearby drilling activity, or actually looking closely at your specific tract. Some are fair. A lot are lowball numbers banking on the fact that most owners don't know how to check.

We're happy to give you a second opinion on any offer you've received, whether or not you end up selling to us. If our number comes in higher, you'll know the original offer was light. If it comes in similar, at least you'll know you weren't being taken advantage of.

How mailbox offers usually get generated

Companies that send bulk mineral offer letters typically work off county appraisal district and deed records, cross-referenced against Railroad Commission production data, to build a list of owners in active or historically active areas. The offer amount is often calculated using a broad formula, sometimes a flat multiple of recent royalty payments, sometimes a rough per-acre number for the county, without anyone actually looking at your specific well's decline stage, the formation involved, or whether nearby offset activity has changed the picture since the formula was set.

That's not automatically dishonest, it's just a volume business model. But a formula-driven offer sent to thousands of owners at once is never going to be as accurate as an evaluation that actually looks at your tract.

Red flags worth taking seriously

An artificial deadline, language suggesting the price drops or the offer expires if you don't respond within days, is one of the most common pressure tactics in this space, and it's designed to stop you from getting a second opinion before it's too late. A legitimate offer for a real asset doesn't need to expire in a week. Real mineral interests don't lose meaningful value in the time it takes you to make a phone call.

Also watch for offers that are vague about which specific tract, well, or legal description they're referring to, offers that push hard for a phone signature without giving you time to review written documents, and any language implying you'll lose the opportunity entirely if you talk to another buyer first. None of that reflects how a legitimate transaction actually needs to move.

What to do before you respond to any offer

Pull your most recent two or three royalty statements if you're currently producing, and note the well name, county, and any recent trend in your payments. If you're not currently producing, gather whatever lease or deed paperwork you have. Then get at least one second opinion from another buyer before signing anything. This costs you nothing and takes far less time than most offer letters make it feel like it will.

If the original offer was fair, a second opinion confirms it and you can move forward with confidence either way. If it wasn't, you just avoided leaving money on the table, and that's true whether you ultimately sell to us or to whoever sent the original letter.

How we build a comparison offer

When you send us a mailbox offer for comparison, we pull the same kind of production and permit data any serious buyer would, specific to your county and, where possible, your specific well or unit, rather than applying a blanket formula. We'll tell you plainly if we think the original offer was reasonable, and we'll tell you plainly if we think it was light, along with our own number so you can compare directly.

There's no obligation attached to asking for this. We'd rather earn your business on a fair, informed comparison than win a deal because you didn't have time to check.