Minerals, royalty, overrides, working interests, and split estates carry different economics and deed risks, so the right is named before it is priced.
Mineral rights give you ownership of what's underground, separate from the surface. Here's what that ownership actually includes and how it gets sold.
A non-participating royalty interest pays you a production share but leaves leasing decisions to someone else. Here's what that means for a sale.
An ORRI is carved out of the lease, not the mineral estate, and dies with the lease. Here's what that means for value and for selling one in Texas.
A royalty interest pays you a share of production without drilling costs. Here's how royalty checks actually work and how selling one gets valued.
Owning land doesn't always mean owning what's under it. Here's how Texas splits surface and mineral ownership and what that means for selling minerals.
A working interest pays more but carries drilling and operating costs. Here's how it differs from royalty ownership and what selling one involves.
