Imperial is a small farming community along the Pecos River, and Pecos County acreage around it has seen real horizontal drilling activity reach into the Wolfcamp in recent years.
Like much of this stretch of the Pecos River valley, Imperial's mineral ownership often traces to farm and ranch families who've held the land for generations, with minerals sometimes reserved out of surface sales decades before any operator drilled a horizontal well nearby.
Cotton and alfalfa have long been the backbone of the local economy here, irrigated off the Pecos, and mineral income has often been a welcome supplement to farming rather than the primary source of household income.
A quiet town, an active basin
Imperial itself is small, but it sits within reach of significant Delaware Basin development that's expanded across Pecos County. Whether your tract has an active well on it right now depends heavily on its specific location, which is why we check current Railroad Commission data for your exact acreage rather than making assumptions based on the area's general reputation.
Working through the title
We pull your deed and any subsequent transfers from the Pecos County Clerk's office in Fort Stockton and confirm your net mineral acreage against whatever unit applies to your tract. Older river valley deeds sometimes include irrigation rights alongside mineral reservations, and we separate those out clearly.
If your tract isn't currently producing
Not every Imperial-area tract has an active well yet. If yours doesn't, we can still evaluate it based on nearby activity and lease potential, though the offer will reflect that uncertainty rather than treating it like a producing interest.
Place the county tract on the basin board
The local file should tie the county record and legal description to the relevant basin, formation, field, unit, wells, permits, and operator position. A surface address can help find the tract, but it does not establish the mineral interest or prove participation in nearby development.
Read the local well vintages
Producing wells, shut-in wells, intermittent wells, newer laterals, older vertical wells, nearby completions, and general operator acreage in the surrounding area belong in separate evidence lanes. The paid property history carries more weight than a rig or permit that does not include the subject acreage.
Reconcile the ownership line
Deeds, reservations, leases, assignments, probate or trust records, division orders, unit documents, payor records, and statements should all point to the same local interest. Acreage, fractions, burdens, depths, products, and the paid decimal stay open until the supporting records agree.
Compare the deed and closing terms
A written offer for the tract should state the exact interest conveyed, effective date, receivables, reservations, title standard, curative responsibility, adjustment rights, payment conditions, and recording sequence. A strong headline number can still carry a broad deed or a weak closing condition.
Texas Owner Questions
Your tract doesn't have a well on it yet. Is it still worth anything?
Possibly, depending on nearby drilling activity and whether your acreage is leased. We're upfront that undeveloped interests carry more uncertainty than producing ones.
Are irrigation rights part of what you're buying?
No, we're only buying the mineral and royalty interest. Surface and water rights are separate and stay with whoever currently holds them.
How do you find out if your Imperial tract has a well on it?
We check Railroad Commission records for your specific legal description as part of our free evaluation, so you don't need to research this yourself.
Does farming income affect how you value the minerals?
No, farming income is separate from mineral value. We evaluate only the mineral and royalty interest based on well production and pricing.
