Loop is a crossroads community in Gaines County, and Gaines has been one of the busiest drilling counties in the entire Midland Basin for years running.
Gaines County doesn't get the name recognition of Midland or Martin County, but its rig counts and permit activity have kept pace with almost anywhere in the Midland Basin. Loop sits in the middle of that activity, and a lot of the acreage around it carries some of the deepest stacked pay in the basin — multiple Wolfcamp benches plus Spraberry potential on a single tract.
Stacked Wolfcamp Under Gaines County
What makes Gaines County acreage valuable isn't only one productive zone, it's several stacked on top of each other, which means a single spacing unit can support multiple horizontal wells targeting different benches without one interfering with another. Land around Loop has seen this kind of multi-well development in recent years.
For a mineral owner, that stacked development potential is often worth more than what current production alone would suggest, especially on acreage that's only been partially developed so far.
Ranch Ownership and Fractional Interests
Gaines County land has largely stayed in the hands of longtime ranching families, and minerals here are frequently held in fractional interests passed down across generations. If your family's interest traces back to an original ranch lease, we can research the Gaines County courthouse records to establish current standing.
Pricing Development Potential Near Loop
Once we've confirmed your ownership, we price the interest against both current production and the likelihood of additional development given the county's stacked pay. If you accept an offer, we handle the deed and Gaines County filing directly.
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
Does stacked pay actually increase what your interest is worth?
It can, since it points to more development potential over time. We factor current and likely future development into any offer.
Your tract hasn't been drilled yet. Do you still buy it?
Yes, undeveloped interests in an active county like Gaines are evaluated based on nearby permits and drilling trends.
How far back can you trace a Gaines County ranch family's mineral interest?
As far as the courthouse records go. We regularly work through multi-generation chains of title in this part of the Permian.
How is your share calculated in a multi-well spacing unit?
By your net mineral acres relative to the total unit, confirmed through the pooling and division order documentation.
