McKinney Acres is a small community outside Andrews, and the mineral interests tied to it are often just as small: a fractional share carved out of a larger family tract decades ago.
Andrews County sits in the Midland Basin, with Wolfcamp and Spraberry development running across most of the county. Ownership near McKinney Acres tends to be residential-adjacent tracts and small acreage pieces, often carrying fractional mineral interests inherited rather than purchased.
Small Tracts, Real Value
A quarter-acre homesite doesn't sound like much, but if the mineral estate under it was never severed from a larger family tract, or if it carries a percentage interest in a pooled unit, it can still be worth pursuing. We evaluate based on the underlying unit acreage and production, not only the surface lot size.
Andrews County has heavy horizontal activity, so even small fractional interests near McKinney Acres are frequently swept into large pooled units covering a full section or more.
Checking the Andrews County Record
Because these are often small, older interests, the deed trail can run through a name that doesn't match your current one, an aunt, a grandparent, an old family corporation. We pull the Andrews County Clerk's records to confirm the chain before we make an offer, and we handle that legwork.
If you have a division order or a royalty check stub with any name on it, that's usually enough to start.
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
Is your McKinney Acres interest too small to sell?
No. We regularly buy small fractional interests that bigger buyers pass on because the paperwork isn't worth their overhead. It's worth ours.
What if you only have a royalty check stub, no deed?
That's enough to start. We use the operator and unit information on the stub to trace the deed record at the courthouse.
Will you buy an interest that isn't currently producing?
Sometimes, depending on nearby permitted activity. We check the Andrews County drilling permit map before deciding what a non-producing interest near McKinney Acres is worth.
How do you determine value for a fractional interest this small?
We look at the unit's total production, your decimal share of that unit, and any offset drilling nearby, the same math used for a larger tract, scaled to your fraction.
What if your McKinney Acres tract has never had a division order issued?
That usually means the interest hasn't yet been pooled into an active unit, or title hasn't cleared enough for the operator to issue one. We check the Andrews County record and current unit status to explain why, then structure an offer around what we find.
