Royalty Owner Situations
Inheritance, probate, a trust, a divorce, or an unsolicited letter each changes the royalty file in a different way. Start with the event, then the document that proves it.
Got an Unsolicited Offer?
A letter shows up offering to buy your minerals out of nowhere. Before you sign or ignore it, here's how to read the offer and check if it's actually fair.
Inherited Mineral Rights
A royalty check shows up with your late relative's name on it, or a check register with no explanation at all. Here's how to make sense of what you inherited.
Fractional & Small Interests
A 1/64th interest split among cousins isn't worth managing for most owners. Here's why fractional interests happen and what selling a small share looks like.
Minerals in Probate & Estates
Mineral interests are one of the more confusing assets an executor has to deal with. Here's where they fit in an estate, and how to sell one to close probate.
Trust-Owned Minerals
Trustees managing mineral interests face fiduciary questions a normal owner never has to think about. Here's how a trustee evaluates keeping versus selling.
Out-of-State Owners
Owning minerals in a county you've never lived in makes even simple questions hard to answer. Here's what absentee owners deal with, and how selling works remotely.
Leased but Undrilled
You signed a lease, cashed a bonus check, and now nothing. Here's why leased acreage sits undrilled for years and what your options are while you wait.
Non-Producing Minerals
No wells, no lease, no checks. Non-producing minerals aren't worthless, but valuing them takes a different approach than pricing off a check history.
Selling for Liquidity
Medical bills, retirement, or debt don't wait for a decline curve to play out. Here's how a lump-sum mineral sale compares to years of smaller royalty checks.
Mineral Rights in Divorce
Mineral and royalty interests are hard to split evenly in a divorce. See how they're valued, why courts often push a sale, and what a buyer needs to close fast.