How do I know if a mineral rights offer is fair?

A fair offer reflects the present value of the future cash flow your minerals are likely to generate, not a round number a buyer hopes you'll accept. An independent valuation models expected production, prices, and remaining drilling upside so you can compare any offer to what the asset is actually worth.

What information do you need to value my minerals?

Ideally your latest royalty check or statement, the legal description or county and section of the property, and any offers or lease documents you have. Even with just the location, public production and permit data is usually enough to build a defensible estimate.

Should I sell my mineral rights or keep them?

It depends on your goals, the remaining upside, and the offer on the table. A valuation gives you the number and the reasoning behind it so the decision is yours. Sometimes selling makes sense, sometimes holding or selling only a portion does.

How long does a valuation take?

Most straightforward mineral valuations are turned around within a few business days. Larger or multi-tract packages take longer; I'll give you a timeline up front.

Do you work with owners outside Texas?

Yes. I evaluate properties across the major U.S. basins, including the Permian, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Appalachia, Bakken, and Utica, for mineral owners, investors, and operators nationwide.

Mineral Rights Valuation: What Are Your Minerals Worth?

Why an independent valuation matters

Mineral buyers make offers for a living. Their number reflects what the asset is worth to them, after the margin they intend to earn. That doesn't make an offer unfair, but without an independent view it's hard to know where it sits relative to the property's real value. A professional valuation gives you that reference point: an estimate of the present value of the cash flow your minerals are likely to produce, built from data rather than optimism.

What goes into the number

A credible mineral valuation is more than a multiple of your last royalty check. It weighs:

Production history and decline. Existing wells are modeled with decline-curve analysis to project the remaining cash flow they'll generate.
Remaining upside. Undeveloped locations, permits, and offset operator activity often carry as much value as the producing wells, and they are the part owners most often leave on the table.
Price assumptions. Reasonable commodity price decks, differentials, and post-production costs, not a single optimistic snapshot.
Your interest. Net revenue interest, lease terms, and how the tract is being developed.
Operator quality. Who operates the acreage, and how efficiently, materially affects timing and recovery.

Buy, sell, or hold

The goal isn't to talk you into or out of a sale. It's to put a defensible number and a clear rationale in front of you so you can act with confidence. Sometimes an offer is genuinely strong and selling makes sense. Sometimes the remaining upside argues for holding, or for selling only a portion and keeping exposure to the rest.

People sell for all kinds of reasons: minerals inherited through an estate, a need to free up cash for something specific, simplifying or diversifying an estate, or a divorce or other life change. Whatever the reason, the first step is the same. Know what the asset is actually worth so you're working from facts, not a buyer's number.

If you decide to sell

Selling is your call, and my valuation doesn't change either way. When owners do sell, the best price almost always comes from competition, so it pays to take your minerals to market and gather offers. I'm also EVP of Engineering at Tilden Capital, an active mineral and royalty buyer. Once you have your best offer in hand, Tilden would welcome the chance to beat it. There's no obligation, you keep whichever number is highest, and the goal is simply that you get the most for what you own.

How I work

I'm an independent petroleum engineer, and my fee is for the evaluation itself, not tied to any deal, so the number reflects the asset and works only for you. Evaluations are built in ComboCurve, the same industry-standard tool and methods used to underwrite acquisitions across the major U.S. basins. You get a straightforward opinion of value and the assumptions behind it, in plain language.

What you receive

You get a clear PDF report you can actually use, not a number over the phone. It lays out what your property is worth, projected cash flows year by year, the active rigs and offset development around you, well EURs (estimated ultimate recovery), and mapping of your tracts. It's the same engineering-grade analysis used to underwrite acquisitions, put in plain terms so you can decide with confidence or take a defensible number into a negotiation.

What are your mineral rights worth?