
Sell Mineral Rights in Texas in 2025
If you’re looking to sell mineral rights in Texas, the process can be overwhelming—especially for first-time sellers. Most mineral and royalty owners start with a quick online search, find a few buyers, and submit their information hoping for strong offers.
What usually happens? Offers come in, but there’s no clear way to tell if they’re any good. Without expert guidance, many mineral and royalty owners end up accepting deals far below true market value. That’s because they have no way to verify whether the offer reflects what their property is really worth.
At US Mineral Exchange, we specialize in helping you sell mineral and royalty rights in Texas for maximum value. Don’t leave money on the table—get help from trusted industry experts who know the Texas mineral market inside and out.

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Garrett Phelan
CEO of US Mineral Exchange with over 27 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. For nearly two decades, he has helped individuals, families, trusts, and non-profits navigate the complexities of mineral and royalty rights to achieve the highest sale prices.
Widely recognized as an industry expert, with an unwavering commitment to a client-first philosophy and extensive industry knowledge, he has been featured in Hart Energy, Yahoo Finance, and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association magazine.
Competition is key!
Whether you’re looking to sell mineral rights in Texas or evaluate offers on royalty rights, the most important thing to understand is this: competition drives higher prices. To get top dollar, you need multiple serious buyers competing for your property. The more exposure your mineral or royalty interest gets, the better your offers will be—plain and simple.
However, many Texas mineral and royalty owners mistakenly assume that most buyers will pay around the same price. That’s simply not true. In reality, every buyer values your property differently based on their unique financial models, production outlooks, and investment goals.
What makes matters worse is that mineral buyers know the situation you’re in. They understand that most owners are unsure of current market value and just want to sell without too much hassle. That’s when they step in with lowball offers—telling you it’s a fair deal, when it’s anything but.
Don’t fall into that trap.
The only way to sell mineral rights in Texas for true market value is by getting your property in front of thousands of qualified buyers—creating the kind of competition that forces the strongest offers to surface.
How Competition Works in Your Favor
We recently worked with a Texas mineral and royalty owner who was considering an $850,000 offer to sell her mineral rights. She was hesitant to list the property with us—convinced the offer was fair. Fortunately, she agreed to let us market the interest.
Once listed, we included her property in our weekly email to buyers and reached out directly to serious, verified buyers in the area. Within days, we had multiple offers. The property ultimately sold for $1,150,000—a full $300,000 more than her original offer.
That’s the power of competition in action.
We can’t promise a result like this every time, but it’s extremely common for us to significantly beat the highest offer a mineral or royalty owner brings to us. By exposing your property to thousands of qualified buyers, we put real pressure on the market—and that pressure drives up the price.
Sell mineral rights in Texas for maximum value
When you decide to sell mineral and royalty rights in Texas, you have two options: try to navigate the process alone, or work with a trusted expert. While competition is key to driving value, there are additional advantages to partnering with professionals who know the industry inside and out.
At US Mineral Exchange, we provide mineral and royalty owners with the expert support they need to sell for top dollar. Here’s what you gain when listing with us:
- No Cost / No Risk – It’s completely free to list your mineral or royalty rights, and there’s no obligation to accept an offer.
- Existing Offers Welcome – Already have an offer? No problem. Listing with us doesn’t affect it—we’ll simply try to beat it.
- Qualified Buyers Only – Don’t waste time with unknown buyers. We connect you only with serious, verified buyers who can close.
- Speed and Reach – You could spend weeks looking for buyers on your own and still not reach 1% of the market. We instantly get your property in front of thousands of legitimate buyers—saving time and increasing your sales price.
- Convenience – Skip the hassle. We manage the entire process from listing to closing so you don’t have to figure it out alone.
- Expert Guidance – From reviewing offers to walking through the sale agreement and mineral deed, we’ll be by your side every step.
- Secure Closings – We use an escrow process that protects your interests. The buyer only gets the deed once payment is confirmed.
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If you’re looking to sell mineral rights in Texas—or royalty rights—fill out the form below. We’ll list your property, attract competing offers, and help you secure the best possible outcome.
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The more information you can provide about your property the better! We can give you a better idea about the value of selling mineral rights if you provide more information. The most important thing we need is for you to answer the questions and provide your state and county.
If you have the required documents to list, providing those is extremely helpful!
Absolutely not! When you inquire at US Mineral Exchange we will not be putting any pressure on you to sell. We will help answer any questions you have whether you are interested in selling or not.
At US Mineral Exchange, we take privacy very seriously. We will NEVER sell your information or use it without your consent. When you send us documentation or tell us about your property, that information does not go outside our company without your consent. Even when you list a property for sale on our website, we strictly control who has access to the information about your listing so that only legitimate buyers will be able to see property details.
Many mineral owners make the mistake of getting an offer and quickly selling. They then accept an offer far below market value because they felt pressure to sell. There is nearly always a better price available.
Imagine you were selling a home. Would you get the best price from a random person who walks up and makes you an offer? No way! Now imagine you list the home on the MLS where thousands of potential buyers know your house is for sale. The key to getting the best price is competition. Our guide to selling mineral rights explains everything.
The reason that so many mineral owners decide to sell mineral rights at US Mineral Exchange is access to our large network of mineral rights buyers. Our goal is to help you get top dollar for selling mineral rights by getting your property in front of a huge audience of buyers. This allows buyers to compete against one another which ensures you get fair market value for selling mineral rights.
There are absolutely no cost to list your property. When you locate a buyer by listing your property with us, we are paid a commission directly by the buyers closing agent. This means you never have any out of pocket expenses ever. We only get paid if we can get you a better price than the current offer you have in hand.

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Download our free mineral rights guide now! Learn more about your mineral rights.