Sell Mineral Rights in Your State — Counties We Buy In

What selling your mineral rights actually means

When you sell your mineral rights, you transfer ownership of the oil, gas, and other hydrocarbons beneath a tract in exchange for a one-time cash payment. The sale is documented with a mineral deed recorded in the county where the property sits. Mineral and surface estates are separate — you can sell the minerals without affecting any surface ownership, hunting rights, or timber.

The most common reasons sellers come to us: liquidity for retirement, estate planning, or a family expense; an inherited interest they don't actively manage; diversification out of a single-operator or single-basin concentration; or wanting to lock in value today instead of waiting on uncertain future royalty checks. None of those is a wrong answer, and we don't pressure sellers to decide.

What happens after you submit

1. You send us a quick description of what you own — location, operator, recent royalty amounts if you know them. No documents required up front.
2. We pull production data, review county records, and underwrite the tract individually against its specific facts. You receive a written offer in 48 hours.
3. If you accept, we handle the title work, Purchase and Sale Agreement, mineral deed, and notary coordination. Funds arrive by wire or check at closing, which can be as fast as 7 days.

Interests We Buy

• Mineral Interest (MI) — full ownership of the minerals under a tract, including leasing and bonus rights.
• Royalty Interest (RI) — the share of production income paid to a mineral owner under a lease.
• Non-Participating Royalty Interest (NPRI) — a royalty that doesn't share in bonuses or executive rights.
• Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI) — a royalty carved out of the working interest, usually held by a landman or lease broker.
• Non-producing acreage in active basins where leasing activity is likely within a reasonable timeframe.

Not sure which type you own? Our mineral rights glossary has plain-English definitions, or just send us your check stub and we'll tell you.

Why “direct buyer” matters

Most ads you see for "mineral rights buyers" aren't buyers at all — they're brokers or aggregators who collect your information, shop it to end buyers, and take a spread off your sale price. Pointer is a direct principal: the offer we send is the offer we fund from our own capital, and once we close, the interest stays on our books. That means no handoff to a stranger, no auction, no "we need to check with the buyer," and none of your data getting resold.

What you should expect

• A free, no-obligation written offer within 48 hours of us having the basic facts.
• Zero fees, commissions, or closing costs charged to the seller — the number we quote is the number you receive.
• Closing in as little as 7 days once you accept, including title review, PSA, and deed preparation.
• A single point of contact throughout the transaction — you won't be bounced between departments.

If you'd rather start with a specific state or basin, pick one from the grid below. Otherwise, request your free offer and we'll take it from there.