Texas Mineral Rights

Texas Mineral Rights have a long history going back to the time when Texas was under the Spanish and Mexican flags. Texas mineral rights are even written in the state’s constitutions of 1869 and 1876. Under current Texas law, mineral rights can be severed from the surface rights and sold and transferred as a separate unit. Also, Texas mineral rights may be produced by the owner or leased to an oil and gas company for production. Two-thirds of the counties in Texas produce oil or gas for their mineral rights owners. The first oil well in the state of Texas was the Spindletop discovered in 1901 south of Beaumont, Texas

Major Oil and Gas Fields in Texas

• Newark East Field
• Hugoton Field
• Carthage Field
• Spraberry Trend Field
• Sawyer Field
• Freestone Field
• Pinon Field
• Oak Hill Field
• Bald Prairie Field
• Stiles Ranch Field

Major Oil and Gas Producing Counties in Texas

• Gaines County
• Andrews Coutny
• Yoakum County
• Midland County
• Pecos County
• Scurry County
• Tarrant County
• Johnson County
• Panola County
• Freestone County

Oil and Gas Companies Active in Texas

• Occidental Permian Limited
• Kinder Morgan
• Apache
• Chevron
• Pioneer Natural Resources
• XTO Energy
• OXY USA
• Exxon Mobil
• COG Operating
• Hess Corporation

Texas Mineral Rights Links

Railroad Commission of Texas: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/