Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit Mineral Rights — Hockley County, Texas

Unit Overview

About the Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit

The Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit is one of the most active long-tenured oil units in west Texas Permian Basin. With 16 historic wells, an oldest spud date of 2004, and recent monthly production of 19,610 barrels of oil (February 2026), the unit demonstrates the long-tail production profile that characterizes mature unitized oil operations in the Permian Basin (Northwest Shelf Clearfork).

Basin Oil & Gas operates the Linker Lower Clearfork Unit. The unit is one of the more recently established Permian Basin Northwest Shelf horizontal positions.

Linker Field Geology & Production

The Linker field sits in the Permian Basin (Northwest Shelf Clearfork). The field has been producing oil since 2004 — a continuous production history spanning 22+ years. Modern operating consolidation under the Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit framework has stabilized field-level production through pressure maintenance, waterflood, and (where applicable) CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations.

For broader context on the Permian Basin (Northwest Shelf Clearfork) producing region, see our Permian Basin (Northwest Shelf Clearfork) mineral rights guide.

Mineral Interest Profile

Mineral interests in the Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit typically take one of these forms:

Producing royalty interest — your tract's contribution to the unit's monthly revenue, paid by the operator

Non-producing mineral interest — fee mineral ownership in a tract currently outside active producing zones

Overriding royalty interest (ORRI) — a royalty carved out of a working interest

Non-participating royalty interest (NPRI) — a royalty interest with no leasing or development rights

Many Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit interests are inherited multiple generations deep, with original lease bonus paid in the 1930s-1960s era. Current Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit mineral owners frequently include heirs spread across multiple states.

Valuation Considerations

Direct buyers value Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit mineral interests using a discounted cash flow approach with these key inputs:

Decline rate — slow, typical of long-life unitized waterflood / EOR wells

Remaining reserve life — long on actively-maintained units

Operator quality — well-maintained units (Basin Oil & Gas is established in west Texas Permian Basin) typically deliver predictable production

EOR upside — many Permian Basin (Northwest Shelf Clearfork) units have CO2 EOR or other tertiary recovery upside not reflected in current production rates

Discount rate — market-based, reflecting stable unitized cash flows

Selling Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit Mineral Rights

Buckhead Energy buys mineral rights and royalty interests on the Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit. Out-of-state owners are common — many interests are inherited multiple generations deep. We handle the entire process remotely: free written offer by email, deed signed before a notary in your state, recorded with the Hockley County clerk, and proceeds paid by check or wire once the deed is recorded.

Get a Free Written Offer for Linker (Lower Clearfork) Unit

Buckhead provides a free written offer. Our offer comes at no cost and no obligation.