When a client owns mineral rights they want to value, simplify, or sell, you need a counterparty who is fast, fair, and easy to document. Buckhead Energy has bought directly from mineral owners since 2006 — with written offers, clean title work, and no fees taken from the client.
Estate & probate attorneys: liquidate or value mineral interests in an estate cleanly, with documentation that stands up in the file.
CPAs & tax advisors: help a client simplify a fractional, multi-state mineral position or realize a capital event on their timeline.
Financial advisors & wealth managers: convert an illiquid, non-income-diversifying asset into investable capital.
Trust officers & fiduciaries: obtain a fair, arm's-length written offer to support a prudent decision on a trust-held interest.
Landmen & title professionals: bring us acreage you have already worked; we move quickly on well-documented interests.
Bankers & lenders: a reliable buyer when a borrower needs to monetize minerals.
Real-estate agents & auctioneers: whether minerals under a listing are part of a sale is a title question; the guide below names the forms and sources on severance and disclosure by state.
Executors & estate attorneys: how mineral interests pass at death depends on the state; the guide below names the statutes, and an attorney where the minerals lie should advise.
You introduce the client — an email or a call with the basics (county or legal description, a recent check stub or division order, the owner name).
We do the work — title, evaluation, and a written offer. Buckhead Energy typically provides an offer within 24–48 hours. Your client assembles nothing.
The client decides — Our offer comes at no cost and no obligation. If they proceed, closings typically take 30–45 days, subject to title review and clearance. Because Buckhead is the buyer (not a broker or intermediary), there is no broker commission taken out of your sale.
Direct buyer, not a broker — no commission, no fee deducted from the client's proceeds.
Written, documented offers — a clean paper trail for the file, the estate, or the trust.
Typical timeline — Buckhead Energy typically provides an offer within 24–48 hours. Closings typically take 30–45 days, subject to title review and clearance. Buckhead Energy has been buying mineral and royalty interests since 2006. Buckhead Energy holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
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For real-estate agents, auctioneers, estate attorneys and executors. Each point is from the official source cited beside it (checked 2026-11-02). Rules differ by state; confirm with an attorney in the state where the minerals lie.
Texas: The TREC 44-3 addendum states that a full title examination by an attorney with expertise in this area is the only proper way to determine title to the mineral estate with certainty. TREC No. 44-3, Important Notice
Texas: TREC 44-3 defines the mineral estate to include the oil, gas and other minerals under the property, royalty under existing or future leases, executive rights (the right to sign a lease) and mineral lease payments. TREC No. 44-3, Section A
BLM describes a split estate as land where the surface rights and the subsurface (mineral) rights are owned by different parties; its split-estate policy commonly covers private surface over federally owned minerals. Bureau of Land Management, Leasing and Development of Split Estate
BLM's split-estate brochure (rev. 2007) says BLM manages about 700 million acres of federal mineral estate, including about 58 million acres under privately owned surface, often severed under federal homesteading laws such as the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916. BLM, Split Estate brochure, BLM/WO/GI-06/022+3161/REV 07
Texas: The Railroad Commission of Texas explains that Texas land ownership has two estates, surface and mineral, and that in areas with historical oil and gas development it is common for them to be owned by different people. Railroad Commission of Texas, FAQ: Oil & Gas Exploration and Surface Ownership
Texas: The RRC explains how severance happens (an owner selling the surface and keeping all or part of the minerals, or the reverse) and that a sale's wording affects whether the minerals pass with it; a Texas title attorney should advise on a given deed. Railroad Commission of Texas, FAQ: Oil & Gas Exploration and Surface Ownership
Texas: The RRC's FAQ also discusses the relationship between the mineral estate and the surface, including surface use for oil and gas operations; a Texas attorney should advise on access questions. Railroad Commission of Texas, FAQ: Oil & Gas Exploration and Surface Ownership
Texas: RRC states it generally lacks jurisdiction over these surface/mineral ownership questions; its FAQ is general information only. Railroad Commission of Texas, FAQ: Oil & Gas Exploration and Surface Ownership
Oklahoma: OREC's Oklahoma Contract Guide (2024, still linked from OREC's forms page) explains that mineral rights can be retained when land is sold, so someone can own the minerals without owning the land, and that mineral rights can be leased or sold. Oklahoma Contract Guide 2024, Oklahoma Real Estate Contract Form Committee / OREC, definition of 'Mineral Rights'
North Dakota: The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources' mineral owner FAQ discusses updating mineral ownership records and notes that its Oil and Gas Division keeps no leasing information; a North Dakota title attorney can advise on a given interest. ND Department of Mineral Resources, Mineral Owner FAQ
Colorado: The Colorado State Land Board explains that when ownership of the surface and the underlying mineral estate differs, it is called severed estate, and discusses a mineral owner's access to its minerals; a Colorado attorney should advise on access questions. Colorado State Land Board, Severed estate
North Dakota: North Dakota has a dormant mineral statute (N.D.C.C. chapter 38-18.1) on mineral interests that go unused; a North Dakota attorney should advise whether and how it affects a given interest. N.D.C.C. § 38-18.1-02
Texas: TREC's Addendum for Reservation of Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals is form TREC No. 44-3 (effective 02/01/2023); TREC describes it as the addendum for a seller's reservation of the mineral estate. A Texas real estate attorney should advise on completing it. Texas Real Estate Commission, form TREC No. 44-3
Texas: TREC 44-3 addresses whether the mineral estate the seller owns conveys with the property or is reserved; a Texas real estate attorney should advise on the choice. TREC No. 44-3
Texas: TREC 44-3 also has a section on existing mineral lessees; a Texas real estate attorney can explain its terms. TREC No. 44-3, Section D
Texas: Texas Property Code § 5.008 sets out the seller's disclosure notice for residential property; the statutory notice form has no item about mineral rights or oil and gas leases. Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008
Texas: Texas Property Code § 5.008 also addresses transfers by fiduciaries and under court orders; a Texas attorney should advise whether the disclosure applies to a given transfer. Tex. Prop. Code § 5.008(e)
Texas: Texas Property Code § 5.151 sets notice requirements for certain mailed offers to buy a mineral or royalty interest; a Texas attorney can explain when they apply. Tex. Prop. Code § 5.151
Texas: Texas Property Code § 5.152 addresses conveyances of a mineral or royalty interest that are labeled as an oil and gas lease; a Texas attorney can explain its requirements. Tex. Prop. Code § 5.152
Oklahoma: Oklahoma's standard Residential Sale contract (01-01-2026, created by the Oklahoma Real Estate Contract Form Committee, approved by OREC) addresses the seller's mineral rights, including reservation and minerals previously reserved or conveyed of record; an Oklahoma real estate attorney should advise on completing it. OREC Residential Sale form (01-01-2026)
Oklahoma: The same Oklahoma contract addresses how reserved and severed mineral rights relate to title objections; an Oklahoma real estate attorney can explain it. OREC Residential Sale form (01-01-2026)
Oklahoma: The Oklahoma contract refers to the Attorney General's Affidavit of Land or Mineral Ownership under 60 O.S. § 121; an Oklahoma attorney can explain when it applies. OREC Residential Sale form (01-01-2026), Section 20; 60 O.S. § 121
Oklahoma: Oklahoma's Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement (OREC Appendix A, required by 60 O.S. § 831 et seq.) asks the seller whether they are aware of any surface leases, including oil and gas. The form has no separate question about who owns the mineral rights. OREC Appendix A, Residential Property Condition Disclosure Statement, item 44
Colorado: Colorado law (C.R.S. § 38-35.7-108) addresses a residential contract or seller's disclosure stating that the surface estate may be owned separately from the mineral estate; a Colorado real estate attorney should advise on it. C.R.S. § 38-35.7-108 (Colorado Revised Statutes 2026, Title 38)
Colorado: The disclosure text in the same statute also addresses third parties owning or leasing the minerals and using the surface to reach them, and recorded surface use agreements. C.R.S. § 38-35.7-108(1)(a)
Colorado: The same statute also addresses whether the disclosure creates new duties for the seller, a real estate licensee or a title insurer; a Colorado attorney can explain it. C.R.S. § 38-35.7-108(2)
Colorado: Colorado Real Estate Commission's residential Seller's Property Disclosure (for use on or after January 1, 2026) asks about past mining or natural-resource extraction such as oil and gas wells, and about abandoned wells; it has no item on who owns the mineral rights. Colorado Real Estate Commission, Seller's Property Disclosure (Residential), Section N items 8 and 13
North Dakota: North Dakota's seller property disclosure statute (N.D.C.C. § 47-10-02.1) addresses written disclosures, on the Real Estate Commission's form or a substantially similar form, in broker-assisted residential sales; its text does not mention minerals, and the Commission's form itself was not reviewed. A North Dakota attorney should advise on it. N.D.C.C. § 47-10-02.1
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's minimum seller property disclosure statement (49 Pa. Code § 35.335a, State Real Estate Commission) asks about existing or proposed mining, strip mining or other excavations and warns of possible mine subsidence; it has no item on mineral rights ownership or oil and gas leases. 49 Pa. Code § 35.335a, item (13)(iii)
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania DEP notes that home-use gas wells are common, are often sold along with the houses they serve, and that real estate transactions often fail to address the regulatory requirements for operating them; DEP offers a presentation for realtors on well transfers and locating well records. PA Department of Environmental Protection, Home Use Gas Wells
Texas: Texas Estates Code § 203.001 addresses recorded affidavits and judgments stating a decedent's family history and heirs; a Texas probate attorney can explain their effect on title. Tex. Est. Code § 203.001
Texas: Texas Estates Code § 203.002 sets out a statutory form of affidavit concerning the identity of heirs, which includes a line for real property; a Texas probate attorney can advise on its use. Tex. Est. Code § 203.002
Texas: Texas Estates Code chapter 205 provides a small-estate affidavit for some intestate estates. Section 205.001 sets value, timing and court-approval conditions; a Texas probate attorney should confirm whether an estate qualifies. Tex. Est. Code § 205.001
Texas: Texas Estates Code § 205.006 limits which real property can pass by small-estate affidavit; a Texas probate attorney should confirm whether it reaches a given mineral interest. Tex. Est. Code § 205.006
Texas: A Texas court may admit a will to probate as a muniment of title, without administration, in the circumstances § 257.001 describes; a Texas probate attorney should confirm whether an estate qualifies. Tex. Est. Code § 257.001
Texas: Texas Estates Code § 257.102 describes the effect of a will probated as a muniment of title; a Texas probate attorney can explain how it applies to an estate's mineral interests. Tex. Est. Code § 257.102
Texas: Texas Estates Code chapter 501 addresses ancillary probate in Texas of the will of an owner who lived in another state or country; a Texas probate attorney should advise whether it applies. Tex. Est. Code § 501.001
Texas: Texas Estates Code chapter 503 addresses recording in Texas a will probated in another state or country; a Texas probate attorney should advise whether it fits an estate. Tex. Est. Code § 503.001
Oklahoma: Oklahoma's 16 O.S. § 67 addresses title to a deceased owner's severed mineral interest; an Oklahoma title attorney should advise whether and how it applies. 16 O.S. § 67 (Oklahoma Statutes, Title 16)
Oklahoma: Oklahoma's 58 O.S. § 393 has a subsection on a deceased owner's severed mineral interest; an Oklahoma attorney should advise whether it applies. 58 O.S. § 393(D)
Oklahoma: Oklahoma's 84 O.S. § 251 provides for a district court determination of a decedent's heirs; an Oklahoma probate attorney should advise whether that route fits. 84 O.S. § 251
Oklahoma: Oklahoma's 58 O.S. §§ 51-52 address a will proved in another state or country being allowed and recorded in Oklahoma; an Oklahoma probate attorney should advise whether they apply. 58 O.S. §§ 51-52
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's 20 Pa.C.S. § 3136 addresses probate in Pennsylvania of a will proved outside the state; a Pennsylvania attorney should advise whether it applies. 20 Pa.C.S. § 3136
Inheriting a mineral interest raises federal tax topics, such as the basis of inherited property. IRS Publication 551 covers the basis of assets. A CPA or tax attorney should advise on how this applies to the client. IRS Publication 551, Basis of Assets
Selling a mineral interest raises different federal tax topics from receiving royalty income. IRS Publication 525 discusses royalties. A CPA or tax attorney should advise on the client's facts. IRS Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income
What do you need to give a client a number?
A recent royalty check stub or division order, the legal description or county, and the owner name are usually enough for a written offer. We do our own title and valuation work; your client does not have to assemble a package.
Are there any costs to my client?
No. Buckhead is a direct buyer, not a broker — there is no commission and no fee deducted from the client's payment. We cover our own diligence and closing costs.
How fast is a closing?
After we receive the basics, we review the submitted information. If we make a written offer and the client accepts, title review follows. Timing depends on the interest and title condition and is not guaranteed.
How can I tell whether the minerals under a property were severed?
It is a title question. An earlier deed may have reserved or conveyed the minerals, and that history is in the county records. Texas's TREC mineral addendum states that a full title examination by an attorney is the only proper way to determine mineral title with certainty; a title attorney in the state where the property lies should examine it.
Do I have to disclose mineral rights when listing a house?
It depends on the state. Some states' residential contracts, addenda or disclosure forms address mineral rights and others do not; the guide above names the forms and statutes by state. An attorney in the state where the property lies should advise on what a given listing requires.
How do mineral rights pass when the owner dies?
Through the owner's will or the state's heirship rules. How that is documented for a mineral interest depends on the state and the estate; an attorney in the state where the minerals lie should advise.
Are there tax questions when a client inherits or sells mineral rights?
Yes. Inheriting or selling a mineral interest raises federal tax topics, such as the basis of inherited property and how a sale is reported compared with royalty income. IRS Publications 551 and 525 cover these topics; state tax questions are outside this guide. A CPA or tax attorney should advise on the client's facts; this is not tax advice.
Send the basics — county or legal description, a recent check stub or division order, and the owner name. We review the submitted information; if we make a written offer, your client can consider it.
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Buckhead Energy buys mineral and royalty interests across all 50 states and has completed acquisitions in 33 states. Buckhead Energy is a direct buyer, not a broker — we purchase mineral and royalty interests with our own capital. Buckhead Energy has been buying mineral and royalty interests since 2006. Buckhead Energy holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
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