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.
History & Overview
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
- Bald Prairie Field
- Carthage Field
- Freestone Field
- Hugoton Field
- Newark East Field
- Oak Hill Field
- Pinon Field
- Sawyer Field
- Spraberry Trend Field
- Stiles Ranch Field
Oil and Gas Companies Active in Texas
- Apache
- Chevron
- COG Operating
- Exxon Mobil
- Hess Corporation
- Kinder Morgan
- Occidental Permian Limited
- OXY USA
- Pioneer Natural Resources
- XTO Energy
Texas Mineral Rights Links
Texas Oil and Gas Board: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/