# Fair market value for minerals
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372
**Category:** Cherokee County, TX
**Created:** [September 11, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372 "2026-09-11T16:53:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/1 "2026-09-11T16:53:57Z")
I have someone interested in purchasing mineral rights from John Durst Survery A-15. Is there any activity going around that area? What is fair market value rate for this area per acre?
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/2 "2026-09-11T19:28:01Z")
anyone able to help me??
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### Author:  [@Diane\_Winters](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Diane_Winters)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/3 "2026-09-11T20:29:03Z")
Hi Erica, Sometimes it takes a day or two for a reply on the forum. As a small-time royalty owner I can’t answer your question, but I think the general consensus is never sell mineral rights unless you need some immediate money. Anyone approaching you to buy knows more than you, knows there some value there and wants to get their hands on it. So usually best to wait for someone wanting to lease.
But i do hope there’s a reply here by someone more experienced than I.
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### Author:  [@Mineral\_Owner5](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mineral_Owner5)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/4 "2026-09-12T00:38:19Z")
Cherokee County is a real hot County at the present time! It’s mainly a deep Bossier/Haynesvile Shale Play. Depending upon the location makes a difference. Depending upon who is trying to lease it makes a difference. What part of the County is is located and how many net. mineral acres did they tell you that you own. Go Slow
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/5 "2026-09-12T02:52:22Z")
Not sure area. Does Scott Garrett plat mean anything? And I have right over 25 mineral acres
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/6 "2026-09-12T15:43:27Z")
I tried looking it up. Looks like alto area?? South east of Cherokee??
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/7 "2026-09-12T19:11:43Z")
I see one new permit for a stratigraphic test just north of HWY 21 near Alto to test the Travis Peak.
Repeat the go slow…
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/8 "2026-09-12T19:59:17Z")
Thank all of you. Ive always been told not to sell and yall have help me stick to this. I wont be selling but will lease!!
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### Author:  [@spud](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/spud)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/9 "2026-09-13T15:29:30Z")
Hey Erica. I own minerals in the John Durst Survey. It is a quite large survey right on the Nacogdoches County line. There has been some extensive leasing going on there for the past few months. It is likely a deep gas play. If you can give me some idea of where you acquired your minerals (family name?) I might be able to help you out a bit. Out of curiosity what kind of price per minerals are you getting in your offer. Leasing has been going for around $200 an acre.
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/10 "2026-09-13T17:52:27Z")
I inherited from the Mercer family and they offer to buy for $2200 an acres
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/11 "2026-09-13T18:01:38Z")
Im not gonna sell if there’s action around that area. Ill wait till someone wants to lease. Nothing has been done in that area for so long I was thinking about taking the buying offer
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### Author:  [@spud](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/spud)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/12 "2026-09-13T19:35:17Z")
There is an over 4000 acre tract that has been recently leased in that area followed by a well organized leasing program. There is another thread discussing this area called “large leasing project coming” on this forum. Lots of information. Are your minerals leased?
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/13 "2026-09-13T21:02:17Z")
No. No one has contacted me to lease. Only one company to buy!! Wonder why others havent gotten in touch with me atleast to lease
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### Author:  [@Erica\_Walker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erica_Walker)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fair-market-value-for-minerals/89372/14 "2026-09-13T22:25:50Z")
How many days ago was the large lease one posted?