Are you saying that you don’t understand sections and township and range? Each township, if it’s a “regular township”, is a square that is 6 miles by 6 miles, for a total of 36 square miles. Within each township lie 36 sections, each section being 1 mile by 1 mile. The squares are numbered in an array that is a bit counter-intuitive: 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 18 17 16 15 14 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 30 29 28 27 26 25 31 32 33 34 35 36 So, if you start in the upper NE corner of a township, and go southerly, you would go across sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36.
Now to back up to more of an overview, the array of townships are also numbered. I own in Lea County, which is next to Eddy County NM, and the Township x South, Range y East is the identifier there too. The T x S identifier tells you how far north or south it is, whereas the R y E identifier tells you how far east or west it is.
So, you own the section that is the one-mile square in the SW corner a township known as T 21 S, R 26 E.
To the north of your section is Section 30 in T 21 S, R 27 E.
To the east of your section is Section 32 in T 21 S, R 27 E.
To the south of your section is Section 6 in T 22 S, R 27 E
To the west of your section is Section 36 in T 21 S, R 26 E.
I am a subscriber to DrillingInfo.com, so I mapped it. Your section is in the area of Carlsbad. Looks like there were a lot of leases. I haven’t checked permits or production.
You asked if your mineral rights are worth keeping. My personal philosophy is “never sell”. To evaluate, you would need to consider what percentage of the minerals you own, and under how large a surface tract. So maybe you own 10% under all of the section, or maybe under only 1/4 of the section, or maybe a much smaller or larger percentage. Do you know if you are leased or producing. . . Those would be factors that go into an estimation of value.
Hope this is helpful. Welcome to the forum! Many people here will help you! Reply with more questions, or start a new thread with a new question, whichever you think best. If you put “Eddy County NM” in your subject line, you’ll draw the attention of others who know that county. Maybe use subject “new owner, Eddy Co., NM” or something like that. Again, welcome!