# Sell land or sell surface rights?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743
**Category:** Culberson County, TX
**Created:** [October 2, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743 "2019-10-02T00:18:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@majessa](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/majessa)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/1 "2019-10-02T00:18:09Z")
Hello Everyone,
I hope I’m in the right place here. I’m a Realtor in Southern Nevada and a client just received a letter from a company wanting to purchase their “Surface Rights,” and attached a mineral deed to the package. Is there some sort of market price they can research to determine if it’s a good offer? They’d rather just sell the land outright, but it was inherited from a Great Grandfather, so they’re still trying to determine acreage and value as well. Any feedback I could provide them would be appreciated. There are multiple plots of land in various counties, but Culberson is one of them. (Section 12, Block 87)
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@TwoShoeBeagie7](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TwoShoeBeagie7)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/2 "2019-10-03T14:16:22Z")
Culberson Section 12, Block 87 mineral rights are basically worthless. No wells or drilling for miles and miles and miles.
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### Author:  [@C\_Barefoot](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/C_Barefoot)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/3 "2019-10-03T15:18:25Z")
Yeah not much recent activity near Section 12 Block 87 of Culberson. There is a lot of good activity in the NE part of that county though. Even with that in mind it’s always a good idea to try and hold on to the mineral rights if it doesn’t get in the way of your surface transaction especially being so close to the Permian. You never know what gets discovered in the future. Here’s an image of the current rigs with the approximate location of the section highlighted.
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### Author:  [@majessa](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/majessa)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/4 "2019-10-03T15:47:07Z")
Thanks for the info…I appreciate it.
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### Author:  [@majessa](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/majessa)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/5 "2019-10-03T15:47:38Z")
Thank you…I appreciate it.
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### Author:  [@TonyH](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TonyH)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/6 "2019-10-03T15:56:54Z")
Why is a mineral deed attached if they want to purchase their surface rights?
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### Author:  [@Robert\_A\_Williams](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Robert_A_Williams)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/7 "2019-10-03T16:06:35Z")
OK. This is really bad advice.
Obviously the minerals are not worthless, or he would not have received an offer. There are offers flying around all over the county that are far removed from current activity. I am probably 20 miles from the nearest activity and have received around 10 mineral offers over the last year. Have never received any offers prior to that.
I do not believe a current value can be established, but my advice is to hold on to the minerals and wait for much higher offers, which should be forthcoming in the near future.
All the oil guys that come through town claim the current plans are to keep working west from the current drilling activity all the way to El Paso. So that would encompass essentially all of Culberson County.
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### Author:  [@DoubleK](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DoubleK)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/8 "2019-10-09T18:22:45Z")
How can I find out if I own the mineral rights to my property? It’s Section 16, Block 63.
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### Author:  [@TonyH](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TonyH)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/9 "2019-10-09T18:34:50Z")
You would need to run mineral title on your tract or hire someone else to do it for you.
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### Author:  [@DoubleK](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DoubleK)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/10 "2019-10-09T20:08:32Z")
Thank you for your response. Who would I hire? What steps do I take if I want to do it myself? I’m a new landowner (obviously), so any information is greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Kenny\_DuBose](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kenny_DuBose)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sell-land-or-sell-surface-rights/51743/11 "2021-11-05T02:53:18Z")