The letter is always local
Buyers quote a price as if minerals were one commodity. They are not. Producing Permian royalty, a non-op Haynesville tract, and an Appalachian unit with deductions are different underwriting problems. Start with the state, then send the packet for a review.
TexasPermian, Eagle Ford, East Texas Haynesville — heavy buyout mail.
OklahomaSCOOP / STACK and older Anadarko interests; mixed lease and purchase offers.
LouisianaHaynesville and Cotton Valley; parish records and undivided heirs.
New MexicoDelaware Basin and San Juan; New Mexico statutes change the lease conversation.
North DakotaBakken / Three Forks; spacing units and well density show up in offers.
PennsylvaniaMarcellus mailers; lease vs sale confusion is common.
OhioUtica / Point Pleasant; old reservations and small NMA.
ColoradoDJ-Niobrara and west slope; surface and regulatory context around offers.
If your county is not listed, the same sequence still applies: identify deed vs lease, hold without signing, then get a person on the number.