Inherited minerals are how a lot of people first hear they own anything under the ground. A buyer list is not a family meeting. If three siblings own an undivided interest, a deed from one of them does not magically convey all of it — and a printed NMA can assume it does.

What to line up before a sale

• Who is on the last recorded instrument, and whether a probate, succession, or affidavit of heirship exists.
• Whether royalty is already being paid, and to whom.
• The legal description — survey/abstract in much of Texas, section-township-range in PLSS states.
• Whether the offer is a full mineral deed or a royalty-only slice. See sell mineral rights.

Louisiana successions, Texas heirship affidavits, and Ohio dormant-mineral questions are different problems with the same envelope. Read the state page that matches the county, then use how to sell mineral rights as the sequence.

If you cannot say who can convey, you are not ready to notarize. That is a title issue, not a price issue.

Send the letter and anything you have on heirship. We buy minerals and match owners with buyers — including inherited interests — so you are not stuck with the first mailing list.