In much of Texas the land you can walk on and the minerals under it belong to different people, and a pipeline company may own a strip across both. None of that stops a sale; it just has to be known.
Updated October 2026
A prior owner may have sold the land and reserved the minerals, or sold the minerals separately. The deed records show which. If you own only the surface, the mineral owner (or their lessee) has the right to use a reasonable part of the surface to produce; that's Texas law and it affects price. If you own the minerals, they're a separate asset you can sell with the land or keep.
Pipeline, powerline, lease-road and water-line easements are recorded and show on a survey. They reduce usable area and sometimes restrict building, and a buyer prices around them. The Railroad Commission's public map shows wells and pipelines on and near a parcel.
Whether you own minerals (if you know), whether there's a current oil and gas lease paying royalties, and anything on the land that isn't yours: a well pad, a tank battery, a pipeline marker. The buyer will check all of it; saying it first just makes the offer faster.
That's common. The county deed records and a title search answer it; tell the buyer you're not sure and let the title company find out.
Yes, by reservation in the deed. Say so up front; it changes the price and some buyers won't take surface-only.
It sells with the surface subject to the lease. The operator's rights continue after closing.
You get a call within 24 hours, usually the same day. One Texas land buyer checks the parcel and gives you a written offer with a closing date. No survey, no clean-up, no commission, no fee to you, and no list of companies calling. Buyers in this network typically pay the closing costs; the written offer spells out exactly what they cover.
Plain answers about selling Texas land as-is, anywhere in the state, and one introduction to a land buyer when you want a written offer.
Sell My Land Direct is an independent referral service, not a land buyer, broker, or agent. We don't make offers, hold funds, or handle closings; any offer, contract, and closing are between you and the independent buyer we connect you with, through a title company you choose. That buyer may buy the land or assign the contract, and Texas law requires them to tell you which. Nothing here is legal, tax, or financial advice.
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