In the Central Basin Platform — direct buyer, no brokers, no fees
Gaines County, on the Central Basin Platform and Northwest Shelf along the Texas–New Mexico line, is one of West Texas's most prolific shallow-shelf oil counties. It is anchored by the giant Seminole San Andres field and decades of carbonate production, now supplemented by large-scale CO2 enhanced oil recovery and horizontal redevelopment.
Gaines County produces mainly from shallow San Andres and Grayburg carbonates of the Northwest Shelf — the reservoirs behind the Seminole and Seminole San Andres Unit fields — at depths far shallower than the deep-basin shale. A residual-oil-zone (ROZ) fairway in the San Andres has made the county a focus of major CO2 floods, while the eastern side carries Spraberry and Dean potential along the Central Basin Platform.
Occidental Petroleum, Fasken, APA (Apache), and others operate long-lived San Andres waterfloods and CO2 enhanced-oil-recovery projects in Gaines County, including the Seminole San Andres Unit. Steady carbonate production plus active CO2 EOR give Gaines mineral interests long-lived royalty income.
Gaines County is dominated by long-lived San Andres and Grayburg carbonate production on the Northwest Shelf and Central Basin Platform, including the giant Seminole field. Much of it is under waterflood and CO2 enhanced oil recovery, which can extend royalty income for decades.
Yes. Operators continue CO2 EOR expansions and San Andres residual-oil-zone projects, along with horizontal redevelopment, so even mature acreage can carry meaningful future value.
ARB reviews public production data, the operator and formations under your acreage, your decimal interest, and nearby activity, then provides a free, no-obligation offer. There is never a fee to you and no obligation to accept.
Based on state regulatory filings as of June 13, 2026, the operators with the most recent drilling permits in Gaines County include Occidental Petroleum (29 permits). If you receive royalty checks from any of these operators, that activity is a meaningful driver of what your Gaines County mineral or royalty interest is worth. American Royalty Buyers tracks this county-level permit activity and can provide a free, no-obligation valuation of your specific interest.
Selling Gaines County mineral rights to American Royalty Buyers takes four steps: (1) gather your most recent check stub, division order, or lease so you can describe your interest; (2) request a free valuation, in which ARB reviews your net mineral acres, the producing and permitted wells on your acreage in the Central Basin Platform, and current commodity prices; (3) review the written, no-obligation offer, typically delivered within five business days; and (4) if you accept, ARB handles the title research, curative work, and deed preparation, then funds your lump-sum payment by wire — usually within four to six weeks. ARB is a direct buyer: no broker, and no fees or commissions at any point.
Gaines County produces from the Central Basin Platform . Explore the full basin hub for more on geology, operators, and selling your minerals.
Companies among the most active permit filers in Gaines County (trailing 90 days, as of June 13, 2026). Receiving royalty checks from one of these? Get a free valuation.