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# Blackbeard Data Analytics

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- [New Blackbeard Long Term Oil Forecast Available](https://blackbearddata.com/new-blackbeard-long-term-oil-forecast-available) - After being locked up in a exclusive agreement, our long term oil price forecast is again available. This is a 5 year forecast, issued around the 19th of every month.To get a copy, the link is below.http://blackbearddata.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Blackbeard_WTI_Forecast_2026-05-26.pdf
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2025](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2025) - Produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership. For the full annual 2025 Texas Petro-Wealth report in pdf click on the following link: 2025-Petro-Wealth-Report Executive Summary Texas petro-wealth is estimated to be approximately $247 billion in 2025, based on our calculations. Corporations hold the highest amount of petro-wealth at
- [Links for Past Annual Petro-Wealth Reports](https://blackbearddata.com/links-for-past-annual-petro-wealth-reports) - Blackbeard's Annual Petro-Wealth reports archived from past years.
- [2025 LOD Royalty data ready](https://blackbearddata.com/2025-lod-royalty-data-ready) - Our 2025 data acquisition season is coming to an end. We have 99% of the 2025 Mineral Roll data. Time to get your data now. As of Jan 1, our prices will be rising by 5% to adjust for inflation. First price hike in 10 years for us. Call us!
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2023](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2023) - Produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership. For the full annual 2023 Texas Petro-Wealth report in pdf click on the following link: 2023-Petro-Wealth-Report Executive Summary Based our calculations, Texas petro-wealth totals approximately $273 billion in 2023. The highest petro-wealth amount is held by corporations at $217 billion with
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2022](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2022) - Produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership. For the full annual 2022 Texas Petro-Wealth report in pdf click on the following link: 2022-Petro-Wealth-Report Executive Summary Texas petro-wealth totals approximately $225 billion in 2022 with the highest petro-wealth amount held by corporations at $177.6 billion, individuals ranked second at
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2021](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2021) - Produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership. For the full annual 2021 Texas Petro-Wealth report in pdf click on the following link: 2021-Petro-Wealth-Report Executive Summary There is approximately $105 billion in Texas petro-wealth for the year 2021 based on our calculations. Corporations hold the highest at $81.6 billion,
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2024](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2024) - Produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership. For the full annual 2024 Texas Petro-Wealth report in pdf click on the following link: 2024-Petro-Wealth-Report Executive Summary Texas petro-wealth totals approximately $250 billion in 2024 based on our calculations. The highest petro-wealth amount is held by corporations at $200 billion
- [New Tariffs Under The Trump Administration](https://blackbearddata.com/new-tariffs-under-the-trump-administration) - Well, this administration is certainly good at chaos. Due to the perpetual uncertainty it is causing with the US economy, many industries are not interested in making capital expenditures. So we were already facing a recessionary environment. Inflation remains higher than target, so no quick rate cuts. It looks like oil is in for decline
- [Russian Oil Embargo Already Defeated](https://blackbearddata.com/russian-oil-embargo-already-defeated) - Russia has been building a shadow tanker fleet since the first warnings of an embargo were raised. They have been buying old tankers and using them to sell oil to Asia. Only takes a few voyages to payback their investment. See more on DW https://www.dw.com/en/russia-plans-to-sidestep-eu-oil-ban-with-shadow-fleet/video-63973242 At this time we think only about 10-20% of Russian
- [Ukraine War's Long Term Effect On Oil Price](https://blackbearddata.com/ukraine-wars-long-term-effect-on-oil-price) - With the war dragging into the third month, WTI has stayed above $100/bbl. This is even with the disruption of world trade by China locking down major industrial Chinese cities. There are signs the EU will ban Russian oil and thereby sealing the fate of high oil for months to years. But the Russian war
- [A look into the Seasonality of oil prices](https://blackbearddata.com/a-look-into-the-seasonality-of-oil-prices) - Oil goes up and down, thrown about by supply, demand, OPEC, cold snaps, heat waves, threats of war or inflation. Everything seems to affect it. We thought it would be interesting to examine oil on its seasonality. All this is done in one graph. You can see the high, low, 95% percentiles, and how wildly
- [Database Maintenance 10/24 scheduled](https://blackbearddata.com/database-maintenance-10-24-scheduled) - All Blackbeard Databases will be briefly going offline on Sunday 10/24 from 3pm - 5pm
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2020](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2020) - #post_excerpt2020 Petro-Wealth report produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership.
- [Where is Oil headed?  Dec 2021 forecast](https://blackbearddata.com/where-is-oil-headed-dec-2021-forecast) - When the SARS-CoV-2 began to spread in China in February, my team forecasted the probability of the WHO declaring a pandemic. We were concerned about Covid having a much IFR (Infection Fatality Rate), approaching the 1918 IFR of 2-3%, not the 0.42% it currently is. Had the 2% IFR come to pass, we expected the
- [Website maintenance](https://blackbearddata.com/website-maintenance) - We have updated some website functionality 21MAR21. If you find something off, let us know in the Report bug page.
- [During the pandemic, time is on the side of mineral buyers](https://blackbearddata.com/during-the-pandemic-time-is-on-the-side-of-mineral-buyers) - There is a unique opportunity for mineral buyers for a few months. We all know the economic effects of Covid. High unemployment, financial stresses, sometimes a lingering sickness and an uncertain future. In Texas we have an additional economic stress from Covid with the fallen price of oil. So mineral owners/royalty owners have felt the
- [White Paper on HBP Estimated LeaseHold released](https://blackbearddata.com/white-paper-on-hbp-estimated-leasehold-released) - A long time coming, our HBP is now in 8 states, and we have finally written our white paper explaining some of our process of how we built it out. The white paper link is half way down this page...http://blackbearddata.com/data-products/held-by-production-polygons
- [Blackbeard Data's methodology for wellspot correction](https://blackbearddata.com/blackbeard-datas-methodology-for-wellspot-correction) - We have added a paper on the nuanced approach Blackbeard Data takes in correcting wellspots. white paper on BBD wellspots - 27AUG20
- [Services interrupted  19MAY](https://blackbearddata.com/services-interrupted-19may) - We will be doing network maintenance the evening of 19MAY. Servers will be offline from 20:00 till 06:00 20MAY. Full services will resume by 08:00 20MAY.
- [Golden Window For Buying Oil Royalties During Covid19](https://blackbearddata.com/golden-window-for-buying-oil-royalties-during-covid19) - With the collapse of oil prices, comes an opportunity for mineral and royalty buyers. Not just your average run-of-the-mill opportunity, but an extraordinary one. This unusual time has brought financial stress to many households. With little warning, many royalty owners were caught flatfooted, without much reserves and now trapped in their homes. Unable to work,
- [Blackbeard Data Fighting Covid 19](https://blackbearddata.com/blackbeard-data-fighting-covid-19) - These are unusual times. Filled with oil crashes, an anti-science president, and a dire plague. A real bad mix made worse that it had to be. As responsible citizens, our role is to hunker down, isolate and let Covid-19 burn out.
- [Blackbeard Data and Blue Marble Geographics are teaming up](https://blackbearddata.com/blackbeard-data-and-blue-marble-geographics-are-teaming-up) - Blackbeard Data and Blue Marble Geographics are teaming up to bring oilfield data to Global Mapper! Global Mapper is
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Annual Report for Texas, 2018](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-annual-report-for-texas-2018) - For the 2018 year Texas has a total of $79 billion worth of petro-wealth. The largest percentage of wealth is held by corporations which own $62.6 billion worth of petro-wealth, followed by individuals totaling a cumulative wealth of $11.4 billion, and trusts which own $2.8 billion. The remaining $2.2 billion of petro-wealth is divided among non-profits, educational institutions, the government, and various religious organizations.
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2019](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2019) - For the full annual 2019 Texas Petro-Wealth report in pdf click on the following link: 2019-Petro-WealthReport Produced by Blackbeard Data to outline the demographics of Texas oil and gas ownership. Executive Summary In 2019 the petro-wealth for Texas roughly totals $101.4 billion. Like past past petro-wealth reports we have compiled corporations hold the highest total
- [Impeachment and the cost to the Oil Industry](https://blackbearddata.com/impeachment-and-the-cost-to-the-oil-industry) - Make no mistake, the oil industry will be affected by the President Trump's pending impeachment. Even though energy policy is a bipartisan issue, it can not escape damage. First, we can rule out any quick ratification of USMCA, the new NAFTA agreement. We estimate 20% chance to pass by end of 2019, Predictit.com gives a
- [Some Statistics on Wellspot Corrections in the US](https://blackbearddata.com/some-statistics-on-wellspot-corrections-in-the-us) - Blackbeard Data has now done over 1.5 million well corrections for clients over the last decade. We have assembled a great deal of data over this time and have knocked out some quick statistics to give you and idea of what states have the most errors in their reporting well locations. The worst state is
- [Blackbeard releases a new website!](https://blackbearddata.com/blackbeard-releases-a-new-website) - Updating our website to reflect our new products and services.
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Annual Report for Texas, 2017](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-annual-report-for-texas-2017) - Executive Summary Texas contains a total of $67.5 billion worth of petro-wealth. Corporations own $54 billion worth of petro-wealth, individuals own $8.8 billion, trusts own $2.4 billion, with the remaining $2.3 billion divided among non-profits, educational institutions, the government, and various religious organizations.
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Annual Report for Texas, 2016](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-annual-report-for-texas-2016) - Blackbeard Data Services, the foremost data service providers for lease ownership data in the Texas area has generated an released its annual 2016 petro-Wealth report.
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Annual Report for Texas, 2015](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-annual-report-for-texas-2015) - Blackbeard Data Services, the foremost data service providers for lease ownership data in the Texas area has generated an released its annual 2015 petro-Wealth report.
- [Petro-Wealth Ownership Report for Texas, 2014](https://blackbearddata.com/petro-wealth-ownership-report-for-texas-2014-2) - Blackbeard Data Services, the foremost data service providers for lease ownership data in the Texas area has generated an released its annual 2014 petro-Wealth report. The report concludes that Texas currently contains $140 billion of proved producing reserves.
- [November Sale! ](https://blackbearddata.com/november-sale) - We are heading into the holiday season. The holiday times are great for sending out mineral offers. Starting on November 1, 2013, Blackbeard Data will be discounting single county and ten pack pricing. Don't miss out on this great deal because it will only be valid for a limited time. For more details please give
- [Tax Time is the Best Time for Buying Minerals](https://blackbearddata.com/tax-time-is-the-best-time-for-buying-minerals) - An article about how mineral buying is at its peak during tax season.
- [Arkansas counties now available!](https://blackbearddata.com/arkansas-counties-now-available) - Blackbeard Data Services is having an exciting summer season. In addition to the 2010 Texas counties data we have already acquired, we now have the ability to acquire Arkansas data and are pleased to assist your business with their data needs. We are able to get various counties, including some that can be helpful
- [New 2011 data ](https://blackbearddata.com/new-2011-data) - The new data acquisition period will be starting soon and with this we will be offering some great opportunities to acquire 2010 data with 2011 data in a pre sale format at a great package price. This will be available for a short window as this is a special only available to those whom see
- [Gas Royalty Gambling](https://blackbearddata.com/gas-royalty-gambling) - Gas prices remain depressed. No getting around that. The question beckons to be asked, "Is natural gas depressed or is this going to be the going rate for the future?"
- [Granite Wash Shale ](https://blackbearddata.com/granite-wash-shale) - Since the late 1950’s the area spanning the Texas Panhandle into Oklahoma approximately 160 miles long and 30 miles wide known as the Granite Wash Shale has yielded production. Its tight gas sandstone formation stores gas deposits in plentiful pockets at multiple zones but the variability of these deposits , between 300 feet to 19000
- [Legal Guide to Minerals and Oil and Gas Royalty Payments](https://blackbearddata.com/legal-guide-to-minerals-and-oil-and-gas-royalty-payments) - This guide is produced by Texas A&M University and written by Judon Fambrough, Attorney at Law. It covers the law around mineral rights,
- [Natural Gas Prices on the Decline ](https://blackbearddata.com/natural-gas-prices-on-the-decline) - Over the past months the price of natural gas has progressively began to lower.
- [How Big Is The Market To Buy Oil Royalties? ](https://blackbearddata.com/how-big-is-the-market-to-buy-oil-royalties) - Texas and Kansas minerals alone are worth about 128 billion dollars. Add into that mix LA, NM, AR, and the states with new shale plays and we estimate
- [Iranian disruption will have no effect on long term oil price](https://blackbearddata.com/iranian-disruption-will-have-no-effect-on-long-term-oil-price) - http://www.debka.com/article/21691/ The Iranians are up to their usual saber-rattling games. They have an embargo on their oil and in retaliation my shut off Europe's oil early. This will cause disruption and a price spike worldwide, but be short lived. The fundamental supply-demand curve will not be disrupted as some country will step up and buy
- [North Dakota mineral buying shows forsight](https://blackbearddata.com/north-dakota-mineral-buying-show-forsight) - There are those who had the foresight to buy minerals, and those who didn't. Summed up in the North Dakota boom. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/us/in-north-dakota-a-great-divide-over-oil-riches.html?_r=1&ref=business
- [New Arkansas Counties here](https://blackbearddata.com/new-arkansas-counties-here) - Blackbeard Data Services is having an exciting summer season. In addition to the 2010 Texas counties data we have already acquired, we now have the ability to acquire Arkansas data and are pleased to assist your business with their data needs. We are able to get various counties, including some that can be helpful
- [New Oil World Order](https://blackbearddata.com/new-oil-world-order) - Dan Yergin is spotting the fundamental shift of US dependence on Middle East oil to a developing source in the Americas. Reported by the Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/daniel-yergin-for-the-future-of-oil-look-to-the-americas-not-the-middle-east/2011/10/18/gIQAxdDw7L_story.html?hpid=z3
- [Myths of oil in politics](https://blackbearddata.com/myths-of-oil-in-politics) - http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/05/06/debunking-a-few-myths-about-oil-and-gas-prices/ "After rising and rising in recent months, oil prices have taken a sudden fall over the past couple of days, sliding beneath $100 a barrel. What happened? Representative Michael Burgess, a Republican from Texas, has an idea: “What happened yesterday? Oh, the House passed a bill,” Burgess said. “Here we are in the Senate
- [Long-Term Outlook for Gas Remains Bullish](https://blackbearddata.com/long-term-outlook-for-gas-remains-bullish) - original link: http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=108380 Long-Term Outlook for Gas Remains Bullish by Karen Boman | Rigzone Staff | Friday, June 24, 2011 Despite the shift by producers towards oil-focused drilling away from natural gas, the long-term outlook for U.S. natural gas demand remains bullish as U.S. nuclear power and coal plants are retired and gas-fired electricity use
- [New technology to allow for more oil and gas to be acquired](https://blackbearddata.com/new-technology-to-allow-for-more-oil-and-gas-to-be-acquired) - Ability to acquire more low-noise seismic data proved Mar 23, 2011 By OGJ editors HOUSTON, Mar. 23 -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC and HP claimed a breakthrough in the capability of jointly developed inertial sensing technology to shoot and record seismic data at much higher sensitivity and at ultralow frequencies. The onshore wireless seismic acquisition
- [Free GIS and the Energy Industry](https://blackbearddata.com/gis-and-the-energy-industry) - GIS (Geographic Information System) is the wave of the future who's time in now here. Everyone who's on an operation level in the oil field dealing with placement of wells, pipelines, or other facilities should learn some basic GIS. While there are some very expensive programs out there like Landmark that run over $12,000 all
- [US move to increase national royalty rates will drive more onshore drilling](https://blackbearddata.com/us-move-to-increase-oil-royalties-national-royalty-rates-will-drive-more-onshore-drilling) - US spokesperson Salazar said other countries charge higher oil and gas royalties...
- [Why mineral rights buyers love the tax man](https://blackbearddata.com/why-mineral-rights-buyers-love-the-tax-man) - This year's tax time mineral right buying is going to be really good. As there are three things that will really add to the statistics...
- [Brewing Backlash on the Oil and Gas Sector favors Mineral Rights](https://blackbearddata.com/brewing-backlash-on-the-oil-and-gas-sector-favors-mineral-rights) - Clearly this administration is hostile to the O&G sector, but they have targeted the working interest owners far more than the royalty owners. It goes to reason that if one was determined to stay in the O&G arena, royalty interests will be a far better investment in this political climate. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123566872495184681.html
- [Eagle Ford Shale Packages: Available Now](https://blackbearddata.com/eagle-ford-shale-packages-available-now) - We are now offering special data packages for the Eagle Ford Shale area. Some currently producing counties included in our packages are: Atascosa County TX Bee County TX Dewitt County TX Dimmitt County TX Frio County TX Gonzales County TX Karnes County TX LaSalle County TX Lavaca County TX Live Oak County TX Maverick County
- [Video added on How Much to Pay for Mineral Rights](https://blackbearddata.com/video-added-on-how-much-to-pay-for-mineral-rights) - The question that we keep hearing, is "How Much?" Here is what we know about the industry and what they are paying for Mineral rights.
- [New 2010 counties added](https://blackbearddata.com/new-2010-counties-added) - We've added 30 new counties in the last few days. That data will be available online by next week.
- [Blackbeard Data Launches "Royalty Buying 101"](https://blackbearddata.com/blackbeard-data-launches-royalty-buying-101) - This module will include multiple media sources, cover interviews, how-tos, and statistical benchmarking to gauge acquisition performance.
- [Six Steps to Buying Minerals Article added](https://blackbearddata.com/six-steps-to-buying-minerals-article-added) - A quick news flash of an article on how to buy oil and gas mineral rights.
- [New Videos Added on Expectations of Royalty Buying ](https://blackbearddata.com/new-videos-added-on-expectations-of-royalty-buying) - A blog on new videos added to Royalty buying 101
- [Blackbeard Data has a New Website!](https://blackbearddata.com/new-website) - a new website!

## Pages

- [About](https://blackbearddata.com/about) - Want to buy oil and gas royalties? Blackbeard Data helps investors buy oil and gas royalties.
- [Contact us](https://blackbearddata.com/about/contact-us) - Contact us at Blackbeard Data if you have questions about oil and gas royalty buying.
- [Long Term Oil Price Forecast](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/long-term-oil-price-forecast) - For 13 years Blackbeard Data has been forecasting oil prices long term, to give guidance for our oil Royalty Buying clients. It has also been helpful for capital expenditure planning for oil companies. In a nutshell, our oil forecasts are more accurate than using the strip of oil futures. Which is to really say, we
- [Oil Forecast Disclaimer](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/long-term-oil-price-forecast/oil-forecast-disclaimer) - The data presented in the Blackbeard WTI Oil Price Forecast represent the product prices for the US Oil and Gas industry prepared by Blackbeard Data Analytics, LLC. These prices and outlook are based on information obtained from various sources, including government agencies, industry publications, oil refiners, and natural gas marketers. The Blackbeard WTI Oil Price
- [Legal concerns when buying mineral rights](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/legal-concerns-when-buying-minerals-rights) - Legal issues and mineral right buying
- [Probate Property Offers](https://blackbearddata.com/probate-property-offers) - Settling an Estate? We Make Selling the Real Estate Simple. Solutions for Executors in the Greater Austin Area Dealing with probate is overwhelming. Between legal requirements, family considerations, and property decisions, you have enough on your plate. We specialize in helping executors like you sell inherited properties quickly and fairly—without the stress of traditional listings.
- [Texas County Coverage of LOD](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/lease-ownership-data-lod/mineral-rights-ownership-map-texas) - Wanting to find mineral rights ownership information in Texas? Here's our map showing where we have the data.
- [Scored Acreage](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/scored-acreage) - For Land Departments who want to know "What part of the basin is the best?" That can now be discovered quickly Scored Acreage™. Oil and gas companies desperately need to identify the sweet spots for optimally drilling reservoirs, leasing land, or targeting acquisitions. A phenomenal amount of time and resources are sunk into understanding reservoir
- [FAQ on LOD](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/lease-ownership-data-lod/faq-on-lod) - LOD is a database of owners of oil and gas leases in Texas and Kansas. The owners could own the royalty, the overriding royalty, or the working interest.
- [Sample data of LOD](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/lease-ownership-data-lod/sample-data-of-lod-mineral-rights) - Want to see our data up close? Go ahead and download this sample dataset. Download our HBP mineral owner data which we call LOD (Lease Ownership Data).
- [Lease Ownership Data (LOD)](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/lease-ownership-data-lod) - Data of oil and gas royalty owners used for Oil and Gas asset acqusition
- [Held By Production Polygons (HBP) known as Estimated Leasehold](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/held-by-production-polygons) - Mapping the complexity of lease and unit boundaries is notoriously difficult. Farm outs, expired leases, shut-ins, and the fog of oil and gas secrecy cause epic problems in finding out true HBP boundaries. Ever sent landmen to try to lease up land that was already leased? You aren't alone, and it is costing you money.
- [Available In Global Mapper](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/global-mapper) - Introducing Global Mapper Premium Oil and Gas Data from Blackbeard Data Blackbeard Data Services is proud to offer its high-quality and unique oilfield data sets directly to users of Blue Marble's Global Mapper GIS software. Integrated into Global Mapper's Online Sources menu, this premium content is available in both vector and raster streams. Maintained and
- [Report a Bug](https://blackbearddata.com/about/report-a-bug) - Mom told us once that we're not perfect, it was quite a shock. Well, years later we still make mistakes. If you find a bug, we'd like to hear about it. Don't be shy, in fact be blunt. We need objective reports from our clients to improve our customer service. Website Bug Reports: Give us
- [Data Products](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products) - Needing to buy Oil and Gas Royalties? We have over 4,000,000 owners in our database for sale.
- [Explanation of LOD fields](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/lease-ownership-data-lod/faq-on-lod/explaination-of-hbp-lod-fields) - Field definitions of LOD * Indicates these fields may often be blank in some counties.Note: API Numbers, Lat/Long and Class Types are only available with the CD product LOD Value Insights are a value add-on to LOD, and are not included with it. All valuations are best efforts and should be corroborated with proper
- [Adding Oil and Gas Well Symbols to QuantumGIS (QGIS)](https://blackbearddata.com/symbols) - BlackBeard Data has created a set of oil and gas related symbols for use in QGIS. These SVG formatted files can be added to any existing Quantum installation from version 1.4 and onward using the instructions below. Unfortunately, due to limitations in QGIS, the color of these symbols is fixed in black and white and
- [Terms of Use](https://blackbearddata.com/about/terms-of-use) - Can be viewed on site here https://www.blackbearddata.com/about/terms-of-use/ Terms of Service Blackbeard Data Website Terms of Use Last modified: March 18, 2019 Welcome. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SERVICE AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND OBLIGATIONS. These terms of use constitute a legally binding agreement between
- [Royalty Buying 101](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101) - How to buy oil and gas royalties, how oil rights and mineral rights are conveyed. A how-to guide on royalty buying.
- [Understanding Oil Royalties](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/oil-and-gas-royalties-what-they-are) - The basics behind oil and gas leasing and how they make oil royalties.
- [How to Buy Oil and Gas Royalties -- The 6 Step Process](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/how-to-buy-oil-and-gas-royalties-the-6-step-process) - Wanting to know how to buy oil royalties? Here are the steps to make it happen. Call us at 1 800 762 3057 for information on royalty owners.
- [Acquiring Mineral Rights?](https://blackbearddata.com/blackbeard-data-helps-investors) - Providing Mineral Rights ownership data with the largest oil and gas royalty database in the US. Do you want to own oil and gas royalties?
- [Video: How Much Should I Pay for an Oil or Gas Royalty?](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/video-how-much-should-i-pay-for-a-royalty) - Video covering value of oil royalties and ideas on how much a mineral buyer should pay.
- [Video: Expectations in Buying Oil and Gas Royalties](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/video-expectations-in-buying-oil-and-gas-royalties) - A video on the expectations you should have when trying to buy royalties
- [Video: About our Royalty Ownership data](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/video-about-our-lod-data) - Below is a short video on what is in our LOD dataset. It may be a few years out of date, but still valid.
- [Video: How much to Pay for Mineral Rights](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/video-how-much-to-pay-for-mineral-rights)
- [Video: Differences in Investing in Royalties versus Working Interest](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/video-differences-in-investing-in-royalties-versus-working-interest)
- [Sample Data of HBP Polygons](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/held-by-production-polygons/sample-data-of-hbp-polygons) - Want to see our data up close? Go ahead and download this sample dataset. Download our Held By Production polygon data which we call HBP. HBP Sample Data What do the HBP data fields mean? Below is a download with a full explanation of each field in our HBP. Blackbeard Data TX ELH Data Dictionary
- [Ownership Data Pricing](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/lease-ownership-data-lod/lod-prices) - Price for mineral rights owner information at Blackbeard Data
- [Explanation of HBP Fields](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/held-by-production-polygons/explanation-of-hbp-fields) - Field Name Description Value Key bbdleaseno Lease identifier combining commodity, lease number, and RRC district commodity One-letter code identifying the commodity of the lease. O=oil and G=gas rrcleaseno Tracking number assigned to the lease by the RRC gloleaseno Tracking number assigned by the GLO, for leases where the state has an interest utleaseno Tracking number
- [Concept #2: Changing Royalty Ownership](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/steps-in-changing-royalty-ownership) - Conveying Mineral Rights in Texas requires a Mineral Deed.
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- [O&G Investment Options](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/oil-and-gas-royalties-what-they-are/investment-in-oil-gas) - Oil and gas royalties, working interests or stocks, which one is best?
- [Mineral Rights must be Researched before Leasing](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/oil-and-gas-royalties-what-they-are/mineral-rights-must-be-researched-before-leasing) - In the USA, mineral rights may be owned independently from surface rights. If an individual owns mineral rights to a tract of land they are legally entitled to the minerals beneath the surface and may utilize the surface within reasonable perimeters to access the minerals underneath.
- [Leasing Mineral Rights and the Clauses](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/oil-and-gas-royalties-what-they-are/leasing-mineral-rights-and-the-clauses) - An oil and gas lease is a legally binding contract for both parties involved. In most cases, a lease is set for a duration of 2-5 years if the energy company doesn't drill. Once a well is drilled and found economically viable, the lease continues in perpetuity so long as the wells inside the lease are economically viable. If the well is not viable, the lease expires after 2-5 years depending on the lease terms. Terms of an oil and gas lease can be difficult to understand.
- [Researching Oil and Gas Mineral Rights Title](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/oil-and-gas-mineral-rights-title-search) - To determine if you have oil and gas rights, you must do a mineral rights title search.
- [Concept #3: Buying oil royalties needs a Plan of Attack](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/concept-3-the-plan-of-attack) - Use filters to accurately target mineral rights sellers who are likely to sell to you.
- [Online LOD search](https://blackbearddata.com/online-lod-search) - Search Royalty, Overriding Royalty, and Working Interest at http://data.blackbearddata.com/search-lod/
- [LOD terms explained](https://blackbearddata.com/mineral-rights-ownership-list-explained) - Want to understand a little about how we describe mineral rights? The LOD contains mineral rights data from hundreds of counties. To understand a little about the dataset, you need to first grasp how we describe it.
- [Online LOD Pricing](https://blackbearddata.com/data-products/lease-ownership-data-lod/onlinepricing) - What to know who owns a oil and gas well? We have the information.
- [Concept #1 - Mineral Rights Encompass Oil and Gas Royalties](https://blackbearddata.com/royalty-buying-101/concept-1-mineral-rights-encompass-oil-and-gas-royalties) - Why mineral rights encompass oil and gas royalties. And why you should purchase the mineral rights.
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