What Royalty Clearinghouse does

Royalty Clearinghouse is a privately held mineral rights and oil and gas royalty acquisition company founded in 1999 and headquartered at 701 Brazos Street, Suite 660, Austin, Texas. The company purchases mineral rights, royalty interests, overriding royalty interests, and non-operated working interests from individual mineral owners, estates, trusts, and oil and gas operators, then manages those assets for ongoing royalty revenue. Since inception it has acquired more than 22,000 interests, operates active acquisition programs in 17 US states, and holds assets in 186 of 223 oil and gas producing counties in Texas, covering most major producing basins in the lower 48 states.

The operating model combines outbound direct mail built from public county tax rolls and state production data with inbound inquiries managed by dedicated account managers. Each transaction is individually underwritten by an in-house engineering team that prices offers based on location, drilling activity, production history, current and projected commodity prices, operator track record, and overall risk. The company runs an internal title and due diligence function that prepares closing packages, with funding typically within 10 to 15 business days of executing documents. Larger portfolio transactions have been completed at scale, including a $3 million deal closed in 30 days covering 590 leases and 2,200+ wells across 44 counties in 8 states. The company's core technical capabilities are domain-based — mineral valuation, title research, and portfolio management — rather than technology-platform-based; no proprietary AI or ML systems are disclosed.

Ownership rests with co-founders Albert (technology-industry background) and Shain (geologist and operator), and the company is operated through a multi-entity structure that includes Royalty Clearinghouse Partnership, Royalty Clearinghouse, Ltd., Royalty Clearinghouse 2003, LLC, and a series of segregated royalty funds (WIRC, Foothill Royalties, Kingston, Cypress Point, Millennium, Sunrise, Sand Hills, RSM Legacy, McCaig Royalty Fund) used to house acquired assets. The management team is led by President and COO Marc Zimmermann, with Vice Presidents including Amy Bryan (Asset Management and Administration, with the company since 2003) and Ivan Golac (Business Development, prior tenure at Fidelity Investments). No external institutional investor or parent company is disclosed.

Name

Royalty Clearinghouse

Legal name

Royalty Clearinghouse, Ltd.

Website

https://royaltyclearinghouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Royalty Clearinghouse, founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas, purchases mineral rights, royalties, overriding royalty interests, and non-operated working interests from individual mineral owners, estates, trusts, and oil and gas operators across 17 US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Rights Acquisition

NAICS

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (533110), Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (533)

SIC

Oil Royalty Traders (6792), Mineral Royalty Traders (6795)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Assets — Oil & Gas / Energy Royalties (Mineral Rights, Midstream Royalties) (FSAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Mineral rights acquisition
• Oil and gas royalties
• Royalty purchasing
• Mineral estate brokerage
• Working interest acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Mineral Rights Acquisition and Asset Management: Royalty Clearinghouse purchases mineral rights, royalties, and non-operated working interests from current owners at a negotiated price. The company then manages these assets going forward, receiving ongoing royalty revenue checks from operators. This is a one-time acquisition followed by ongoing revenue generation from the managed portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Royalty Clearinghouse purchases mineral rights, oil and gas royalties, overriding royalty interests, and non-operated working interests from individuals, estates, trusts, and businesses. The company evaluates mineral interests through engineering analysis, prepares no-obligation cash offers, handles title research and due diligence, and funds transactions typically within 10-15 business days. After acquisition, it manages the portfolio as a long-term holder earning ongoing royalty income from operators.

Product overview

Royalty Clearinghouse is a mineral rights and oil & gas royalty acquisition company founded in 1999. The company operates as a single unified service offering centered on purchasing mineral rights, royalties, and non-operated working interests from individuals, estates, trusts, and businesses. Their core service involves evaluating property interests through engineering analysis, providing transparent offer letters, handling title due diligence, and funding transactions. The company serves one royalty owner at a time, focusing on educational customer service throughout the sales process. They operate nationally across 16 states with particular focus on major oil and gas producing basins including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania. The company has acquired over 22,000 interests since inception and handles transactions ranging from individual royalty sales to multi-million dollar portfolio acquisitions involving hundreds of leases and wells across multiple states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mineral Rights Acquisition
• Oil & Gas Royalty Acquisition
• Non-Producing Minerals Evaluation

Quantifiable outcome

• Funding typically occurs within 10-15 business days of receiving original signed deed or assignment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Landmen (Field Landmen Network)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLandmen play a vital role in the acquisition of mineral and royalty interests by assisting Royalty Clearinghouse's Land Department with research of public records. The company sends letters to field landmen to create new opportunities for transactions, data sharing, and title research services. This is an informal network relationship rather than formal partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Enduro Resource Partners (and successor mineral aggregators): Private mineral and non-operated working interest acquirer active across multiple US basins; serves overlapping customer segments with a focused aggregator model similar to Royalty Clearinghouse.
• Mesquite Energy / Mesa Royalty Partners (legacy aggregators): Smaller mineral and royalty aggregator focused on Texas and adjacent basins; competes for the same individual mineral-owner sellers with a similar niche, smaller-scale playbook.

Direct peers

• Texas Pacific Land Corporation: Large Texas-based mineral and royalty rights owner with substantial royalty income stream; competes for Texas mineral acquisitions and institutional mineral portfolio mandates in the same geographies Royalty Clearinghouse dominates.
• Viper Energy Partners: Publicly traded mineral and royalty aggregator sponsored by Diamondback Energy; competes in the same basins and for the same mineral-owner divestiture pool as Royalty Clearinghouse.
• Kimbell Royalty Partners: Multi-basin mineral and royalty interest aggregator with both owned and managed portfolios; business model and target seller (individual mineral owners, estates, operators) closely overlap Royalty Clearinghouse's.
• Freehold Royalties Ltd. North American mineral and royalty interest aggregator with significant US landholdings; comparable business model of acquiring royalty and mineral interests from individual owners and operators.
• Black Stone Minerals: Largest US mineral and royalty interest owner, directly comparable to Royalty Clearinghouse as an aggregator buying fractional mineral and royalty interests across major US basins; both serve individual mineral sellers and operators seeking portfolio divestitures.
• Dorchester Minerals LP: Publicly traded partnership that aggregates and manages mineral and royalty interests across the US; one of the most direct comparables in business model and customer base (working interest and royalty owners seeking liquidity).
• Natural Resource Partners L.P. Diversified mineral, royalty, and coal/aggregate asset aggregator; directly comparable in long-duration ownership of fractional interests and acquisition from individuals and operators across major US plays.
• Sitio Royalties Corp. Public mineral and royalty aggregator formed via merger of Brigham Minerals and Sitio; competes for both individual mineral owners and operator portfolio divestitures across the same lower-48 basins Royalty Clearinghouse targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RCRoyalties

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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