Red River County, Texas
Sell Mineral Rights in Red River County, Texas
Quiet county on the Red River. Machin & Associates has held the recent permit activity, most recently in April 2026.
Producing formations: Paluxy, Woodbine
Where Red River County sits
Both oil and gas. Older oil production with gas underneath it. All twenty-three counties we buy in are shaded; click one to open it.
The history of oil and gas in Red River County
A quiet county, honestly described
Red River County has oil and gas listed among its mineral resources and almost nothing written about either. We could pad this page. We would rather tell you what is actually known and what is not.
What the county is
Red River County runs along its namesake river on the Oklahoma line, with Clarksville as the county seat. It is old cotton country, settled early, farmed hard, and steadily depopulated through the twentieth century. Its history is agricultural, and the standard county references treat it that way.
They list oil, gas, clay, industrial sand and chalk among the mineral resources. They provide no discovery date, no field name, no production figures and no operator history. That is not an oversight on our part; it is the state of the record.
What we can tell you
Recent permitting is thin and concentrated in one operator. Machin & Associates, Inc. has held essentially all of it, the Franzina 1, approved April 9, 2026; the Reeder 1 in June 2022; the Lennox 1 in July 2021. Before that, LCT Energy permitted the Underwood 'B' 3 in 2019 and Brooks Petroleum the Rodgers 1 in 2018.
That is roughly one well every year or two, from small operators. It is a real if modest industry.
Why this county is on our map anyway
Red River County is in Railroad Commission District 6. We buy every county in District 6, and we say so on every page of this site, so we are not going to quietly leave out the ones with thin stories.
There is also a practical reason. Counties nobody works are counties nobody mails. If you own minerals in Red River County, the odds are good that no one has ever explained to you what you have, not because it is a secret, but because it has not been worth anyone's time to look it up. It is worth ours, because we are already here.
What to know if you own here
- Expect a small number, and expect us to be straight about it. If your interest is worth more to you than to us, we will say so and explain why.
- Non-producing minerals are the norm here. That does not make them worthless, but it does make them speculative, and we will price them as speculation rather than dressing it up.
- We will still pull your records. Whether or not you sell, you will end up knowing what you own. That part is free.
Sources: Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association) county and field entries; American Oil & Gas Historical Society; Texas Almanac; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas energy research; Railroad Commission of Texas permit and completion records as published through texas-drilling.com and the weekly drilling reports of the Longview News-Journal and Tyler Morning Telegraph. Verified August 2026.
Who is operating in Red River County
These operators have filed permits or completions in Red River County with the Railroad Commission. If your check comes from one of them, we already know the wells.
- Machin & Associates
- LCT Energy
- Brooks Petroleum
What we buy in Red River County
Mineral rights, royalty interests, overriding royalty, non-participating royalty, non-operated working interest, and non-producing minerals. There is no size limit in either direction. We buy a single interest in one unit and we buy whole family positions.
If your piece feels too small to bother with, call anyway. Small interests in the same tract usually belong to relatives, and we would rather work with the whole family at once.
How an offer gets made
You call or fill out the form. We pull the county records, the appraisal district roll and the Railroad Commission production history ourselves. Within three business days you get a specific cash number in writing and a plain explanation of how we got there. If we think you should hold, we say that too. We cover title, recording and closing, and you keep every royalty check until the day we close.
Call or text (936) 289-3438 Or email offers@longleafmineralco.com
Red River County questions
What formations produce in Red River County?
The producing formations we track in Red River County are the Paluxy and Woodbine. In short: both oil and gas. Older oil production with gas underneath it. Ask your operator or check your division order to see which formation your own check comes from.
Who operates wells in Red River County?
Operators that have filed permits or completions in Red River County with the Texas Railroad Commission include Machin & Associates, LCT Energy and Brooks Petroleum. If your check comes from one of them, we already know the wells. You can also look up any well yourself in the Railroad Commission's public records.
What should I check before selling minerals in Red River County?
Expect a small number, and expect us to be straight about it. If your interest is worth more to you than to us, we will say so and explain why. Non-producing minerals are the norm here. That does not make them worthless, but it does make them speculative, and we will price them as speculation rather than dressing it up. We will still pull your records. Whether or not you sell, you will end up knowing what you own. That part is free. If any of that is unclear, call or text us and we will look it up with you for free. We also buy in the counties that border Red River County: Bowie County, Titus County and Franklin County.
Other counties we buy in
Own minerals next door too? We also buy in the counties that border Red River County: Bowie County, Titus County, Franklin County.