For owners

Mineral ownership is fragmented.
We bring it into focus.

RoyaltyMetrix helps mineral owners organize what they own, verify what they are paid, and recover what is missing. We turn scattered statements, leases, wells, operators, and legacy records into a managed portfolio system , so ownership becomes understandable, auditable, and easier to pass on.

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Revenue w/ clawbacks · 24 months
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↑ across all operators and basins
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The problem

Most mineral portfolios are not managed.
They are inherited.

The checks arrive, the statements pile up, and the portfolio gets more complex every year. Operators change. Wells are added. Deductions shift. Documents live across inboxes, folders, filing cabinets, and memories. Owners are often expected to trust a system they cannot see. We give you the structure, verification, and written record to manage the asset with confidence, without becoming a mineral accountant yourself.
What we do

Organize. Audit. Recover. Manage.

01

Organize the portfolio into a real system of record.

We consolidate ownership data, leases, division orders, operator statements, wells, and documents into a structured record your family can actually use. The goal is simple: no more archaeology project every time someone asks what you own.
02

Audit the revenue stream, not just the paperwork.

We reconcile royalty payments against production, lease terms, division orders, and historical patterns. Underpayments often hide in small codes and quiet variances. Our work is built to find what the statement does not explain.
03

Recover dollars that should have been paid.

When the data supports a claim, we document it, prepare it, and pursue it with the operator. We do not simply flag problems. We help carry recoveries through the workflow until there is a clear answer.
04

Keep the portfolio managed going forward.

A one-time audit is valuable. Ongoing oversight is how errors stop compounding. We maintain the record, monitor new activity, track issues, and give owners a plain-English view of what changed and what needs attention.
Why exclusively owners

One side of the table. Every time.

Every other participant in the mineral royalty economy is paid by someone — the operator, the aggregator buying the interest, the platform charging a subscription, the broker taking a commission. Those relationships shape whose interests get prioritized when the calculations get complicated, which is most of the time. RoyaltyMetrix has made a structural choice: we work for mineral owners, and for no one else who touches the asset. No operator engagements. No referral fees from buyers or platforms. No revenue sharing with vendors whose products our clients use. The consequence is simple — when we tell you what the statement missed, or whether an offer is fair, there is no quiet third party whose interests we’re also trying to serve.

How it works

From uncertainty to an operating cadence.

Step 1

Portfolio Review

We start by assessing the portfolio across ownership, leases, wells, revenue, operators, documents, and open questions. You get a clear view of what is known, what is missing, and where value may be leaking.
Step 2

Royalty Audit

We review historical royalty payments and reconcile them against the governing data. The output is not a vague list of concerns. It is a documented finding set with quantified issues and a recommended path.
Step 3

Recovery Workflow

Validated findings move into a recovery workflow: claim documentation, operator correspondence, follow-up, and escalation when appropriate. The owner stays informed without having to run the process.
Step 4

Ongoing Co-Management

Once the record is built, we keep it alive. Monthly oversight, exception tracking, reporting, and issue management turn mineral ownership from a reactive chore into an actively managed asset.
The engagement can begin with a review, an audit, or ongoing management depending on the condition and complexity of the portfolio.
What you receive

A clear monthly readout.
A full portfolio record behind it.

Monthly Performance Review · Sample Excerpt
Your mineral portfolio: Monthly Portfolio Review

This month, royalties were reviewed across active operators and reconciled against expected production and lease terms.

Two items were flagged for follow-up: one deduction pattern requiring documentation from the operator, and one payment lag tied to a recently completed well group.

The portfolio record was updated with new statements, revised ownership details, and current well status. No immediate owner action is required this month.

— Portfolio Manager · Client Lead
Sample language shown for demonstration. Actual reviews are customized to the portfolio.
Royalties · this period
Verified and reconciled
Against production, lease, and division order
Open items
Tracked in the record
With status, owner, and next action
What the audit layer looks for:
Payment accuracy VERIFY
Lease compliance REVIEW
Suspense / held funds TRACK
Operator variance FLAG
New wells MONITOR
Missing documents RESOLVE
Representative checks performed continuously across the portfolio.
The promise

Every dollar accounted for. Every asset easier to understand.

Record

At scale, across every major U.S. basin.

1.9M
Gross mineral acres monitored
19,726
Producing wells
$1.5B
Audited to date
Exclusive
Owners only — never operators
Acres and wells reflect assets under current monitoring. Audited figure is cumulative across work performed since 2019, continued under RoyaltyMetrix. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
About us

Led by data scientists and E&P professionals. Staffed by discipline.

RoyaltyMetrix is a specialist firm representing mineral owners exclusively — never operators, never both. Each engagement is assembled around the disciplines the work requires: revenue audit, title and division orders, lease review, claims management, reporting, and the data infrastructure that makes continuous oversight possible. A named engagement lead serves as the client’s single point of contact throughout the relationship.

Pablo Bressan
Founder & Managing Principal
Former operator and E&P professional. Leads firm strategy, audit engagements, and the client relationship through every phase.
Hector Rubio
Data Science & AI Lead · Co-founder
Builds and leads the firm’s analytical and AI infrastructure — the systems that make continuous portfolio oversight possible at the scale we operate.
Miki Goodger
Title, Division Orders & Lease Lead
Lease review, division-order reconciliation, and title research across every engagement. The document authority behind every finding.
Milagros Yi-Con
Finance & Operations Lead
Financial reconciliation, claims workflow, and firm operations. Multi-continent finance and compliance background in the E&P industry.
Flavio di Berardino
Lead Data Engineer
Builds and maintains the data pipelines, integrations, and platforms that power every client engagement.
Orlando Castillo
Advisor & Investor · Co-founder
Advises the firm on business development, strategic partnerships, and long-term positioning.
The firm is building an Advisory Board of industry leaders with deep expertise in oil & gas operations, mineral investment, and fiduciary practice. Announcements forthcoming.
Based in Austin, Texas. Active monitoring across every major U.S. basin.
Who we serve

Owners with complexity that deserves a system.

— Families and individuals with mineral interests across multiple wells, operators, counties, or entities.
— Owners who want confidence that royalty payments are correct and recoveries are being pursued when they are not.
— Portfolios where the next generation, advisor, CPA, or attorney needs a clean written record rather than scattered files.
— Owners who want stewardship without building an internal mineral management function.
When a portfolio is too small or too simple for our model, we will say that clearly and point you toward a better-fit option.
Questions owners ask

FAQ

Most owners cannot know from the statement alone. We compare payments to production, lease terms, division orders, historical patterns, and operator behavior. The answer comes from reconciliation, not guesswork.

No. Traditional mineral management often focuses on records and administration. RoyaltyMetrix combines the record with an audit and recovery layer: the system of record, plus the discipline to verify the revenue stream.

Yes. Messy records are normal. Consolidating and structuring the portfolio is part of the work, not a prerequisite.

For many owners, yes. Our platform is built into the engagement, so clients do not need to license and manage a separate system unless they already have one they want to keep.

A Portfolio Review. We assess the current record, identify gaps, and show where audit, recovery, or ongoing management may create value.

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