The Fair Negotiation Layer for Mineral Rights

For 100 years,
they've held the data.
We just gave it to you.

Mineral leasing has always been an asymmetric fight. Operators know the comps, the wells, the drilling plans, the legal levers. Owners get a one-page lease and a phone call. Landlock ends that — by force. Every offer gets a Fair Deal Score. Every clause gets explained. Every operator's history gets exposed. Both sides see the same data — for the first time in a century.

23%Avg under-market on traditional leases
+$148KAvg owner upside w/ Landlock
8 daysMedian close (vs 47 days landman-led)
90%Operator title cost reduction
● Sec 14 Blk 38 · Permian Res. → Smith Trust · FDS 78 · $2,400/ac · 25% royalty ● Sec 23 Blk 38 · Diamondback → Anonymous · FDS 71 · $2,250/ac · 25% royalty ● Sec 11 Blk 39 · EOG → Henderson Heirs · FDS 84 · $2,650/ac · 25% royalty ● Sec 7 Blk 39 · Centennial → Owner declined · FDS 48 · $1,500/ac · 22% royalty ● Reeves Co · Pioneer → Mendoza Family · FDS 81 · $2,800/ac · 25% royalty ● Sec 22 Blk 38 · Permian Res. → in negotiation · FDS 78 ● Sec 14 Blk 38 · Permian Res. → Smith Trust · FDS 78 · $2,400/ac · 25% royalty ● Sec 23 Blk 38 · Diamondback → Anonymous · FDS 71 · $2,250/ac · 25% royalty ● Sec 11 Blk 39 · EOG → Henderson Heirs · FDS 84 · $2,650/ac · 25% royalty ● Sec 7 Blk 39 · Centennial → Owner declined · FDS 48 · $1,500/ac · 22% royalty
The Problem We're Killing

Information asymmetry is the entire business model of leasing.

For a century, the landman walked into your living room with a one-page lease and a check. They knew everything. You knew nothing. Landlock makes both sides equal.

👔 What the landman sees today

  • Every comparable lease in your area, by date, by operator, by acreage
  • Operator's drilling plan + capital allocation + permit pipeline
  • Production curves on adjacent wells (Enverus / DI subscription)
  • Your title status + heir gaps + curative complexity
  • Standard playbook of "soft" clauses that quietly steal value over 30 years
  • Whether you've turned down higher offers before
  • Your tax situation (depletion math) and likely urgency to close

🤷 What you see today

  • A one-page lease
  • A check stub from your cousin (maybe)
  • "Trust me, this is what people are getting"
  • A 7-day decision window
  • No comparables
  • No operator history
  • No clause analysis

👔 What the landman sees on Landlock

  • Same comp data as before — but now you see it too
  • Same operator playbook — but every clause is publicly scored
  • Same drilling intel — but the FDS reflects the leverage
  • Title pre-cleared by AOR-signed Landlock opinion
  • Standardized clauses, pre-rated, pre-scored
  • Their employer's average FDS visible to you — and the next owner they call
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🦾 What you see on Landlock

  • Every comp within 5 mi, last 90 days, with verified terms
  • Operator's drilling intent & permit pipeline near your tract
  • Adjacent well production data — live
  • Fair Deal Score on every offer (0–100)
  • Clause-by-clause analyzer with plain-English fairness ratings
  • Operator's payment history, dispute history, FDS average
  • AI Coach that works only for you, never operators

Same data. Both sides. If the offer is fair, it'll show. If it's not, it'll show that too. The market self-corrects when sunlight hits it.

How We Make It Fair

Three engines. One mission. Zero asymmetry.

Each pillar is a moat on its own. Together they're an extinction-level event for the way leasing has been done.

The Difference In One Lease

A real Sec 22 Blk 38 lease — before and after Landlock.

BEFORE — TRADITIONAL

$1,500/ac · 22% royalty · 5-year term

Landman-led. No comp visibility. Standard "soft" clauses. FDS would have been: 48

  • Bonus: $240,000
  • Royalty: 22% (below market)
  • Primary term: 5 years (long)
  • Post-production deductions: YES, gas only
  • Pugh clause: NONE
  • Continuous drilling: 365 days
  • Force majeure: broad
  • MFN clause: none
  • Title curative: $8,500 charged to owner
  • Wire instructions: directly from landman email

30-yr expected value: ~$1.2M

AFTER — LANDLOCK

$2,400/ac · 25% royalty · 3-year term

Three competing offers. AI-coached counter. Clause edits. Final FDS: 78

  • Bonus: $384,000 (+$144K vs. before)
  • Royalty: 25% (top of market)
  • Primary term: 3 years
  • Post-production deductions: NONE
  • Pugh clause: vertical + horizontal
  • Continuous drilling: 180 days (target 120)
  • Force majeure: narrowed to weather/regulatory/mechanical
  • MFN clause: included
  • Title curative: $0 — included free
  • Wire: neutral escrow with KYC

30-yr expected value: ~$1.85M (+$650K to owner)

Inside the Platform

Twelve capabilities. Built to make negotiations fair by default.

The Long Game

How we go from product to dominance — by sequence.

Patience plus inevitability. We don't try to be the marketplace from day 1. We become the rail. The marketplace appears because the rail exists.

Phase 1 — Now

The Trojan Horse

Free dashboard for owners. Free deed vault. Free comps. We onboard the supply side under "we just want to help you understand what you own."

Phase 2 — Months 6–12

The Title Rail

B2B title-as-a-service for operators. AI + AOR network. 1/10th the cost. Infrastructure neither side can avoid.

Phase 3 — Months 12–18

The Negotiation Center

FDS becomes industry-standard. Operators compete on FDS the way restaurants compete on Yelp stars.

Phase 4 — Months 18+

Marketplace + Adjacencies

Royalty trading. Surface ROW. Probate matching. Layer adjacent markets on the rail we already own.

The Era of the Asymmetric Deal Is Over

Pick your side. We'll level the field for both.

Owners get the dashboard, the comps, the AI coach. Operators get the rail, the cost cuts, the FDS-validated trust.