The Best Oil Investment Most People Don’t Understand

You can own the dirt under someone's ranch without ever setting foot on it and still collect a check every month while an oil company does all the work. Karl Brensike of Harvest Mineral & Royalty Partners calls minerals the single greatest asset class on the planet, and he makes a pretty convincing case for it. Chuck digs into how regular folks can finally get a piece, why people really decide to sell, and the apple pie scheme that squeezed a million bucks out of Chevron.Click here to watch a video of this episode.Join the conversation shaping the future of energy.Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward.Apply today at collide.ioClick here to view the episode transcript. 0:00 - Mineral versus royalty, explained for mom1:23 - Why US mineral ownership is uniquely American4:28 - The first oil lease and the Far and Away land rush8:11 - Splitting estates and why mineral owners keep multiplying9:25 - Karl and Chuck's history and the 2014 Thanksgiving crash10:43 - Why people actually decide to sell11:55 - The early days of investing in minerals14:46 - The Caritas run and the perfectly timed 2008 hedges22:17 - Buying ahead of the drill bit with Haymaker23:33 - Why everyone should own some as an energy hedge26:08 - The four kinds of buyers and the grassroots game27:22 - The thesis behind Harvest44:46 - Crazy mineral stories from the field48:09 - The Toby Bean apple pie storyhttps://twitter.com/collide_aihttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai