Five years after being listed for sale the 100-square mile estate belonging to the late T. Boone Pickens has sold for about $60 million less than its original asking price of $250 million. Pickens, whose estate Forbes’ estimates to be valued at $1.3 billion, died in 2019 at the age of 91. His property was divided into two parcels for the sale. Bill Kent, convenience store magnate and oil-and-gas investor, purchased 64,000-acres of the estate and Travis Chester, cattle rancher, purchased the remaining portion. The total sales price came with 10% of the most recent asking price of $170 million, according to Jay Rosser a longtime rep for Pickens.
Pickens purchased an initial parcel fifty years ago and began a long process of accumulating more acreage and restoring the land at an estimated cost of $140 million. He imported many metric tons of soil to create a diverse topography and had about 20 man-made lakes installed to support the wildlife. The sale included multiple outbuildings such as a guest lodge, an airline hangar large enough to fit 12 aircraft (with FAA-approved runway), a private church, and the large dog kennel where Pickens housed the bird dogs he used for quail hunting. The sports amenities on the property include tennis courts, golf fairways and a skeet shooting range.
One of the entertaining areas
A living room shows the hunting lodge feel of the home.
A living room with a hunting lodge feel
The vaulted ceilings of a larger living room adds space and grandeur to the space.
Living Room
An example of one of the water management features used on the property.
One of the water management features on the premises
Here’s a look at the back of the property and the expansive loggia on the rear of the house.
The main house from the back
The sale was handled by Sam Middleton and Monte Lyons of Hall & Hall.