# Ownership and Title **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) --- ## [It’s been so hard tracking and tracing so documents](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/it-s-been-so-hard-tracking-and-tracing-so-documents/89660)
**Author:** [@Solo8115](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Solo8115)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/it-s-been-so-hard-tracking-and-tracing-so-documents/89660 "2026-10-11T21:17:08Z")
My family originates from several big original colony names in Tennessee, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. I have found all the original land patents, Homestead certs, etc, but tracking down all the severed mineral rights since… --- ## [Quiet Title Action & Recommendations For Attorneys in Pennsylvania?!?!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action-recommendations-for-attorneys-in-pennsylvania/89306)
**Author:** [@AliciaKusky1980](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/AliciaKusky1980)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 10:33am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-action-recommendations-for-attorneys-in-pennsylvania/89306 "2026-10-07T10:33:28Z")
I was just informed that I had inherited mineral rights from my 3rd great great grandparents from 1908. I found the deed book and page number and have traced my roots. However, it is a mess because my unlces had signed w… --- ## [Help with Ancillary probate in Blaine County Ok](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-ancillary-probate-in-blaine-county-ok/89585)
**Author:** [@padriac3](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/padriac3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-ancillary-probate-in-blaine-county-ok/89585 "2026-10-04T11:33:17Z")
Hello, My Father passed last November in Georgia, and left me a small mineral rights claim in Blaine County, OK. I have determined that this needs to go through Ancillary probate in that county. Is this something that c… --- ## [Who in your family ended up handling the minerals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/who-in-your-family-ended-up-handling-the-minerals/89241)
**Author:** [@hsav](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/hsav)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/who-in-your-family-ended-up-handling-the-minerals/89241 "2026-09-28T23:10:27Z")
I’m doing research on how families manage inherited mineral interests; the administrative side of it, not the geology. I’m not selling anything and don’t have a service to pitch as I’m trying to understand this world fro… --- ## [Inherited Mineral Rights in Leon County, TX - How to find percentage owned](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-in-leon-county-tx-how-to-find-percentage-owned/89355)
**Author:** [@Andry27](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Andry27)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-in-leon-county-tx-how-to-find-percentage-owned/89355 "2026-09-28T13:24:07Z")
Hi, I believe I have inherited mineral rights in Centerville - Leon County Texas. I can see 2 leases filed under my dad’s name for the 143 ac tract, but cannot find a report that says what or what percentage he owned. … --- ## [Title chain & fractional heirs in Lea](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/title-chain-fractional-heirs-in-lea/89490)
**Author:** [@Miracleholliday](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Miracleholliday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/title-chain-fractional-heirs-in-lea/89490 "2026-09-21T16:16:54Z")
Hi everyone, I’m currently looking at historical conveyance records in Lea County (T22S, R34E, Section 15) and tracking a mineral severance from a 1952 deed down through multiple generations of probate. When dealing with… --- ## [Signing over my royalty/mineral rights to my grandson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/signing-over-my-royalty-mineral-rights-to-my-grandson/89378)
**Author:** [@kcshadow](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/kcshadow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/signing-over-my-royalty-mineral-rights-to-my-grandson/89378 "2026-09-17T14:27:05Z")
I was told in order to do this I would have to write a deed. As I pay taxes every year to Marion County Texas I would think that a deed already exists and I would have no idea how to write one. Thank you. --- ## [How to cure title](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-cure-title/88982)
**Author:** [@Twinks1959](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Twinks1959)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-cure-title/88982 "2026-09-15T01:41:26Z")
Based on documents I have received, it seems Coronado has finalized plans for a well in Carter Co, section 12, Township 4 South, Range 1 East. My name shows up on Exhibit A in two places and I have been receiving docume… --- ## [Wrong Person was Awarded Estate](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wrong-person-was-awarded-estate/89327)
**Author:** [@Dahlien](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dahlien)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wrong-person-was-awarded-estate/89327 "2026-09-08T18:04:59Z")
in 2017 Hess Oil Company and Mckenzie Co awarded my grandmothers estate to the wrong Marie Jacobson. My grandmothers middle name is Dahl and the other Marie’s middle name is Marie M..my question is who is responsible for… --- ## [Forgotten minerals in TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/forgotten-minerals-in-tx/89139)
**Author:** [@dukslayer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/dukslayer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/forgotten-minerals-in-tx/89139 "2026-09-02T13:26:31Z")
I’m wanting to find out if it is possible to secure the rights to forgotten minerals in Texas. Any help is appreciated. Thanks --- ## [Transfer of mineral interest to child](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-of-mineral-interest-to-child/89060)
**Author:** [@MPD](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MPD)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-of-mineral-interest-to-child/89060 "2026-08-25T22:42:01Z")
What is the easiest way to transfer mineral interest to an only child in the state of Texas, New Mexico and Arkansas? All other assets are transferred by beneficiary and payable on death clauses. We are not opposed to m… --- ## [Tryinv to find unclaimed royalties](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tryinv-to-find-unclaimed-royalties/89100)
**Author:** [@Djoey1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Djoey1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tryinv-to-find-unclaimed-royalties/89100 "2026-08-23T21:26:19Z")
It belonged to my great-grandmother and I am trying to figure out how they came to be hers in the first place I realized she was married to the great-great-grandson of the original owners of the land but I can’t figure o… --- ## [How do I distribute mineral rights in my Mother's estate?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-i-distribute-mineral-rights-in-my-mothers-estate/89075)
**Author:** [@GeneM](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/GeneM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-i-distribute-mineral-rights-in-my-mothers-estate/89075 "2026-08-21T20:56:35Z")
I’m a co-trustee for my Mother’s estate. She has a share of the mineral rights to a piece of property in Goshen County, Wyoming. No one has ever actually contracted to extract minerals on the property. According to a loc… --- ## [Don't know where to begin](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dont-know-where-to-begin/88889)
**Author:** [@Cari](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Cari)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dont-know-where-to-begin/88889 "2026-08-20T23:36:35Z")
I need help, due to events not under my control, I have lost all of my paperwork that has to do with my minerals rights along with death certificates and probate info and anything to do with me being sole heir. I am want… --- ## [Texas Inheritance with an Out-of-State Will](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-inheritance-with-an-out-of-state-will/88487)
**Author:** [@CSR30srlty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CSR30srlty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-inheritance-with-an-out-of-state-will/88487 "2026-08-20T15:10:48Z")
What can I do in Texas with a copy of an unprobated, out-of-state will from my deceased aunt leaving her entire estate to her brother, my also-deceased father, to enable me to claim an inherited royalty interest in Karne… --- ## [Mineral Transfer Question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-transfer-question/89045)
**Author:** [@247JT](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/247JT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-transfer-question/89045 "2026-08-19T23:14:08Z")
If an Oklahoma mineral owner died more than 20 years ago, and the Will did not mention the Oklahoma minerals but included a general “All the rest, residue and remainder” clause which transferred unnamed assets into a Tru… --- ## [Inherited mineral rights in Marshall County, WV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-in-marshall-county-wv/89023)
**Author:** [@cellogirl](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/cellogirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-in-marshall-county-wv/89023 "2026-08-18T00:10:08Z")
My siblings and I just inherited an undeveloped mineral rights parcel, which is part of probate. How would we go about finding out exactly what we own and how much it is worth? And, longer term, how can we go about selli… --- ## [Fnding well information and ownership rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fnding-well-information-and-ownership-rights/88899)
**Author:** [@miss](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/miss)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fnding-well-information-and-ownership-rights/88899 "2026-08-15T01:24:50Z")
Hi again, I am still struggling to figure out what I inherited from my mother in 2018. I receive payments from Silver Hill Energy, a statement from Burk Royalty, and a payment from BPX every month or so. When I first in… --- ## [Unrecorded mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/unrecorded-mineral-rights/88987)
**Author:** [@miss](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/miss)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/unrecorded-mineral-rights/88987 "2026-08-14T14:37:33Z")
my husband inherited rights to 55 acres of mineral rights in Cass County Texas when his father died in 2018, but I am now assuming they were never recorded, because I cannot find any record of them in Texasfile. I see o… --- ## [Joint tenant with survivorship](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/joint-tenant-with-survivorship/88963)
**Author:** [@JojoK](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/JojoK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/joint-tenant-with-survivorship/88963 "2026-08-13T10:52:33Z")
My brother’s and I inherited mineral rights from our father who has been deceased for over 15 years. The Quit Claim Mineral Deed was set up as " joint tenant with rights of survivorship". We have over the years received … --- ## [Translating metes and bounds to lots?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/translating-metes-and-bounds-to-lots/88900)
**Author:** [@miss](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/miss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/translating-metes-and-bounds-to-lots/88900 "2026-08-10T21:39:36Z")
I have two deeds which only have metes and bounds descriptions from 1970. is there a way to translate that so I can be sure I have all of the information I need about my ownership interests for legal and financial reaso… --- ## [Needing an attorney Terry County](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/needing-an-attorney-terry-county/88893)
**Author:** [@Marina](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Marina)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/needing-an-attorney-terry-county/88893 "2026-08-08T16:27:27Z")
My husband is a joint owner of approximately 640 acres (he and his sister split 320 acres sacs a cousin owns the other 320 acres). They just signed a lease and received their bonus. The landman found them thru the affid… --- ## [How to abandon royal interest in Kansas?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-abandon-royal-interest-in-kansas/88625)
**Author:** [@Executor](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Executor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-abandon-royal-interest-in-kansas/88625 "2026-08-06T04:35:53Z")
I am the executor for my dad’s estate, which holds a tiny fractional royalty interest in Reno County, KS. I have transferred the holding to his estate, and have tried to sell it. It’s not worth very much, and am running … --- ## [Mineral Rights transfer after death](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835)
**Author:** [@Noeldog](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Noeldog)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835 "2026-08-05T22:50:53Z")
My mother-in -law passed away in November, and my wife and sister-in-law are the trustees of the estate. How do we put the mineral rights in the name of one or both? My sister-in-law is not really interested in ownersh… --- ## [Will or Trust with Mineral rights in Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/will-or-trust-with-mineral-rights-in-texas/88805)
**Author:** [@SHeath](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SHeath)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/will-or-trust-with-mineral-rights-in-texas/88805 "2026-08-02T00:42:01Z")
Started a Will from online Freewill but remembered after filling out and printing forms that my Mineral Rights have always used my maiden name, which could have presented a problem as this company required a Notary. My d… --- ## [Is a lawyer needed for probate and how to find one.](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-a-lawyer-needed-for-probate-and-how-to-find-one/88757)
**Author:** [@BigSkygal](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/BigSkygal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-a-lawyer-needed-for-probate-and-how-to-find-one/88757 "2026-07-29T21:31:44Z")
Hi there. My mother recently passed away and left her oil and mineral rights in North Dakota to me and my sister. I am in touch with the company ( Morning Star and Murfin) and need to get the rights transfered. She was a… --- ## [Finding Mineral Rights in WV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/finding-mineral-rights-in-wv/87777)
**Author:** [@GBrock57](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/GBrock57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/finding-mineral-rights-in-wv/87777 "2026-07-20T13:32:33Z")
I was originally contacted by a company doing ancestry research for a few parcels where my grandfather retained the mineral rights after he sold the land. A few years later I received a lease agreement for different parc… --- ## [Transfer of Mineral Rights in WV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-of-mineral-rights-in-wv/88463)
**Author:** [@MKJollie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MKJollie)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-of-mineral-rights-in-wv/88463 "2026-07-14T14:02:08Z")
I am trying to find out what type of deed form I should use in order to transfer my mother’s mineral rights to me. She has decided to gift them to me. I cannot tell if a warranty deed, quit claim or gift deed form should… --- ## [Filing deed for multiple parcels](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/filing-deed-for-multiple-parcels/88434)
**Author:** [@Turfsurfer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Turfsurfer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/filing-deed-for-multiple-parcels/88434 "2026-07-14T00:42:13Z")
I own mineral rights to 3 separate parcels, all in the same Oklahoma county. I want to transfer them to my son via a quit claim deed. Do I have to file three separate deeds in the county or can I put all three descripti… --- ## [New Owner!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-owner/88536)
**Author:** [@eastons3541](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/eastons3541)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-owner/88536 "2026-07-13T23:30:16Z")
Hello All, Not sure if this is allowed, but I’ve been lurking a while. My late father and his brother owned mineral rights in Desoto Parish LA - that their father acquired like a hundred years ago. Both passed in 1991… [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md?page=1)