# Ownership and Title **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md?page=18 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 19 --- ## [Ancillary Probate and Affidavit of Heirship Questions](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ancillary-probate-and-affidavit-of-heirship-questions/60296)
**Author:** [@Holly97](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Holly97)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ancillary-probate-and-affidavit-of-heirship-questions/60296 "2021-01-27T16:25:24Z")
My FIL passed away December 2019 in Missouri. We are currently in probate in Missouri but closing it soon. Our attorney does not have a lot of knowledge in mineral rights it seems after the fact and before this probate c… --- ## [Title of lease to children](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/title-of-lease-to-children/60304)
**Author:** [@Jean\_Merrell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jean_Merrell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/title-of-lease-to-children/60304 "2021-01-26T19:18:53Z")
How do I get my children’s name on my oil leases? --- ## [Old Texas Mineral Deeds & Shares](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/old-texas-mineral-deeds-shares/60218)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Brock](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jim_Brock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/old-texas-mineral-deeds-shares/60218 "2021-01-18T04:58:48Z")
My grandmother’s aunt’s husband owned several Texas leases, they were inherited by my grandmother from her aunt, then inherited by my father. My stepmother just sent me, as my father’s heir (he passed in 2009), several d… --- ## [Getting Mineral Rights Into My Name](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/getting-mineral-rights-into-my-name/60046)
**Author:** [@MJ\_Justus](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MJ_Justus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/getting-mineral-rights-into-my-name/60046 "2021-01-15T17:03:57Z")
My father died in 2001. I was called a while back by a land man, informing me that, as his heir (he was an only child), I had mineral rights in the County in Texas. I did not know about them, but, in a quick search, I di… --- ## [Living Trust Evaluation](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/living-trust-evaluation/60118)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wilson1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Wilson1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/living-trust-evaluation/60118 "2021-01-12T04:27:53Z")
Years before my mother passed away she asked me to draw up a living trust on all of the properties she and my dad had owned. I did and she passed away in 2018. I am looking for a reputable professional to review the trus… --- ## [Beneficiary of mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/beneficiary-of-mineral-rights/60071)
**Author:** [@Bjkarnath](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bjkarnath)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/beneficiary-of-mineral-rights/60071 "2021-01-11T00:43:01Z")
My father has passed away. My mom is trying to work through the death paperwork. How do you change the name on mineral rights payments? --- ## [Previous conveyance clause](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/previous-conveyance-clause/60016)
**Author:** [@Patricia2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Patricia2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 11:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/previous-conveyance-clause/60016 "2021-01-02T23:28:09Z")
Hello, My late dad inherited 40 acres and minerals. He remarried and sold the 40 acres. “Less and except an undivided 1/2 mineral interest previous conveyed” is noted on the joint warranty deed for the property sold whil… --- ## [BP America contact](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bp-america-contact/59940)
**Author:** [@Stewart](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stewart)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bp-america-contact/59940 "2020-12-28T22:37:00Z")
Anyone know the contact (Land or division orders) info for BP America. Helping an estate and we haven’t had much luck contacting anyone through the sources I know. We think we have an interest in suspense but cannot get … --- ## [Partial mineral interest ownership](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/partial-mineral-interest-ownership/59942)
**Author:** [@MikeAthens](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MikeAthens)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/partial-mineral-interest-ownership/59942 "2020-12-28T17:05:26Z")
Hello, everyone!! As I have already mentioned I have inherited some mineral rights but I live in Greece and have no idea about that and I’m trying to “decode” the will. So.. Can someone please explain to me what does th… --- ## [Sale of mineral rights to my sister](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sale-of-mineral-rights-to-my-sister/59956)
**Author:** [@Joel\_Falcon](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Joel_Falcon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sale-of-mineral-rights-to-my-sister/59956 "2020-12-28T15:14:02Z")
I sold some mineral rights to my sister this past spring but we haven’t exchanged monies until finalization which XTO said would take 90 working days which passed several months ago. Due to the coronavirus, contacting ow… --- ## [Filling out texas mineral rights addendum](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/filling-out-texas-mineral-rights-addendum/59838)
**Author:** [@775](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/775)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/filling-out-texas-mineral-rights-addendum/59838 "2020-12-23T04:13:04Z")
I am selling a piece of property and reserving mineral rights. I own 50 percent mineral rights and want to convey only 10 percent of my 50 percent mineral estate. So how do I fill out the TREC form? Line B. By my underst… --- ## [Mineral rights division order needed](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-division-order-needed/59876)
**Author:** [@JohnsonCleta](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/JohnsonCleta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-division-order-needed/59876 "2020-12-18T13:47:03Z")
How can I locate a division order for the mineral rights on a well in Cooke County, Texas? I can find tax bills for it, but have been told that a division order or deed is needed. --- ## [New Mexico Lease Maps online](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-mexico-lease-maps-online/59663)
**Author:** [@CorbettPetroleum](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CorbettPetroleum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-mexico-lease-maps-online/59663 "2020-11-30T19:32:50Z")
I have a large collection of ORR assignments, on state, U.S., and private lands in New Mexico. Is there an online site where I can check if the leases are still active? When I lived in Midland, there was a subsurface lib… --- ## [Help with inherited minerals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-inherited-minerals/59747)
**Author:** [@Debby](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Debby)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-inherited-minerals/59747 "2020-12-09T22:47:40Z")
I have several different counties in Texas/Oklahoma that I inherited mineral rights from my Grandfather. I don’t really know much and have tried to research but it is not going well and would like to know if someone coul… --- ## [Clouded title help](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/clouded-title-help/59613)
**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Clark](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Nicholas_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/clouded-title-help/59613 "2020-12-03T02:29:13Z")
I’ve been contacted concerning possible mineral rights in Ward County. Have seen a few offers to purchase clouded title. What is a clouded title? Thanks in advance for your help. --- ## [Inheriting Mineral Rights, Trouble Understanding Splits](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inheriting-mineral-rights-trouble-understanding-splits/59630)
**Author:** [@adrenaline4](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/adrenaline4)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inheriting-mineral-rights-trouble-understanding-splits/59630 "2020-11-23T17:41:09Z")
Hi, I’m looking for help gaining a general understanding of how title of mineral rights are split upon inheritance as well as how a surviving spouse’s life stake is handled transactionally. Question 1) If the mineral ri… --- ## [Energy company wants will recorded; county says it must be attached to something](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/energy-company-wants-will-recorded-county-says-it-must-be-attached-to-something/59606)
**Author:** [@nielloeb](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/nielloeb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/energy-company-wants-will-recorded-county-says-it-must-be-attached-to-something/59606 "2020-11-21T01:37:44Z")
An energy company says I must record my father’s will in Freestone County, Texas, where they have an active lease of his. It’s part of proof they need to transfer ownership. The county says since he died in another count… --- ## [Buying a home w/o rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/buying-a-home-w-o-rights/59401)
**Author:** [@Reginac](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Reginac)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/buying-a-home-w-o-rights/59401 "2020-11-06T02:38:50Z")
I am in the process of purchasing a home in Texas. The owner wants to retain mineral rights. I am not comfortable with this. I am coming from an area and know nothing about this. Should I get the rights? Is this a deal b… --- ## [Worth of royalties sec 30 block 4 Reeves Co Tx](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/worth-of-royalties-sec-30-block-4-reeves-co-tx/59424)
**Author:** [@Dale55](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dale55)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/worth-of-royalties-sec-30-block-4-reeves-co-tx/59424 "2020-10-29T16:54:52Z")
I am new to all this so excuse the level of understanding but try to learn quickly. We are continually getting offers on our well interest. The offers seem to stay in the same $ range despite the price of oil. Why? I’m t… --- ## [Sold mineral rights without my permission](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sold-mineral-rights-without-my-permission/59324)
**Author:** [@AngelaKing](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/AngelaKing)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sold-mineral-rights-without-my-permission/59324 "2020-10-19T00:31:05Z")
My mother did not receive her half of the mineral rights on various wells in Howard County. Her brother received all of them but has sold them. Is it possible to recover them? --- ## [Recorded ORRI as a Mineral Deed by Accident](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recorded-orri-as-a-mineral-deed-by-accident/59114)
**Author:** [@HollyHunter](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/HollyHunter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recorded-orri-as-a-mineral-deed-by-accident/59114 "2020-10-18T13:35:31Z")
I am brand new to owning minerals. Just when I feel like I am getting the hang of it, I was sending out some transfer order requests today and noticed I accidentally had an ORRI transferred as a Mineral Deed (this is loc… --- ## [Abandoned royalty interest in Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/abandoned-royalty-interest-in-texas/59245)
**Author:** [@jm88wells](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jm88wells)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/abandoned-royalty-interest-in-texas/59245 "2020-10-15T21:36:21Z")
Can ownership in a royalty estate be abandoned and acquired by another person other than by conveyance? What I want to know is, can ownership in a mineral estate be sold, transferred, or some other way acquired by anoth… --- ## [Tracing ownership from my grandparents to me?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tracing-ownership-from-my-grandparents-to-me/59209)
**Author:** [@DenkoB](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DenkoB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tracing-ownership-from-my-grandparents-to-me/59209 "2020-10-07T23:45:00Z")
I own some mineral rights in Anderson County, Texas, and I need to document the ownership in order to gift the rights to my son. What I have is a PDF of the original deed, dated June 1937, to my grandparents (retrieved … --- ## [Need help finding father's oil rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-help-finding-fathers-oil-rights/59168)
**Author:** [@Lashante\_Parker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lashante_Parker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-help-finding-fathers-oil-rights/59168 "2020-10-05T14:32:27Z")
Father passed in the 1980’s and my two brothers have been receiving royalty payments for years with my blessing. But during these hard times I need to cash in and have no idea how…brothers not helpful. --- ## [Reeves County Block 45](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/reeves-county-block-45/59111)
**Author:** [@Twyla\_Bowman\_Diadana\_FLP](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Twyla_Bowman_Diadana_FLP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 7:16am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/reeves-county-block-45/59111 "2020-09-29T07:16:09Z")
I am looking for a copy of the original State of Texas “Offer to Sale” of Block 45 or any of the other Blocks offered for sale in 2005. If anyone has a hardcopy or electronic copy can you, please post it here for everyon… --- ## [7.39 acres in Carter County, OK](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/7-39-acres-in-carter-county-ok/59070)
**Author:** [@jdr7181](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jdr7181)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/7-39-acres-in-carter-county-ok/59070 "2020-09-28T19:56:27Z")
My grandmother left my father "7.39 acres of real property located in Carter County, Oklahoma, described as: "SECTION 05 TOWNSHIP 05S RANGE 01W "SW SE-W/2 SE-SE SW-E/2 SE "NW-LESS 1.69 RR. "1/16 UND INT. “, together wi… --- ## [Attorney and Abstractor needed for MarshallCounty,W.VA](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/attorney-and-abstractor-needed-for-marshallcounty-w-va/59024)
**Author:** [@Lydia1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lydia1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/attorney-and-abstractor-needed-for-marshallcounty-w-va/59024 "2020-09-22T14:07:20Z")
I am looking to hire an abstractor in Marshall County, West Virginia. --- ## [Inherited mineral rights, does each individual heir get a mineral deed?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-does-each-individual-heir-get-a-mineral-deed/59001)
**Author:** [@Tiamia](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Tiamia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-does-each-individual-heir-get-a-mineral-deed/59001 "2020-09-22T13:18:20Z")
Several heirs recently inherited mineral rights. Does each individual heir get a mineral deed for their share? --- ## [Deceased Grandfather's Mineral Rights - How to transfer in CA?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/deceased-grandfathers-mineral-rights-how-to-transfer-in-ca/58984)
**Author:** [@steve2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/steve2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/deceased-grandfathers-mineral-rights-how-to-transfer-in-ca/58984 "2020-09-18T21:52:39Z")
Hello, My grandfather was part owner of a ranch in the Central Valley of California. When they sold the property they kept a portion of the mineral rights. I called the County Recorder’s office asking how to update the … --- ## [Mineral Rights in FL, Owner died in TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-in-fl-owner-died-in-tx/58923)
**Author:** [@Sheyla\_Carrillo](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sheyla_Carrillo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-in-fl-owner-died-in-tx/58923 "2020-09-17T18:17:06Z")
We’re in the process of purchasing land in FL that has restrictions for oil, gas and mineral rights. When searching the owner of these rights, I learned that she passed away in Texas with no children. Per Texas law, her … [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md?page=17) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md?page=19)