# Ownership and Title **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md?page=4 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Will gas companies (Operators) share their title research](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/will-gas-companies-operators-share-their-title-research/82168)
**Author:** [@mike\_krugel](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mike_krugel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/will-gas-companies-operators-share-their-title-research/82168 "2025-07-06T04:05:44Z")
Hi there! This will be my first post. I hope I’m clear and asking the right questions. We have a story similar to so many others: mom gets a call out of the blue from someone wanting to buy her mineral rights in Texas, l… --- ## [Recorded mineral deed problem](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recorded-mineral-deed-problem/81551)
**Author:** [@Jan3](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jan3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recorded-mineral-deed-problem/81551 "2025-07-02T13:19:33Z")
I gave my children a portion of my interest in a recorded deed but it doesn’t seem that they are getting the same money per share. Did I do something wrong? --- ## [Hockley Co Division Order from 1962](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hockley-co-division-order-from-1962/82080)
**Author:** [@Doug\_W](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Doug_W)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hockley-co-division-order-from-1962/82080 "2025-06-28T17:54:18Z")
I have a Division Order from Pan American Petroleum Corp dated 1962. My wife is listed as the beneficiary of mineral rights in Hockley County, Texas that were bequeathed to her by her father. Pan American Petroleum is no… --- ## [Post Cessation Assignments from Long Standing Trust entities after production lapse](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/post-cessation-assignments-from-long-standing-trust-entities-after-production-lapse/82142)
**Author:** [@jennifermason](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jennifermason)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/post-cessation-assignments-from-long-standing-trust-entities-after-production-lapse/82142 "2025-06-27T02:38:08Z")
I’m a mineral owner in Oklahoma with interests that were/are part of a 1990s unitization agreement. Production ceased on these wells for over 600 days at one point. I am seeing assignments that were recently filed years … --- ## [How to find out how many acres you have?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-find-out-how-many-acres-you-have/80818)
**Author:** [@David\_C\_Fouts](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/David_C_Fouts)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-find-out-how-many-acres-you-have/80818 "2025-06-25T23:13:53Z")
Hello all, I have mineral rights in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma 02-17N-25W. I inherited the rights and have done searches OCC and have found copies of the leases, but nowhere does it say how many acres. What should be m… --- ## [Land owned](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073)
**Author:** [@SalsterBLB](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SalsterBLB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-owned/82073 "2025-06-25T19:08:27Z")
How do I find land owned that was left to me? --- ## [Landman Recommendation](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landman-recommendation/81950)
**Author:** [@Raymond24](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Raymond24)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landman-recommendation/81950 "2025-06-24T14:10:10Z")
I am currently looking for a landman to search for properties we own in Ward County? Or a recommendation list for a landman in this area? If unable to post specifically, where can I search for a good landman? --- ## [Offer to Purchase NRI in Unknown Lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/offer-to-purchase-nri-in-unknown-lease/82032)
**Author:** [@Joann\_C\_Cook](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Joann_C_Cook)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/offer-to-purchase-nri-in-unknown-lease/82032 "2025-06-20T14:58:12Z")
How can I verify a NRI interest in a lease mentioned in Offer to Purchase - Orel-Hershiser 32-41? Mineral Rights info on this lease do not include our names. Suggestions? --- ## [Expired mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/expired-mineral-rights/81969)
**Author:** [@Iam2bear](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Iam2bear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/expired-mineral-rights/81969 "2025-06-18T12:53:17Z")
I am sure once I hear your answers, I will feel dumb, but… What is to stop the average “Joe”, a rogue landman, or the oil companies for that matter, from claiming your mineral rights if they are past 20 years old (deed w… --- ## [I didn’t know I owned mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-didn-t-know-i-owned-mineral-rights/81996)
**Author:** [@fiteman](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/fiteman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-didn-t-know-i-owned-mineral-rights/81996 "2025-06-18T01:55:01Z")
I was contacted by an investor to buy mineral rights I didn’t know I owned. This was handed down to my father who passed away in 1992. The location info is: Reeves County, Texas (Section 207, H&GN Co. Survey, Abstract 51… --- ## [Well closing in ND](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889)
**Author:** [@Willy\_2020](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Willy_2020)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-closing-in-nd/81889 "2025-06-13T19:35:28Z")
Devon now bought out Greyson Mills. I’ve got two wells in the Bakken ex EOG. Devon had shut those wells in since October of 2024. Is that legal? Can oil companies shut in wells without notice? Devon won’t even state why.… --- ## [Trustee's Deed Required for XTO Engergy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/trustees-deed-required-for-xto-engergy/81914)
**Author:** [@BIF](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/BIF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/trustees-deed-required-for-xto-engergy/81914 "2025-06-12T20:52:04Z")
Hello, Would someone have a sample of a Trustee’s Deed that I need to provide to XTO Energy, Inc., to re-register shares in my name. Per XTO this is what they need, as all other documents are on file, and I do not know … --- ## [Quiet title for minerals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-for-minerals/81853)
**Author:** [@Duker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Duker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-title-for-minerals/81853 "2025-06-11T16:56:09Z")
Quiet title (case#) CV-2024-237 stripped the majority of owners interest without appealing original probate (case#) PB-2019-48. Doesn’t seem legal to me. Anyone out there had this done to them? --- ## [New mineral right deed has big error](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-mineral-right-deed-has-big-error/81285)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-mineral-right-deed-has-big-error/81285 "2025-06-10T07:56:53Z")
I am the administrator of my deceased husband’s estate. He had inherited a portion of mineral rights from his mother. He never received his deed of ownership. Neither have I. Until I do, I cannot finish probating his est… --- ## [Probate in N.Dakota](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/probate-in-n-dakota/81609)
**Author:** [@4theRightChild](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/4theRightChild)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/probate-in-n-dakota/81609 "2025-06-09T18:45:20Z")
I’m in the process of signing an O&G lease with 18.5% royalty on 63 net acres in North Dakota. Do I need to get a mineral deed through probate in order to receive royalties? As of now I’m about to execute signing of said… --- ## [Cant find legal description for deceased wifes Royalties](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cant-find-legal-description-for-deceased-wifes-royalties/80982)
**Author:** [@avs201](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/avs201)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cant-find-legal-description-for-deceased-wifes-royalties/80982 "2025-06-07T21:19:33Z")
Wife died in 2023 and receives checks from oil company. They tell me it is in the Elk City Unit 1, but they cannot give me legal description so I can get deed swap over to her children. Have contacted Beckham County cler… --- ## [Seeking contact at SMC Oil in Midland, TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/seeking-contact-at-smc-oil-in-midland-tx/81814)
**Author:** [@Stalrobe12](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stalrobe12)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/seeking-contact-at-smc-oil-in-midland-tx/81814 "2025-06-06T01:55:11Z")
Hi, all - My sister and I recently inherited land and mineral rights in Ward County, Texas. We have been attempting to update our ownership information with SMC Oil in Midland, but keep getting stonewalled by the person… --- ## [Oil and Gas Royalty Rights of Deceased Relative](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774)
**Author:** [@Aattaway](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Aattaway)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774 "2025-06-04T23:56:08Z")
My wife received a letter from Royalty Company offering to purchase royalty interest in Mitchell and Scurry Counties, Texas. They specified the Sections and Block numbers in their letter. I suspect that these were either… --- ## [Inheritance Issues](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inheritance-issues/81105)
**Author:** [@RouthlessE](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/RouthlessE)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inheritance-issues/81105 "2025-06-04T16:37:02Z")
In 2020 my grandad died and left my father minerals in several counties in Texas and a couple in New Mexico. It took a couple years to finalize the estate. All division orders went through that we know. Last March Dad di… --- ## [Operator not recognizing Legal mineral owners](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-not-recognizing-legal-mineral-owners/81767)
**Author:** [@Mnrcompany](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mnrcompany)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-not-recognizing-legal-mineral-owners/81767 "2025-06-04T01:45:29Z")
Hello. Looking for considerable advice. --- ## [Protecting your property from fraud](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/protecting-your-property-from-fraud/81684)
**Author:** [@A\_Monty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/A_Monty)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/protecting-your-property-from-fraud/81684 "2025-06-04T01:41:43Z")
False sales of property are becoming a serious problem all over the United States. In Canadian and Oklahoma Counties in Oklahoma, County Clerks are providing a FREE service whereby a person can be notified by email if so… --- ## [Transfer of oil well interest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-of-oil-well-interest/81723)
**Author:** [@Deconstruct](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Deconstruct)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-of-oil-well-interest/81723 "2025-06-03T18:35:26Z")
Hi Folks! This is in Oklahoma in Creek County. My parents have died within the last 4 years, and my sister and I are heirs to some oil well interests that were still producing as of a few months ago. My mother, who was… --- ## [Father inherited mineral interests in Goshen & Platte Counties. I need a title report](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/father-inherited-mineral-interests-in-goshen-platte-counties-i-need-a-title-report/81664)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/father-inherited-mineral-interests-in-goshen-platte-counties-i-need-a-title-report/81664 "2025-06-01T19:56:47Z")
My father inherited mineral interests in Goshen and Platte Counties, Wyoming. My sister and I, as beneficiaries of our father’s estate, want to split the interests between us. I am having difficulty finding a title compa… --- ## [Ownership transfer in Kansas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ownership-transfer-in-kansas/81482)
**Author:** [@Mlreglin](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mlreglin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ownership-transfer-in-kansas/81482 "2025-05-31T14:54:32Z")
My sister, a New Mexico resident, died in 2022 without a will. No probate was necessary and didn’t occur. As her Personal Representative, I need to transfer her ownership of four gas lease overrides in Kansas (Seward Cou… --- ## [Distributing royalty interests in several Texas counties](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/distributing-royalty-interests-in-several-texas-counties/81602)
**Author:** [@RBBURROW](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/RBBURROW)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/distributing-royalty-interests-in-several-texas-counties/81602 "2025-05-31T12:48:02Z")
I am the executor and trustee of my grandfather’s will and trust, which has mineral and royalty interests across 36 Texas counties, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, and one county in Michigan. The trust, established upon … --- ## [Smith County TX - Need help locating a particular tract](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/smith-county-tx-need-help-locating-a-particular-tract/81638)
**Author:** [@ADS-OG](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/ADS-OG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/smith-county-tx-need-help-locating-a-particular-tract/81638 "2025-05-30T16:57:43Z")
Smith County, Texas M.G. Henriquez Survey Abstract Label A-11 I’m trying to track down the specific 25-acre tract listed in the deed excerpt below. I’m hoping someone here can help me out. The deed states the 25-acre tr… --- ## [Life estate](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/life-estate/81630)
**Author:** [@Katcan](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Katcan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/life-estate/81630 "2025-05-29T14:40:39Z")
Could someone explain how a life estate works? My mother supposedly had a life estate on her mineral rights, she has not collected any royalties for years. She has passed and I need to know what happens now. Thank you. --- ## [Dealing with several Operators could use some advice](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dealing-with-several-operators-could-use-some-advice/80655)
**Author:** [@Lundquist17](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lundquist17)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dealing-with-several-operators-could-use-some-advice/80655 "2025-05-28T21:32:26Z")
My mother passed away in Jan 2014, her mineral rights were split between me and another family member, recorded in March of 2015. Right off the bat, I noticed that the size of the checks for S&M Energy were different. My… --- ## [W. T. Rolph missing instruments from 1890's in Borden County, Tx](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/w-t-rolph-missing-instruments-from-1890s-in-borden-county-tx/81563)
**Author:** [@Where.is.Rolph](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Where.is.Rolph)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/w-t-rolph-missing-instruments-from-1890s-in-borden-county-tx/81563 "2025-05-26T19:29:15Z")
I have been researching several parcels of land in Borden County, Texas, for potential rights, and have come to a major gap in the early title during the 1890s. I worked on these exact tracts 14 years ago, and know and s… --- ## [Inherited Mineral rights are in Stock form?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-are-in-stock-form/81066)
**Author:** [@brenda.birdie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/brenda.birdie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-are-in-stock-form/81066 "2025-05-26T19:27:34Z")
I was of the understanding that I inherited Mineral rights in the Utica Shale, Southeastern part of Ohio. I was sent 170 shares of stock from Mid-Ohio Coal Company. So my question is do I own Mineral rights and how do I … [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md?page=3) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/ownership-and-title/6.md?page=5)