Hello All,
I have recently inherited 20 acres (5 acres x 4) adjoining in Culberson County, Texas.
Deeds show Block 45 and sections in 7, 8 etc. I am trying to get a fix on its location in the county through plat map, survey maps etc., but Culberson clerk and information has not provided any details.
Does anyone have information to its general location and perhaps a map of this area?
Any idea to value per acre in this area? I’m guessing this is barren, desert area.
Any help appreciated, Thanks D
Daniel,
Join the Culberson County Texas Group and some of those members may be able to answer your questions.
http://www.mineralrightsforum.com/group/culberson-county-tx-oil-gas
Good luck.
Clint Liles
Ahh, ok. thx. I’m new to all of this. regards
High desert scrub, mostly. Here is a link for the GLO interactive map. You may need a township number with the block. http://www.glo.texas.gov/GLO/agency-administration/gis/index.html
Thanks.. yes I got the same link from another member. I was able to locate it down to the block and section. At least I have an idea where it is now located.
Any idea what land sells for in this area? I imagine not too much. THX
Daniel -
I was able to locate Sections 7 & 8, Block 45, Public School Lands, Culberson County, Texas using DrillingInfo and Google Earth with a Texas Survey System Overlay.
I’ll be happy to send you what I found, but can never get The Forum’s file uploading thing to work. If you will accept my offer to become A Friend and give me your email address, I will send you what I have.
It’s pretty rural, but is either in or near a large drainage area or riverbed - the aerial shows a lot of green growth and maybe trees in the area.
One possible downside: I will need a full legal description to locate the lands before I can determine this for sure, but it appears the State of Texas may have reserved all the minerals when they Patented the land.
Hope this helps -
Charles
Charles Emery Tooke III Certified Professional Landman Fort Worth, Texas
Daniel, if the lands are Texas Relinquishment lands (GLO), the state owns all minerals and surface owner owns all surface, however, surface owner receives half bonus, rentals, and royalties and state receives the other half. The surface owner is an agent for the state. The caveat to this is that you must own the surface. You cannot sever the minerals from surface. You can, however, only own a small percentage of the surface and still receive your proportionate share of the bonus, rentals, etc.
Thanks for the info Joe.
We actually have 20+ acres in Reeves County, Texas that we have all info on. The Culberson property was only the 5 acres at this point. Still getting info and paperwork through my sisters. May be more. More boxes of my father’s my sisters need to go through.
Another member has helped tremendously with maps and info on Culberson.
The Culberson looks to be the land we may sell. Have to find out its worth per acre. Thanks again.
Try www.landsoftexas.com. Real Estate web site. Two properties listed in Culberson County.
That is fascinating. In ten years as a landman, I have never seen the State of Texas reserve minerals in a Patent. Guess I haven’t been working the right places!
Hey, Pete -
The following link should allow you to download a couple of reference papers I have picked up over the years that may help: https://www.yousendit.com/dl?phi_action=app/orchestrateDownload&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yousendit.com%2Ftransfer.php%3Faction%3Dbatch_download%26batch_id%3DUVJqc0wrYStOQndPd3NUQw
All of the information in these papers is useful, but for the subject at hand, allow me to direct you to the section on Grants From The Sovereign (Page A-7 to A-11) in Tevis Herd’s Paper.
And note that the reservation(s) to the State do not especially have to be expressed in the Patent. They can be accomplished through Acts of Legislation.
For any lands for which a Patent was applied for after September 1, 1895, you should contact the Land Classifications Office at the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and ask them to review their files.
At present, that would be Walter at 512-475-1859. He can tell you over the phone how your lands are classified. If you want a Classification Letter to submit with your Runsheet or other report, that will cost you $20.
You will learn to recognize that you may need to do this when your Abstract Number is higher than about A-1000. Some more rural Counties, such as many of them in South and West Texas, where the lands were not Patented until relatively recently you may need to check any over A-500 or so.
And you always need to do so when you run across a “Scrap File”.
You might find this site helpful as well: http://www.glo.texas.gov/cf/land-grant-search/index.cfm
Hope this helps—