# Absentee Surface-Mineral Owner
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [February 14, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399 "2017-02-14T00:11:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@E\_A\_McCune](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/E_A_McCune)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399/1 "2017-02-14T00:11:31Z")
Not sure if anyone can help me but hoping so. I inherited interests in several sections in Reeves County, Texas. Oxy has drilled a well in Section 40, Block 51, Township 7, T&P for which I am receiving a small royalty each month. However, according to various documents, I also have interests in Section 44, Block 50, Township 7, Section 18, Block 49, Township 8 and Section 28, Block 50, Township 8. Does anyone know of any activity in these other sections? Really new to all this and glad I found this website. Pretty overwhelming and I would truly appreciate any response. Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@Marcus\_T](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Marcus_T)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399/2 "2017-02-14T01:20:31Z")
EA,
I’m a surface/mineral owner in your neck of the woods. I see the Oxy well in 40-51T7 you mentioned and another permitted that runs through that section and another. 44-50T7 has a vertical Chevron well in the southwest quarter that is a marginal producer. 18-49T8S has a vertical Endeavor well in its northeast quarter that is a marginal producer. I don’t see anything but some plugged wells and an old 1996 permitted but undrilled well in 28-50T8. All of this definitely doesn’t mean that there won’t be developments in the future, though. This is a good area.
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### Author:  [@E\_A\_McCune](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/E_A_McCune)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399/3 "2017-02-16T02:09:44Z")
Thx, Marcus. I'm really a fish out of water. Been told by others not to worry. If they drill, the oil companies will find you. Hope so!
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### Author:  [@Ray\_H\_Joyson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ray_H_Joyson)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399/4 "2017-02-16T06:27:05Z")
EA,
If your property tax records are up-to-date, interested oil companies will be able to find you (along with others all over the world you may not want to hear from).
Check here: [http://www.reevescad.org/](http://www.reevescad.org/)
Best of luck!
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### Author:  [@E\_A\_McCune](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/E_A_McCune)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399/5 "2017-02-17T01:20:07Z")
Thx! I was afraid of that. Not even sure about the tax records. From what I understand, there are no taxes if no production and no surface ownership.
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### Author:  [@Marcus\_T](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Marcus_T)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399/6 "2017-02-17T21:46:24Z")
EA - I also just realized that you leased your interest in 18-49T8S to Brigham not too long ago. They sold that and other tracts in the area to Diamondback Energy recently. Just FYI.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/absentee-surface-mineral-owner/3399/7 "2018-08-14T22:37:47Z")