# Change oil rights to my name
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [June 12, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845 "2015-06-12T14:59:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Amy\_Bejerano](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Amy_Bejerano)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845/1 "2015-06-12T14:59:46Z")
My grandpa and father owned oil rights. How do I get them in my name after they passed away? Just found out about it.
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### Author:  [@Kyle\_Nuttall](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kyle_Nuttall)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845/2 "2015-06-12T15:42:31Z")
You’ll have to get their estate probated in most states. Which state are you in?
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### Author:  [@Stephanie\_Wilbanks](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stephanie_Wilbanks)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845/3 "2015-06-12T16:10:50Z")
In Oklahoma, if estate valued over $20,000 (verify amount) and probate and property are in the state, record Final Decree in County. They will advise where. Ask if you should file in court clerk and under each Section or tract.
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### Author:  [@Stephanie\_Wilbanks](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stephanie_Wilbanks)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845/4 "2015-06-12T16:15:35Z")
If final decree is of record in another state, obtain certified copy and record in County if estate is valued under the statutory amount, $20,000 (verify). If estate over $20,000, companies (if producing) may require ancillary probate proceeding within property’s state. If not probated, prepare Proof of Death of Heirship with contact information and record under each tract. Then forward certified copies to appropriate County clerk with tract descriptions.
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### Author:  [@Amy\_Bejerano](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Amy_Bejerano)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845/5 "2015-06-12T16:24:03Z")
So I sent death certificates to San Juan County clerks office and they recorded it. I then sent it to XTO Energy along with my birth certificate, marriage certificate, and copy of ID and social security card. Now what? Will that change it to my name because I’m the only heir?
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### Author:  [@Charles\_Emery\_Tooke\_III](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Charles_Emery_Tooke_III)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845/6 "2015-06-12T22:21:51Z")
Hi Amy -
I’m sorry to hear about your Grandfather and Father’s passing. Please accept my condolences.
XTO’s Division Order Department will tell you what else you need to submit to them before they can prepare a Division Order for you to sign.
It may be certified copies of your Grandfather’s and Father’s Wills and Orders Admitting them to Probate, it may just be something as simple as an Affidavit of Heirship.
In the meantime, they will more than likely place any royalty payments due you “in suspense.” That is a very normal part of the procedure. No one is getting any monies due you, they just aren’t going to release the money until your paperwork is straightened out.
Wait until you hear back from them. I have a friend that works for their Division Order Department (it is located here in Fort Worth, Texas where I live). He says they are really swamped with their paperwork.
Hope this helps -
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-oil-rights-to-my-name/6845/7 "2018-08-14T23:40:49Z")