Jeff, you are attempting to find the original grant or assignment. You must use the person’s name that you are an heir to the interest to find the document that issued the grant or assignment. Then you must determine if they were an original grantee/assignee or were they an heir. From that point you can search for the OGL that controls the royalty. Participation in a unit may be further defined by a unit agreement that is filed of record or the horizontal unit participation that is filed with the RRC. All of these points have further complications and can be very difficult for the non-professional to navigate. You have to start in the county clerk’s office for this information if PNR is not willing to provide any assistance. Even if PNR is willing to help, you still have to go to the county records.
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