It all depends on the facts about the title and trust. Is title still in the trust and are you or someone else the trustee? Has the trust been dissolved and the minerals assigned into the heirs? Was the trust created during her lifetime, by your grandmother or by another family member, with the idea it would terminate on her death? Or was the trust created at her death under her will? Are you expecting the oil company to prepare an affidavit about your individual title to the minerals or an affidavit that the trust owns the minerals to be signed by the trustee? This presumes that your grandmother or the trustee signed a lease and that Comstock or Triangle is now the lessee which is operating the wells, and not that Comstock Oil is the trustee. Do you know how many net mineral acres are involved? It is generally best to have your own oil and gas attorney to review all the documents.
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