Can anyone identify specific wells or counties in which the above company was paying mineral royalties in Texas in 1993? Or, suggest an easy way to find the information?
Texas Railroad Commission website has a LOT of data available online.
Indeed they do! After spending some time trying to figure out how to answer my questions with their information, I came up dry. So, I called RRC and spoke with a very nice lady who spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to answer my questions - she also came up dry. That is why I am reaching out here to see if anyone may have specific knowledge that will help.
@min4me, I have an old division
order for wells in A-310, Reagan County Texas
from Genesis Crude LP. As you note, there
seems to be no traces in RRC that this ever
happened. The good news is that this company is still active as part of Genesis Energy (GEL).
Perhaps someone at the new Genesis could answer your question.
PeteR,
Thank you for posting. This is exactly the type of info I am looking for. I will be contacting/searching the county for mineral deeds in my relatives name and will contact Genesis as well.
Here’s info provided by ai assistant grok:
Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. (sometimes styled as Genesis Crude Oil LP) is a key operating subsidiary of Genesis Energy, L.P. (NYSE: GEL), a publicly traded master limited partnership (MLP) headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Overview
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Parent Company: Genesis Energy, L.P. (founded in 1996) focuses on midstream energy services in the crude oil, natural gas, and related sectors, primarily along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Gulf of America.
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Role: Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. owns and operates crude petroleum pipelines and related infrastructure. It handles offshore and onshore pipeline transportation, refinery services, supply, and logistics for crude oil.
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Headquarters: Houston, Texas (shared with the parent; addresses like 811 Louisiana St., Suite 1200 or 919 Milam St. appear in records).
Parent Company Operations (Genesis Energy, L.P.)
Genesis Energy provides an integrated suite of midstream services. Key segments include:
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Offshore Pipeline Transportation — Major focus: ~2,400 miles of offshore pipelines, platforms, and infrastructure in the Gulf of America, serving producers of crude oil and natural gas.
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Marine Transportation — Jones Act compliant vessels (inland and offshore fleets) for moving crude oil, refined products, and intermediates. Includes significant barrel capacity.
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Onshore Facilities and Transportation — Pipelines, terminals, storage (~4.2 million barrels capacity), blending, rail unloading, trucks, and barges. Also includes sulfur services (e.g., processing high-sulfur gas and producing sodium hydrosulfide/NaHS).
The company supports large, long-lived energy developments and works with integrated and independent energy companies. It is a diversified midstream player with operations heavily concentrated in the Gulf Coast region.
Additional Details
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Employees: Parent company has roughly 1,000–1,100 employees.
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Public Status: Genesis Energy, L.P. (GEL) is publicly traded; Genesis Crude Oil LP itself is a limited partnership entity under it (often 99%+ owned by the parent).
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Other Notes: It has appeared in regulatory records (e.g., FMCSA for transportation) and historical incidents (e.g., past pipeline events). It also manages royalty/division order interests for mineral owners.
For the most current financials, news, or specific assets, check the official site (genesisenergy.com) or SEC filings for Genesis Energy, L.P. (GEL). Let me know if you’d like details on stock performance, recent earnings, specific pipelines, or anything else!
Yes, Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. has paid (and continues to handle) royalties on oil wells and related interests in Texas.
Key Evidence
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Dedicated Royalty Relations / Division Orders Department: Genesis maintains an active program for royalty owners and working interest partners. They provide contact details (phone: 713-860-2647, email: Division.Orders@genlp.com), issue monthly checks (typically around the 20th), handle adjustments, address changes, heirship/estate matters, and more.
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Texas-Specific Support: Their website offers downloadable forms and county-specific heirship/ownership documentation for numerous Texas counties (e.g., Andrews, Bastrop, Brazos, Crane, Dimmit, Duval, Gonzales, Midland, Reagan, Webb, and many others). This directly supports royalty administration in Texas.
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Historical and Ongoing Activity: Mineral rights owners have referenced receiving division orders and royalty payments from Genesis Crude Oil LP in Texas, including examples from the early 1990s (e.g., Reagan County). Public discussions confirm they were (and are) involved in paying mineral royalties.
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Legal Context: Court cases in Texas (e.g., involving royalty payment disputes under the Natural Resources Code) have referenced Genesis Crude Oil, L.P. as a payor.
Context on Their Role
Genesis Energy, L.P. (and its subsidiary Genesis Crude Oil, L.P.) is primarily a midstream company (pipelines, transportation, terminals, marketing). However, they have historically purchased crude oil, held certain interests (including volumetric production payments or working interests in some cases), and acted as a purchaser/payor for royalties on connected production. They manage division orders and disburse payments to royalty owners on properties where they buy or handle the oil.
They are listed with the Texas Railroad Commission (operator #300178), though their primary role is not as a major well operator/driller but as a purchaser and midstream entity handling revenue distribution.
If you are a royalty owner (or inquiring about a specific well/lease), contact their Division Orders team directly with your owner number, lease details, or county information. They handle inquiries, suspense accounts, and payments per Texas statutes. For public records, check the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) or county deed/division order records.
Essentially, Genesis was purchaser and paid royalties on behalf of the operator. Similar to Plains and other companies. These companies paid based on ownership provided by the operator, rather than paying for their own drilling title opinions. They pay on large number of wells over the years, and many companies do not have accessible historic records, particularly due to moves from paper to discs to pdf etc. As the operator or purchasing contract changed, then the royalties would be paid by either the new operator or purchased. Researching family owned minerals is best accomplished.by searching the deed records. Texasfile offers an option to search by name across the state, always keeping in mind that some counties do not have on-line records available back to sovereignty. County records will offer same service.
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I already checked with TexasFile and they advised they don’t have the information to answer my question.
PeteR
Thanks to your post, I searched Regan county and found some holdings in A-671 in the name of the person I inherited other mineral rights from. I obtained the documents and submitted them to Texas Unclaimed Property in hopes of freeing up the remaining outstanding properties on their list in the name of that relative.
In 2022, I first found out that an individual I was related to was listed in TUP with about 115 properties. My understanding was that I just needed to prove that I was a proper heir and they would release the funds. I went through that process and they paid out on 111 of the properties. I had assumed that the remaining properties had simply been missed when making the first claim. So, a year ago I filed a second claim for the remaining properties and they would not pay unless I could provide some proof of ownership in the wells, even though their was no information listed on the site that identified the wells. I submitted info on the wells that I am on the pay list for and cleared 2 of the 4 remaining properties. I assumed that there must be holdings in her name in a county I was unaware of and your info allowed me to locate the probable documents needed.
Again, a big than you!
@min4me, glad if that info was helpful.
Sorry couldn’t find any Aviva hints.