How do I obtain a copy of a mineral lease

Ownership and Title
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I recently purchased mineral rights in Harper County, OK from a family member who does not have a copy of the lease to the O&G company. How can I obtain a copy, so I know the details of the lease?

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You can do a free search on www.okcountyrecords.com and use the Advanced search option in Harper County and see if there are any filed. The digital records may not go back to patent.

You can also post the section, township and range here and we can tell you what the active wells are and who the operator is and you can usually get a copy from the operator for free. If there is an active well, you must contact the Division Order department of the operator and do the paperwork they require in order to get into pay.

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@M_Barnes … very much appreciate your offer and would like to take you up on it. Here are my leases:

Harper County, OK

  • S 3 - T 26N - R 25W
  • S 27 - T 28N - R 25W
  • S 29 - T 28N - R 25W
  • S 33 - T 28N - R 25W

Garvin County, OK

  • S 22 - T 4N - R 3W

Regards, Mike

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If you have any documentation about the Landman or the middleman company that helped with procuring the lease, they usually have a copy of the lease before it is filed. We signed 2 copies of ours - 1 for the driller and 1 that stays with halo land management just in case it’s ever needed for future issues. Might try that.

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@JA_OWNER I believe these leases are over 30 years old and have passed through a couple of generations of family. No one is alive who was around when the leases were signed.

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@M_Barnes Thank you for your offer… here is the list of my leases:

Harper County, OK

  • S 3 - T 26N - R 25W
  • S 27 - T 28N - R 25W
  • S 29 - T 28N - R 25W
  • S 33 - T 28N - R 25W

Garvin County, OK

  • S 22 - T 4N - R 3W

Regards, Mike

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Landmen and leasing companies come and go. They have no legal obligation to retain your lease for the decades it may be in effect. It is important to retain copies of your leases in your own permanent files if only a memorandum of lease is recorded.

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Harper County, OK

  • S 3 - T 26N - R 25W-Latigo- Cady Wilmot wells
  • S 27 - T 28N - R 25W-Changos LLD, T J Smith inactive, Oil Producers Inc of Kansas-Wilmont well inactive (lease would probably be expired)
  • S 29 - T 28N - R 25W-Twain Energy-Natalee wells
  • S 33 - T 28N - R 25W- Foundation Energy Genevieve inactive, Latigo - Beene B 1,

Garvin County, OK

  • S 22 - T 4N - R 3W-Charter Oak-Boomer 1-22, Exxon-Street , rest of the wells are old Daylight wells

Your exact location within the section may determine which wells you may be in. Depends upon the spacing.