# How do you find if land has been leased? Mineral owner/not land owner
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-you-find-if-land-has-been-leased-mineral-owner-not-land-owner/37555
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [November 28, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-you-find-if-land-has-been-leased-mineral-owner-not-land-owner/37555 "2018-11-28T19:46:50Z")
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### Author:  [@Jason\_Andrews](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jason_Andrews)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-you-find-if-land-has-been-leased-mineral-owner-not-land-owner/37555/1 "2018-11-28T19:46:50Z")
My dad has 1/4 mineral rights in Tom Green County. Only the owner of the mineral rights and not the land. Back in the 90s there were two wells that were producing but have long been plugged. How do you go about and find if the land has been re-leased for future drilling? Will the Tom Green County courthouse have a record of a possible lease if there has been one? Or do I need to find out from the landowner? Don’t have an address to landowner.
Jason
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### Author:  [@Steve\_Durrett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Steve_Durrett)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-you-find-if-land-has-been-leased-mineral-owner-not-land-owner/37555/2 "2018-11-28T22:49:30Z")
If your Dad has the minerals then he would be the one leasing them out. If he hasn’t signed another lease then he isn’t under lease. The surface owner has nothing to do with it.
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### Author:  [@Jason\_Andrews](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jason_Andrews)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-you-find-if-land-has-been-leased-mineral-owner-not-land-owner/37555/3 "2018-11-29T05:18:10Z")
My dad has 1/4. Landowner has 1/2. And another person, not the owner, has a 1/4. Was wondering in such a popular area why or if this property has been leased. Just wondering if maybe we got missed somehow. And does the court have filed copies of leases?
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### Author:  [@Steve\_Durrett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Steve_Durrett)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-you-find-if-land-has-been-leased-mineral-owner-not-land-owner/37555/4 "2018-11-29T15:45:01Z")
Leases would be on file at the courthouse. It is possible that some company might have proceeded with only 3/4 of the minerals leased, but only if they couldn’t locate your Dad. You can always check with the Texas RRC to see if there has been any recent drilling in your area.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-you-find-if-land-has-been-leased-mineral-owner-not-land-owner/37555/5 "2025-01-11T19:19:39Z")