Mother recently passed. I have 3 tracts that I need to find out if she has ownership of the mineral rights. How do I find out?
Pamela, the location might help get you a better answer. State, County, and even better a legal description.
The answer will vary greatly state to state.
Location is Carter County in Oklahoma
Descriptions are as follow:
1. Section 5 Township 3 South Range 3 East
2. Section 7 Township 3 South Range 3 East
3. Section 13 Township 3 South Range 2 East
My mothers' name is Claudette Colbert-Cross, and she recently passed on December 14, 2013. She was mentally ill and I'm afraid she may have been overlooked due to her illness, or worse, taken advantaged.
Thank you for your help!
I'm sorry for your loss.
You can search records after 1984 here. https://okcountyrecords.com/search/carter
I don't see anything that actually changed hands except to you. The hyphenated name may cause some search issues, but it looks like section 7 was leased in 07.
Likely you will need to probate the estate in Oklahoma, but you do need to figure out what she owns.
Was her middle initial "D"?
No middle name or initial. Thank you.
There was some money in suspense for a Claudette D Colbert
Pamela
I see where she transferred ownership in Section 6 and 8 of 3S 3E to you. I also see where she leased Section 7-3S-3E to RD Williams in 2007. XTO Completed a Horizontal Woodford Shale producer in this section in 2012.
Her lease would have been expired, unless they extended the lease, but I don't see anything filed in Carter County telling me the lease was in fact extended. Her name does not appear on any Pooling order.
It's always the toughest advice, but I would get in contact with someone at XTO, because it appears your mothers estate is definitely due royalties.
I'm sorry, It looks like Wagner Brown drilled a Horizontal Woodford producer in 2008, so the interest owned by your mother was HBP at that time, and still is. XTO now operates that well, the Ardmore 1-7H, along with it's new producer the ARDMORE FOUNDRY 1-7H.
Your mothers estate is definitely owed some money....
Mr. Murray,
Thank you for all your help. I was recently told by XTO that they had given me the incorrect description that my mother used to Quit Claim Deed 8-3S-3E into my name!! The description should have been 7-3S-3E!! If my mother were alive I could have corrected the problem by filing a "Deed Correction" document. This is now in suspension until I can get this transferred into my name. How do I do this now that my mother has passed?Do I need to pay for an attorney? I hope you have a great solution that would not be too costly.
XTO has it in their notes that my mother did attempt to deed 7-3s-3e to me, and how it was their erroneous information for the error.
Thank you again.
Pamela
Mr. Murray,
Thank you for all your help. I was recently told by XTO that they had given me the incorrect description that my mother used to Quit Claim Deed 8-3S-3E into my name!! The description should have been 7-3S-3E!! If my mother were alive I could have corrected the problem by filing a "Deed Correction" document. This is now in suspension until I can get this transferred into my name. How do I do this now that my mother has passed?Do I need to pay for an attorney? I hope you have a great solution that would not be too costly.
XTO has it in their notes that my mother did attempt to deed 7-3s-3e to me, and how it was their erroneous information for the error.
Thank you again.
Pamela
Jordan Murray said:
I'm sorry, It looks like Wagner Brown drilled a Horizontal Woodford producer in 2008, so the interest owned by your mother was HBP at that time, and still is. XTO now operates that well, the Ardmore 1-7H, along with it's new producer the ARDMORE FOUNDRY 1-7H.
Your mothers estate is definitely owed some money....
It just occurred to me that I never thanked you, Mr. Howell, for your help and your condolences.
THANK YOU!
Pamela
Rick Howell said:
There was some money in suspense for a Claudette D Colbert