# Is my operator telling me the truth? **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-my-operator-telling-me-the-truth/53113 **Category:** Ownership and Title **Created:** [November 13, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-my-operator-telling-me-the-truth/53113 "2019-11-13T23:26:41Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![A\_Monty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/71e660/32.png) [@A\_Monty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/A_Monty) #### Post date: [November 21, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-my-operator-telling-me-the-truth/53113/7 "2019-11-21T22:03:53Z")
You might find the reply from tim\_dowd at this post helpful. > [@Transferring name mineral interests](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transferring-name-mineral-interests/53248/2): > > I can only speak for Oklahoma. In Oklahoma, to have marketable (good) title, you will need to have a probate done in Oklahoma. Many times companies will allow you to file an affidavit of heirship so as to get paid, but they don’t have to do that. Some companies won’t accept it. Further, you may still need the probate down the line if a new well ever gets drilled. In other words, if you go the affidavit of heirship route, you are fixing the problem now, but in some sense you are kicking the prob… --- _[View the full topic](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-my-operator-telling-me-the-truth/53113)._