I am the operator of a marginal well in OK and have the opportunity to pick up a really small royalty interest in the well. The interest is held in an estate where the decedent lived in the state of Washington. A letters of testamentary, will, death cert. etc, were processed in Washington. In order for them to sell their mineral rights in Oklahoma, what needs to be filed of record in the mineral county prior to me being able to do a mineral deed with the estate representative?
Hi, I am relatively new to the mineral forum myself so I’m not sure if this question was to me personally as it was sent to my email. If I can help you in any way I will try. I have recently been bombarded through email and my home with purchase offers etc.. I don’t have much of an online presence other than this site as I am a person too busy to try to make time for FB and any other social media without friends thinking I am ignoring them 
if I can help or I am in anyway associated with this purchase please don’t hesitate to email me back.
Celia Fritch
For marketable title, one needs to have a probate done in the State of Oklahoma. Some operators will pay based on an affidavit of heirship or foreign estate proceedings. Now, if you’re the one paying out the proceeds, you can buy it and just pay yourself. In other words, it wouldn’t have marketable title, but you would buy it based on an acceptable risk.
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The forum sends notifications of posts that might pertain to you,. Purchase offers are usually an indication that activity is pending. If you have a question, it is best to post it in the state and county where you have minerals. Then local folks can answer about leasing, permits, etc.
Thank you. If possible might you have a recommendation on what the correct verbiage would be?