Mineral Deed Help

Ownership and Title
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Thank you again for the help. Here’s the bridge from Wendell Forse to Mr. and Mrs. Red:

  1. W.W. Moore, Jr. conveyed a 1/6 mineral interest burdened by a 1/24 fixed NPRI and a 13/16 floating NPRI to Wendell Forse

  2. Wendell Forse conveyed to Landowner #1: “…all of said 1/6th interest… subject to all the terms and conditions as set out in the deed from W.W. Moore, Jr. to Wendell Forse, recorded in Deed Book 72, page 387 of Newton County, Texas, to which reference is made for all purposes.”

  3. Landowner #1 conveyed to Landowner #2 all of the surface with the following exception: “It is expressly agreed and understood that the said <Landowner #1> do not own all the oil, gas and other minerals on, in and under the above described tract of land, but such mineral interest as Grantors herein own is expressly conveyed by this instrument.”

  4. Landowner #2 conveyed to Landowner #3 all of the surface with the following exception: “Subject, however, to the following: 1. Rights to an undivided 5/6ths interest in and to all oil, gas and mineral rights in captioned property, owned by predecessors in title.”

  5. Landowner #3 conveyed to Landowner #4 all of the surface with the following exception: “Being the same land conveyed to <Landowner #3> by deed from <Landowner #2>, dated , and recorded in the Office of the County Clerk of Newton County, Texas; subject, however, to the exception contained in said deed.”

  6. Landowner #4 conveyed to Mr. and Mrs. Red all of the surface with the following exception: “SAVE AND EXCEPT, however, from the above described tract an undivided 5/6th interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals heretofore excepted and reserved by grantors predecessors in title, together with the rights of ingress and egress for the purpose of removing the same therefrom.”

  7. Mr. and Mrs. Red conveyed to Landowner #5 all of the surface with the following exception and reservation: “SAVE AND EXCEPT, however, from the above described tract an undivided 5/6th interest in and to all of the oil, gas and other minerals heretofore excepted and reserved by grantors predecessors in title, together with the rights of ingress and egress for the purpose of removing the same therefrom.” “the GRANTORS herein reserve and except from this conveyance all oil, gas and other minerals of every kind and character (metallic and/or non-metallic), owned by them, in, on, and under said premises with the perpetual right of ingress and egress at any time and from time to time, to explore, drill, mine and in every way to operate for, and to remove same, when and in any manner by whatsoever means GRANTORS may choose, including roads, trains, railroads, pipe lines, and telegraph and telephone lines.”

  8. Mr. and Mrs. Red conveyed to Mr. Blue “all our right, title and undivided ½ of 1/6 of all the oil, gas and other minerals in, on or under the following described tract or parcel” without exception or reservation

I think Mr. and Mrs. Red thought they owned a full 1/6 of the mineral rights and were conveying a full ½ of 1/6 of the mineral rights to Mr. Blue when they executed the Mineral Deed.