Mineral Deed Locations that I am not making sense of...

[BCFD36]

In one of my Quit Claim Deeds for Cleveland County, there are some descriptions of where our mineral rights are that don’t look like anything I have seen before. They mention Lot Numbers. For example, there are the following descriptions:

**Lot Two** and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, sometimes described as South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 12-T8N-R1W 78.31 acres.

The Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW/4 NE/4) of Section 10, T7N-02W. **It is the intention of this deed to convey a full 3.94 acre mineral interest. 40 acres.**

**Lot 5** and *more description deleted to make less writing* containing 80.79 acres more or less

Several other descriptions mentioning lots and acreages I can’t make sense of.

I don’t know what is meant by Lot numbers I am hoping someone can clear that up.

As far as acrages, the 2nd description is NW/4 NE/4 Sec 10 7N-2W. This comes out to 40 acres, which it says. But it also mentions a full 3.96 acres. This is where I get lost. How does the math work out? Obviously I am missing something.

[M_Barnes]

Lot numbers can frequently be irregular sections. The survey system corrects for the curvature of the earth. For OK, you can go to the Bureau of Land Management system and see the maps. (Rivers can also lead to unusual descriptions.

Here is your first one. Lot 2 is 38.31 acres. Might be a typo in your description as Lot 2 is the south half of the NE4 of 12. You may not have the total gross acres.

Here is the second one. It has a river which would affect the western side of section 10. However, the NW4 of the NE4 is a pure 40 acre gross plot. Your net on the deed would be a subset of that at 3.94 acres.