# Mineral rights I've inherited
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449
**Category:** Ownership and Title
**Created:** [February 9, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449 "2019-02-09T12:26:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@mgbs](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mgbs)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/1 "2019-02-09T12:26:26Z")
To make a long story short, my family has mineral rights in Blaine County, Oklahoma. My grandmother was trying to sell them but passed away before the final paperwork. I had no idea until last week that she never sold them. My mother passed before my grandma, and the way I understand it, I have had some passed to me. She had a will and all that. My siblings and I received a letter about a hearing over a horizontal well. I have no idea what to do now. Can someone give me some advice on what I should do? Thank you.
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### Author:  [@Marty\_Quy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Marty_Quy)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/2 "2019-02-09T17:18:32Z")
Do not sell! Find a lawyer to help with probate. This is an investment that will continue to pay off in the future for your family.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/3 "2019-02-10T19:53:29Z")
I also agree with Marty. Get the probate settled. Keep copies of everything that anyone is sending you. DO NOT SELL! At this moment at least. You need to get all your legal ducks in a row and really understand what you have.
Read the Mineral Help tab above. Read the following topic with links in Canadian County. [https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/information-for-inexperienced-royalty-owners/25663](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/information-for-inexperienced-royalty-owners/25663)
Read the Oklahoma Corporation Commission publication. [http://www.occeweb.com/OG/RoyaltyOwnersBooklet0218.pdf](http://www.occeweb.com/OG/RoyaltyOwnersBooklet0218.pdf)
Read the Blaine county topics and get up to speed.
Also look up your ancestor’s names in [www.okcountyrecords.com](http://www.okcountyrecords.com) and see if you find listings of your grandmother’s previous leases, deeds, probate, etc.
If you get a pooling order for that well, answer it immediately. You only have 20 calendar days. I choose the highest royalty and the lowest bonus as that usually does better in the long run.
Ask tons of questions!
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### Author:  [@mgbs](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mgbs)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/4 "2019-02-10T20:58:12Z")
Thank you. One of your members was able to help me a great deal. He was able to find everything for me, however it didn’t turn out so well for my siblings and me. My mother was the executor of my grandmother’s will; she sadly died before my grandma. A month after my mother died, my grandma changed the will and left her rights to be split between my aunt and my grandma’s then boyfriend. My aunt suffers from dementia; her son got her to sign her rights to him, and the boyfriend did as well, so my cousin who is a felon and has been in trouble for embezzlement and stealing my grandma’s identity sold all the mineral rights. I have looked over the paperwork and there are some things that don’t make sense to me. I am going to have a lawyer look it over. I think if anybody should have got that 60k in, it should have been my aunt. I am not really sure if I can do anything at this point but thank you for your advice.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/5 "2019-02-10T21:09:47Z")
I am so sorry to hear that. Definitely get in touch with an attorney.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/6 "2019-02-10T22:58:54Z")
Start your research here: [https://okcountyrecords.com/search/blaine](https://okcountyrecords.com/search/blaine) These can be tough, but not impossible cases.
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### Author:  [@mgbs](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mgbs)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/7 "2019-02-10T23:25:40Z")
Thank you. You all are very helpful.
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### Author:  [@mgbs](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mgbs)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/8 "2019-02-11T20:05:50Z")
I’m pretty sure this is a fake. I am looking into it.
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### Author:  [@Pat\_Comly](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Pat_Comly)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/9 "2019-02-12T18:57:40Z")
I am no expert, but about 4 years ago, I inherited mineral rights in Texas. I have received numerous lucrative offers to buy them, but my assumption is that they are worth much more than the offers, or why would they want to buy them. Right?? It appears that my assumption was correct because there are now several horizontal wells in operation and the royalty checks are coming–over $3000 last month. I didn’t have to do anything really. It seems that there is a record of ownership somewhere and when an oil company wants to tap wells, they send me a paper to sign and send me royalty checks. I am still receiving offers to buy and each offer is larger than the one before it, but the royalties will be worth much more in the long run. I would say keep mineral rights. I don’t know anything about a hearing, but the way my rights have been going, I would guess that you were informed for information purposes and don’t need to do anything. I would contact the person who sent you the letter and ask what it is about.
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### Author:  [@Pat\_Comly](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Pat_Comly)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/10 "2019-02-12T19:01:58Z")
Oh–I’m so sorry. I just read your follow-up.
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### Author:  [@mgbs](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mgbs)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/11 "2019-02-12T20:23:01Z")
Thanks for trying to help. At this point I am looking into fraud. I know I will not inherit anything if I prove fraud but my family worked too hard for our mineral rights to be sold by a crook. Five generations those rights were in the family. I am glad you’re doing well and I wish you and your family the best. The worst part of all this is my great-great grandma kept those rights for our future generations.
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### Author:  [@William\_E\_Gee](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/William_E_Gee)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/12 "2019-02-16T02:22:24Z")
Get a consulting geologist to evaluate your mineral position as well.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-ive-inherited/41449/13 "2025-01-11T19:30:55Z")