If there is a title dispute, it will be your problem to get it resolved. An oil company will hold the royalties related to the disputed interest until title is clear among the parties and then disburse the royalties. Or if your chain of title is not clear then the company can hold the royalties while you clear up the missing links. Send a certified letter to Apache and ask for the title opinion or other detailed documentation and description of the title issue. You may be able to simply file information in deed records. Some oil companies will not identify the other claimants until an attorney is involved. If there is a question of deed interpretation or other legal dispute, then you may be able to settle with the other claimants or have to go to court. Do not simply continue waiting.
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