# Mineral Rights transfer after death
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835
**Category:** Ownership and Title
**Created:** [August 3, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835 "2026-08-03T12:00:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Noeldog](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Noeldog)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835/1 "2026-08-03T12:00:46Z")
My mother-in -law passed away in November, and my wife and sister-in-law are the trustees of the estate.
How do we put the mineral rights in the name of one or both?
My sister-in-law is not really interested in ownership, but we think it might be worthwhile.
What is the process and expense to transfer ownership?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@tim\_dowd](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/tim_dowd)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835/2 "2026-08-03T13:56:58Z")
what state are the minerals in?
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### Author:  [@Noeldog](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Noeldog)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835/3 "2026-08-04T11:45:05Z")
The mineral rights are in Oklahoma.
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### Author:  [@tim\_dowd](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/tim_dowd)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835/4 "2026-08-04T21:24:00Z")
Without knowing all the facts, if you have not had probate done in Oklahoma, then for marketable/clean title, that will need to be done. If your sister wants you to have her share, then a mineral deed signed and recorded by her will need to be done. There may be other things as well.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835/5 "2026-08-05T22:50:53Z")
If there was a trust, the question is whether your mother-in-law transferred the minerals into the trust. If so, it is a fairly straightforward matter of following the instructions in the trust regarding disbursement. If not, then a probate would be needed so that this can happen. Normally this is a fairly administrative action.
**Notice:** _Informational only. No attorney-client relationship is formed by this post. I am an Oklahoma-licensed attorney, but this is not legal advice. Do not share confidential facts in this public space._
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-transfer-after-death/88835/6 "2026-11-01T12:01:19Z")
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