I need help in filing the right papers for Section 24 Township 7 North Range 6 East in Seminole County, Oklahoma. I have wells in Hughes County, Oklahoma as well, but I haven’t received any mineral payments for Section 36 Township 8 North Range 8 East. I was also under the impression that there was gas involved too. Has anybody explored the gas? I have many questions because I found some papers that lead me to believe that I need to send my father’s will, which has been probated in Oregon, to Oklahoma in the County of Seminole and to Hughes County. These are restricted Indian lands. So what do I do? I can’t afford a lawyer and my brother and I live in Oregon. Everything is a mess! The land in Seminole is just sitting there because my grandpa died when he was 35, in 1935. My father didn’t tell us anything before he died in 1994, which I have a letter from the Department of Interior, saying he was heir to his mother’s estate, which he was getting two different royalty percentages. When my mother got my father’s royalty percentage, it was only his and not my grandmother’s. So is my grandmother’s percentage sitting somewhere? How do I go about getting this straightened out? I have no money to seek professional help whatsoever. Plus the royalty we are receiving has been sent to another company without giving us a lease! Sunoco had sent us leases back in 2012 and now they’re in trouble for underpaying us, which we haven’t received anything. I need help! Please and thank you.
There are many steps you can take. My first suggestion is to contact Atchley Resources in Oklahoma City to determine if they show your father (or you and your brother) in title. Atchley appears to be the operator of the wells in this section. If they don’t, then you will need to determine why they don’t.
It is possible that your father or grandparents lost their interest due to failure to pay taxes on the surface, or a lawsuit or one of many other reasons.
Now, if they aren’t in title, you will need to determine whether it is worth it to pursue it any further. Many helpful people on this website can aid you, but what you need is a landman or a lawyer to find out what the situation is. They aren’t going to want to do this for free, unfortunately.
Even if you can’t afford a lawyer or a landman, you might be able to find one who would work to figure this out for a negotiated share of the mineral interest you own.
Thank you for your response. What is a land man?
A petroleum landman is a man or woman trained to search land titles and online oil and gas well sites. These individuals would be able to determine what you own, if it is producing, and an approximate value of what it’s worth.
Essentially, they are consultants you would hire to advise you on what you own and what future steps need to be taken.
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