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Oklahoma Mineral Rights Caddo County, OK
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My sister and I just inherited the mineral rights to property in Caddo County from our mother. The legal description on the deed says:

The Northwest Quarter (NW4) of Section Sixteen (16), Township Ten (10) North, Range Ten (10) West, I.M., Caddo County, Oklahoma.

Mom had leased the mineral rights in 2011 for 5 years and received a bonus of $72,000. As of now, there has never been any further communication regarding this lease or whatever happened (if anything) with drilling/exploration. I tried to contact the original company that handled the lease transaction (Jack D. Sullivan out of Edmond), but the phone number has been disconnected. I am assuming he is out of business or works for another company now.

How can my sister and I find out what is going on? We do not own the land itself—only the mineral rights to it. I believe it is 160 acres. We both live in Kansas…

2

There used to be gas production in Section 16 but that ceased in 2010, the year before your mother leased. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission doesn’t show any permits or drilling since that time.

3

Toni,

There have been no applications/activity on that section in the last 5 years.

Make sure the property is correctly transferred and send the documentation to the lessee, Cimarex Energy.