# Oil and Gas Royalty Rights of Deceased Relative

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774
**Category:** Ownership and Title
**Created:** [June 3, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774 "2025-06-03T20:29:12Z")
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### Author: ![Aattaway](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Aattaway](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Aattaway)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774/1 "2025-06-03T20:29:12Z")

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My wife received a letter from Royalty Company offering to purchase royalty interest in Mitchell and Scurry Counties, Texas. They specified the Sections and Block numbers in their letter. I suspect that these were either purchased or given to this family member in the mid-forties, which would be eighty years ago. We have not found any documentation as to this person’s ownership, but feel sure that this was acquired while working for a couple of different oil companies from 1943 to 1945.

Where do we start in trying to get any documentation on these rights? I also find a listing in the Texas Comptroller’s Unclaimed Property site that this is listed as well.

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### Author: ![James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/james_garner1/32/20760_2.png) [@James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Garner1)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774/2 "2025-06-04T01:45:20Z")

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Start by basic research. Review the online records for Mitchell and Scurry at [TexasFile.com](http://TexasFile.com) for your relative. If you know that they died testate, review their probate file for references to properties since there may be other properties. There is a record somewhere since the Royalty Co contacted you and funds are held by TX. Good luck.

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### Author: ![Aattaway](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@Aattaway](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Aattaway)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774/3 "2025-06-04T23:43:43Z")

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Thanks for the guide post you provided. I was able to locate a copy of the deed document. My relative invested a grand total of ten dollars, which has grown substantially these past eighty or so years.

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### Author: ![James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/james_garner1/32/20760_2.png) [@James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Garner1)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774/4 "2025-06-04T23:56:08Z")

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$10 and OVC was a standard deed language. Glad you were able to find the document.

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### Author: ![system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/uploads/db5755/original/3X/6/c/6c7c56608c843272ad6e3662ce9562a5956f173e.png) [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-royalty-rights-of-deceased-relative/81774/5 "2025-09-01T20:30:12Z")

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