If the great aunt died in a different county, or different state, I don’t think there would be a death certificate filed in Doddridge. Ask the company who want to buy for details about the wells on the property. If there are active wells, there would be an active lease. If so, who is getting payment? It would be helpful to have an attorney help with this. Perhaps there is going to be a new well drilled involving this acreage. Even doing nothing now would not necessarily be a bad thing. You need more information, and I would definitely suggest getting a lawyer involved for an actual sale.
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