I inherited mineral rights in McIntosh Co, OK. My Grandmother’s aunt left them to her, and they passed to my Father. He deeded a section to me in 2005. He is deceased. I leased the section in 2007 to Williams Production & Mahalo Energy - Mahalo went bankrupt. I was recently contacted to lease the rights by several companies. I agreed to lease to one company. They said that their title attorney could not prove that I owned the rights. Seems strange that Williams/Mahalo Energy agreed in 2007 that I was the heir, yet the current company considers it a ‘stray deed’.
Q: What do I need to prove up ownership in OK? I have death certificates of the predecessors and am attempting to get any will or trust discussing the mineral deed. Thank you.