STR 06-01S-03W Stranger in Title

I’ve been getting well proposals, lease offers, and legal notices on this property regularly since 2018. It is NOT showing in my estate documents from 1953, 1981, and 1985.

I have an Interstate Petroleum Corporation Oil & Gas Division Order from April 1, 1988 that shows STR 06-01S-03W and lists the well name (lease) as Chatham. The OCC database shows Chatham as associated with STR 06-01S-02W and does NOT show any association with STR 06-01S-03W. This Division Order has a cover letter stating an earlier division order for the Chatham lease was erroneous. The ‘erroneous lease’ was for STR 06-01S-02W. I suspect Interstate Petroleum got range 02W and 03W mixed up. Relatives I know tell me we own range 02W and not 03W. Echo Energy told us we were a stranger in title to range 03W.

My question is: Does this sort of thing happen often where your ownership gets associated with property you don’t actually own?

It does happen due to a typing error or a title search error. Occasional.