Transfer of RI/Mineral rights interest in West Texas

General Mineral Rights Discussion
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I have some small producing RI in several counties in West Texas and in the process of transferring these interest into a trust. Does anyone know if a quit claim deed (100% ownership to all RI and minerals, etc) listing all counties on one document and recorded in each county and provided to the operators would generate division division orders in the favor of the trust?

Someone told me that TX does not recognize quit claim deeds for royalties and minerals

Thanks
Mike

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Hi Mike, I can’t speak as to a Quit Claim Deed, but how I transferred royalty/mineral interests was to record an Affidavit of Heirship with each county to state that I am a owner of these properties, and then I think you could do a “Conveyance” of your interests to whom you are conveying your interest to - which is a lot like an Affidavit. Also, with producing royalties contact the company sending the checks and ask what all they require from you to transfer ownership. Contacting a professional on these matters is strongly advised.

Ralpr

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You can go online and find Mineral/Royalty Deeds to accomplish your goal. A Quit Claim is the poorest form of tranfer.

If you do it yourself just make sure all your legal descriptions are correct.

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Thanks Ralpr and Charles! I was trying to find an easy way to get this done and avoid the metes and bounds legals etc. I guess I will just prepare mineral deeds for each county, record and send to operators as runs are received. Since the transfer will be going from me to my family trust, it should not be a problem. Not a lot of revenue, but about 40 different operators and each one is paying based on a different RI %.

Thanks again
Mike

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No way around using a legal description

Mike Evans said:

Thanks Ralpr and Charles! I was trying to find an easy way to get this done and avoid the metes and bounds legals etc. I guess I will just prepare mineral deeds for each county, record and send to operators as runs are received. Since the transfer will be going from me to my family trust, it should not be a problem. Not a lot of revenue, but about 40 different operators and each one is paying based on a different RI %.

Thanks again
Mike