I think a quit claim will work fine if the person who is quit claiming has up to date title. You can't give clear title to property you do not have clear title to. If you quit claim without clear title, the grantee may have some title work to do in the future, probably a quiet title action 30-50 years down the line. Operators can not be forced to pay royalty on acres that do not have marketable title and lately it looks like it has been trending that that they not do so, making people perform probate actions to receive royalty on less than an acre, after all, it costs the operator nothing, they are not paying your lawyer and they will keep the money safe and warm for you, and of course their title is good even if it is based on your flawed title so it's not like the operator is not getting his money.