# Why a Memorandum of Lease is Recorded, Not the Lease

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/why-a-memorandum-of-lease-is-recorded-not-the-lease/54922
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [January 15, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/why-a-memorandum-of-lease-is-recorded-not-the-lease/54922 "2020-01-15T19:38:35Z")
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### Author: ![Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/buddy_cotten/32/5079_2.png) [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/why-a-memorandum-of-lease-is-recorded-not-the-lease/54922/9 "2020-01-20T13:29:49Z")

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There is also a blog post on this topic from many years ago. There might be some different or additional information:

> [@Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease - Whys and Wherefores](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/memorandum-of-oil-and-gas-lease-whys-and-wherefores/24863):
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> As lease forms become more complicated and longer, it is more the fashion to file a “Memorandum of Oil, Gas and Other Minerals” in the public records where the property is located, in lieu of the original document. Why would an oil company file a lease in the first place? To impart constructive notice to innocent third party purchasers of the existence of such a lease. But has he? It depends on the state. A Memorandum of Lease is not a contract, nor a conveyance, it is only a notice that a con…

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