Start with what you already have
Deeds, wills, old letters, and check stubs usually contain the county and legal description you need.
- Any deed, will, or trust naming the minerals
- Correspondence from an operator or land company
- Property tax statements that list a mineral account
Use county records
The county clerk or recorder in the mineral county keeps the chain of title. Many Southwest counties now offer online index searches by grantor and grantee name.
Use state agency data
State oil and gas regulators publish well and operator data. In Texas that is the Railroad Commission; New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Utah each have their own agency databases. Well names and API numbers from a statement can be searched directly.
When to get help
For fractured family interests, a landman or title attorney can run the chain properly. That is often worth doing before any sale, not after.
This page is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Titan Property Investors is not a law firm or title company.