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Permalink Reply by boby on August 13, 2008 at 4:36

You will have to go to the courthouse in each of those counties. Does your dad get a tax statement each year on these properties? Texas taxes mineral estates as well as surface ownerships. This would be a good place to start.
I've said it before and will say it again, the chances of you being missed by landmen if there is activity concerning a property is slim. If you own it, they will come.

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on October 21, 2008 at 6:36

boby, My family has 250 acres of minerals on which we do not own the surface. We do not pay taxes for the priviledge of owning these rights because there is no production from any of them (how can a taxing authority place a tax evaluation on minerals which never have produced a drop of petroleum?). So, I assume that you mean that Texas taxes PRODUCING mineral estates??

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on October 21, 2008 at 14:09

Thank you Jim Krow. That sounds a lot like state income tax to me...

Permalink Reply by intrepid on August 13, 2008 at 4:47

Texas doesn't have section, township and range. You can first try to locate as much info as you can on the internet. Look for a website from each county clerk's office or tax appraisal district in each county. As boby said you should also be able to get his tax notices and copies of whatever deeds he has.

Permalink Reply by deaconw on August 27, 2008 at 11:43

A landman contacted me about mineral rights left to me through an heirship from my grandmother. I have never paid any mineral taxes; did not even know I had the mineral rights. Does anyone have advice on how to proceed? Thanks, deaconw

Permalink Reply by Bandit, UMO on August 27, 2008 at 14:10

Go to the NARO (National Association of Royalty Owners) Texas message board and you can read about these types of issues. Reading is free. If you want to participate in the discussions, you will have to pay a $25 subscription fee. The folks on the NARO message board are very well informed and very helpful! I will try to add a link to it. Hope it works.

http://www.naro-us.org/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=12&sid=95ceeb2dba...

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on October 21, 2008 at 7:04

deaconw, I advise that you research the title of this property yourself or hire an abstract company to do it for you. Unless you are an only child of an only child, there will be other heirs involved (probably).
I recieved an offer by mail which had my (our) ownership interests all screwed up (they were offering to pay me for half interest when I have a third and actually 100% belong to a trust which they apparently didn't know). .

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on October 22, 2008 at 6:06

Your logic, please?

Permalink Reply by jffree1 on October 23, 2008 at 12:02

Thank you Jim Krow. That does make sense from that aspect. My only remaining question: Wouldn't it be prudent to at least contact the company named on the lease and verify (not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but...) that this is what they are doing, BEFORE signing that lease?
I guess I'm just not a trusting soul...if I were handed those circumstances I'd be turning over a few rocks to find out exactly what my rights were, assuming that I was totally ignorant that I owned any prior to recieving that correspondence or phone call.