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Permalink Reply by Debbie Bartolo on January 30, 2021 at 12:53

DeSoto Parish ORRI Deborah Kay Bartolo, bartolodeb@aol.com

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 30, 2021 at 13:03

Debbie, if you have an overriding royalty interest, you are not an unleased mineral owner.

Permalink Reply by Debbie Bartolo on January 30, 2021 at 13:45

Since these leases started from my dad in the 1970’s and 1980’s and am getting paid on some but feel there is a lot I am missing. How do I proceed from here?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on January 30, 2021 at 17:38

What do you think you may be missing, Debbie?  Do you have some specific questions?

Permalink Reply by Debbie Bartolo on February 14, 2021 at 10:44

I have original leases from mid 70’s and 80’s. I know that they were in specific sections, T and R, with detailed info on these leases. My Mom ended up with the assignments and through the years when new wells were drilled, she was receiving the proceeds from an established ORRI. I have DOI’s on some wells but through the years of pooling and changing ownership and operators, I don’t know if there is anything my nephews and myself should legally be receiving. I can give you more details to specific questions from here. This would be Spider Field, DeSoto, and Caddo Parishes. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on February 14, 2021 at 10:54

Post the section-township-range covered in those leases along with the effective date and the term (number of years).  Do you have the documents that cover the ORRIs?  Have you compared the Division Orders you have to the Unit Survey Plats that are on file for those sections?  If not, I'll take a look at them when I get a chance.  If they are on file with the state, I can access them online knowing the s-t-r location for each.