Just like the title states - myself and my 4 sisters inherited Mom’s portion of mineral rights - but “where” and just “what” do we own? We’ve all gotten letters of interest from a firm wanting to purchase but we don’t exactly know what are share is in terms of exact location. I’ve found a plot of land that outlines when I enter the description on the RRC GIS server - and see wells located within the grid. Why aren’t we already getting any royalties? T&P RR Co survey, Block 36, Section 29, AB 209. (seems to be Martin county instead of Midland?)
Welcome to the forum. Condolences on the passing of your mother.
You would have to go to the probate documents and perhaps farther back in the title chain to know exactly what you own. There may be some more descriptions in them. The complete Block number is 36 T1S.
As you can see from the map, there are quite a few horizontal wells in the section. It is the mineral owners’ job to inform the operator of a change in title, so you need to contact Diamondback Energy’s Division Order department to get in pay. Suggest that you not entertain a sale until you find out what royalties may be in suspense or the buyer will get them. The operator will likely need your probate documents, mother’s death certificate, all of your names and addresses and maybe more. You may have to clear up back taxes if your mom did not pay them. Do you have any records from her regarding any payments. Each of you will need to file an affidavit of address in the county courthouse along with the probate documents.
You likely have a percentage of acreage in the section, not an exact location like a street address. The wording might be something like 1/5th of xxx acres. Kind of like yeast in bread.
With this many horizontals and room for more, it is worth your time to get this straightened out.
I also have Diamondback minerals-born and raised in Martin County. They are drilling new wells all over that area. I would suggest not doing anything too fast. It will be advantageous to take it slow and gather as much information as you can before doing anything. I’m sorry for your loss. Losing your Mom is hard enough but to deal with the “business” part of death afterward is hard as well.