I purchased some land in Wister Okla, Leflore Co. from a man in 2009 and in the deed it says that the mineral rights will vest to me upon his death. He passed in 2013. Since I’m in Oklahoma and he was in California I did not find out about it probably until 2017 maybe. I procrastinated for a long time then I went to the courthouse and seen where he had did a mineral rights deed to his grandson in 2010. My deed was filed July 30th 2009 and the other was filed February 5th 2010. So I believe it’s pretty obvious they belong to me my question is how do I take possession of them and find out if there’s money being paid for them or lease?
You may need an attorney to get things straightened out with the possession issue. The wording of your deed of sale will be critical. If you give the section, township and range, we can tell you if the area has production.
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t sounds like the owner reserved a “life estate” meaning that he would be entitled to income for the remainder of his life. If this is the case, upon his death you would need to file an affidavit of surviving remanderman with an official copy of his death certificate. Fortunately, California has a process for a non-relative to obtain an informational death certificate.
Also, if this was a life estate, the seller could grant a mineral deed to anyone else but it should not impact your ability to claim the property upon the seller’s death.
Search LeFlore County Here:https://okcountyrecords.com/search/leflore#advanced-search
Request informational death certificate from California here:
California Department of Public Health
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