My grandma passed a few years ago, we lived in the same house in oak Cliff Texas, for 38 years .she had many mineral rights. Her name is Beverly Robbins. The house was sold by her daughters, well I still have Informed Delivery on my UsPs.com Its.shows royalty checks are still going to the old address. How do I get these checks, I am her grandson, I’m listed in her will as her son.
Welcome, well to start with use the post office change of address form, then if your a heir, you need to contact all the oil and gas company and send them a copy of transfer of ownership to the oil companies, it’s take a while, and it be a least 6 month before you get the money owed! Good luck , just my opinion 
Blake, each Oil and Gas Company has it’s own “Change of Address” Cards or forms, but that might not be everything you need. Since your Grandmother left a Will that was apparently probated, you will need to submit a Certified Copy of those papers to the Company that set out who inherited what.
Contact the companies by Certified Mail return receipt requested and start from there.
you’ve gotten some good advice already; but I thought I’d add a bit more context.
IANAL
(a) step 1 - you’re first step is to establish ownership. this may or may not be easy. you state that your grandmother’s will lists you as her son, even though you are her grandson. this might be interesting. did probate actually award your grandmother’s possessions to you? are there any other heirs?
(b) step 2 - are the minerals in the same state as the one your grandmother’s will was probated in? if yes - that’s good. if no - then some companies are going to require you to probate your grandmother’s will in the state the minerals are located in. this can be an expensive process. typically, the state the decedent passed in has jurisdiction. as such, you’d need to first reopen probate in the state your grandmother passed in, then have yourself assigned as personal representative. then as PR, you can have the minerals transferred to yourself in the state they are located in. this is going to cost some coin. it is not cheap and it can take a very long time. if you’re very lucky, some companies might accept an affidavit of heirship; but I’ve personally not been lucky…
(c) step 3 - easy. just submit a change of address form.
(d) step 4 - you can do this one whenever you want; but I’d check unclaimed property websites in every state your grandmother had royalties in. frankly, I’d check other oil producing states just to be sure. if you find money out there, you’re going to have a long road getting it. states don’t seem to like giving money out even if it’s rightfully owned by someone else. the hurdles are very high, especially in this case as you are not the individual whose name those escheated funds are in.
I’d also offer that once you tell these companies that your grandmother has passed - they are going to put the account in suspense until they can ensure ownership.
good luck!
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@Blake_Pfohl since your grandmother is deceased and the probate has been closed, gaining possession of the checks is irrelevant. You should not attempt to cash these checks if you do gain possession! If you have the owner number for your grandmother with the various companies, then you can inform them that she has died and they will suspend funds until a recorded document that transfers that interest to another person or persons is provided to the companies. If you do not have an owner number, then her name, social security number and a copy of her DC will work.
The probate has to be recorded in the counties where the properties are located. If this has already been done, then get a recorded copy from each county and provide it to the companies. The copies do not need to be certified and they do not need to be sent by certified mail! You can provide notice via email which actually is more efficient for most owner relations operations.
Once you have submitted all documentation, Division Orders will be issued to persons listed as devisees under the Final Decree or Order. If there is confusion with the probate FD, then you may have to perform title curative work.