I recently leased some of my mineral rights to XTO Energy thru Ted W. Walters in Tyler, Tx. I was informed by the landman that I also had unclaimed mineral rights in another tract that was being held in Harrison County. He gave me the name of a lawyer to contact about this matter along with the Cause number, Volume number, and the name of the survey. I contacted the law firm and talked to a secretary and provided her with the information provided to me, but have not received any call back from the attorney.
As I have other leased mineral rights in Harrison County and pay taxes on the leases as well, I guess I do not understand how I cannot be found about other tracts. I also do not know how to proceed with claiming my unclaimed mineral rights if the lawyer does not return my call. I also am confused as to why a law firm would be involved in this matter as well. I do not have a lot of knowledge about these matters, so any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.
WRL
trying to collect will be a nitemare ! I have been at it for a year to little avail. The state of Texas is a nitemare trying to get anything released. If there are other heirs et cetera just forget it. I have had an attorney at it for over 6 months and it is redtape as you have ever run into. PLUS you will get billed for taxes before you ever get a penny. Sorry for bad news but pal you are in for a long ride in the rain bareback . I dont sign on much anymore but willcheck later good friigggin luck There will be 4 different legal entities envolved and all are attornies suckin the air out>>Actually the people at Harrison Co are nice but redtape is beyond belief' The tax attornies are useless and the buckgets passed like a greased pig Maybe I will tell you how I really feel some day.-
Thank you for your response, Joe. My mother was an only child of my grandfather (mineral rights owner) and I am an only child of my mother, who is deceased. As a result, the buck stops with me, so to speak. As stated in my original posting, I already have multiple tracts of mineral rights in Harrison County that I pay taxes on, so the "could not be located" excuse is really irritating to me. I simply had no idea as to how to proceed under such a set of circumstances. Not sure whether to go to the courthouse, keep calling the attorneys office or what. Thanks again for your response.
WRL
Thank you for the information.
WRL