Mineral Rights Forum for Informed Decisions

Mineral rights are legal rights to explore for, produce, lease, sell, or otherwise benefit from minerals beneath a property, such as oil and gas. They may be owned with the surface estate or severed and owned separately. A title review is important because deeds, reservations, prior leases, probate matters, and conveyances can all affect who holds the applicable mineral interest.

Ownership is typically established through a chain-of-title review of recorded documents, including deeds, wills, probate filings, leases, assignments, and other county or state records. The process traces transfers over time and identifies reservations, encumbrances, and potential ownership gaps. MAJR Resources performs title research ranging from surface ownership through leasehold interests to help clients verify the parties involved.

A mineral rights title search examines recorded land records to determine the history and current status of mineral ownership. It can reveal conveyances, inherited interests, liens, easements, lease burdens, and defects that may affect development or acquisition. The resulting research gives legal teams, developers, and buyers a documented foundation for evaluating ownership and deciding what curative work may be needed.

A leasehold interest is the right a lessee receives under a mineral lease to explore for and produce specified minerals, subject to the lease terms. Its value and operational flexibility can be affected by royalty provisions, primary terms, pooling language, drilling obligations, acreage, and production status. Leasehold review helps evaluate these details before an acquisition, divestiture, or development decision.

Curative documents address title defects or missing links that could prevent a company from confidently leasing, acquiring, or developing an interest. Depending on the issue, they may include ratifications, affidavits, releases, probate-related documents, assignments, or pooling agreements. Completing curative work before operations can reduce delays, clarify authority to act, and help keep project timelines from being disrupted by unresolved ownership questions.

A division order is a document that identifies the proportional ownership interests used to allocate oil and gas production proceeds. Before signing or relying on one, parties should confirm that the legal description, owner name, decimal interest, and underlying ownership information are accurate. Division-order assistance can help identify discrepancies and support the curative process when the allocation does not match title findings.

Yes. Mineral rights and leasehold interests can be purchased, sold, assigned, or conveyed, often independently of the surface estate. Before a transaction, buyers commonly conduct ownership research, review existing leases and production, assess encumbrances, and evaluate transaction documents. Thorough due diligence helps identify risks and obligations so the parties can make informed decisions and document a clean transfer.

Yes. MAJR Resources supports renewable energy development alongside traditional oil and gas work. Services can include renewable energy agreement procurement, title research, right-of-way and easement support, due diligence, and project assessment. For commercial solar considerations, MAJR can evaluate factors such as transmission access, slopes, floodplain conditions, existing surface leases, pipelines, and active oil and gas operations.