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To research mineral rights ownership you go to the county clerk or recorders office and do a title search, they will normally help you to get started.
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When transferring land ownership are mineral rights included?
Unless they are specifically excepted, yes they are. However - if you are purchasing real estate in the western states of the US be especially aware of the possibility of your mineral rights NOT conveying with the property.
Who owns the oil resources in the US?
Every acre of land has "mineral rights", that is, the ownership of any and all minerals under the surface of the land. Some own land that has the mineral rights, and in some cases the mineral rights have been sold off in earlier years. A lot of mineral rights are owned by oil companies and a lot are owned by individuals and a lot are owned by state governments and a lot by the federal government. Gathering up these "mineral rights" is the job of Petroleum Land Specialists, some of which work for oil companies and some of which are independent.
How do you establish your rights as the heir to your deceased mother's mineral rights?
You need to consult with an attorney who specializes in property law and probate law who can research and document your father's mineral rights and then probate his estate to make certain those rights pass to you legally.
Does fee simple include mineral rights?
Initially, land is conveyed from a government to private ownership by a land "grant" or a land "patent". The government may or may not include or exclude mineral rights in the land grant or land patent, or such rights may be governed by statutory law. A government may choose to lease or sell such mineral rights separate from the "land" or "real property". Subsequently, land or real property is conveyed from private ownership to private ownership by "Deed". A private owner could sell off the mineral rights to one party while selling off the land to another party. What is created is a "chain of title" (the land grant or patent, followed by a series of conveyance deeds). Generally, land conveyed "fee simple" also conveys the mineral rights from a Grantor to a Grantee, provided that the Grantor possessed such mineral rights to convey. To find out whether the Grantee has, and the Grantor had, such mineral rights requires tracing back the "chain of title" (usually with a County Clerk of Court or County Recorder of Deeds). One is looking for any deed restrictions or separation of mineral rights in such chain of title. Then one also needs to research whether Federal or State law (statutes) reserve mineral rights to the government through the land grant or land patent or any subsequent transfers. An important component of "mineral rights" is usually the "right of entry" to exploit such rights. While many mineral rights holdings lay "dormant", they often have a "superior" right to exploit the land as compared with a property owner. Which means that they can choose to excavate a huge hole or otherwise tear up your property to exploit what is underneath it. They "eventually" need to compensate you or to more or less put things back the way they were when they started - but they may have more rights to the land than you have to the property. It depends on the governing law (federal or state) and who granted what to whom and when.
If you have oil under your property Is it illegal to build an oil well in the US on private land?
You will need to own the mineral rights on the land, which are separate from ownership of the surface land.
What does the Freedom Charter say about the right to vote and stand for office?
rights to different languages and follk cultures, ownership by the people of mineral wealth, bank and industry redivision of the land rights to complulsory education and decent housing
If mineral rights are not passed on in deed what happens to them?
Unless it is stated in the deed that the mineral rights are reserved in some manner then any mineral rights not previously reserved pass to the grantee. If you have any questions about mineral rights or you have mineral rights for sale please contact me and I will be glad to help. I have been a buyer of minerals or mineral rights for many years. See my bio page.
What is rule of mineral rights ownership when death to other party having one half mineral rights?
As with any probate estate, it would depend on any number of other issues, including the actual words of the grant of ownership (jointly, in common), then (assuming common ownership) whether there was a valid will of the other party and what the will says about property rights, and if no will, then where the person was domiciled when he or she died and what their laws of intestacy have to say, and if any heirs can be found, and if you can negotiate with the heirs, and so forth. If, for example, you were named on a deed as "A and B", and B dies, then B's share passes to his or her heirs, whoever they are. If there is a will that gives the rights to A, then obviously A now has all the mineral rights, which would be exactly the same as if the deed had said "A and B as joint tenants with right of survivorship," although the estate tax issues may be different.
What do title abstractors do?
Title abstractors research historical documents to trace the ownership of a property back to its origin. They provide a summary of the property's legal history, including any liens, encumbrances, or restrictions that may affect its ownership. This information is crucial for real estate transactions to ensure a clear title transfer.
What is absolute ownership?
is the direct rights of ownership over a property which a particular person posses and he or she can do what ever on the land for they own the rights on the property.
How do you fin dout if you have mineral rights to your land?
Read the deed to the property. Unless mineral rights are excluded, you have them.
What has the author Sandy Macenko written?
Sandy Macenko has written: 'The administration of federal subsurface rights in Canada' -- subject(s): Mines and mineral resources, Land use, Planning, Government ownership
