Issues
Disputes we work on
Each page explains what the land record can show in that kind of dispute, which documents matter, how a landman's work helps the case, and what to send us.
- Title disputes over minerals and land
Who owned what, and when: how a landman reads the chain of title, severances and conflicting deeds for a title dispute.
- Royalty payment and deduction disputes
How a landman checks a royalty decimal, the division order and the deductions on a check stub against the lease and deeds.
- Pooling and unitization disputes
What the record shows about a pooled unit: the designation, each lease's pooling clause, ratifications and tract participation.
- Lease termination and held-by-production disputes
Whether an oil and gas lease ended is a question of dates. How a landman builds the timeline from the lease and well records.
- Retained acreage disputes
How much of a lease survived its retained acreage clause, and where. A landman maps the wells, the acreage and the depths.
- Right-of-way and easement disputes
What was granted, to whom, where and for how long: how a landman reads pipeline, road and utility grants for a dispute.
- Heirship and probate of mineral interests
When a mineral owner dies and nothing is filed, the interest stays in their name of record. How a landman traces successors.
- Surface damage disputes
Who owned the surface and minerals when, what the lease and any surface agreement say, and where the facilities sit.
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Who reads it
A landman on our team. We read every request and answer by email.
What happens next
We check conflicts, then come back with who fits: a landman on our team, or a landman we know who works that county or that kind of dispute. How it works.
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