Surface & Mineral Title Services

Whether to verify a certain undivided ownership stake within a property or to determine the full interest schedule, Surface and Mineral Ownership reports can be prepared by Gideon Land & Title to suit all client needs. In contrast to traditional title companies or plants, Gideon Land & Title will go the extra mile to determine individual and current surface interests as well as mineral and leasehold ownership.

Ownership reports are prepared based on a first-hand review of County Clerk, District Clerk, Probate Court, and any available curative or heirship information. Our professionals come away with a high knowledge of the title circumstances and can answer any and all questions or concerns in an informed and professional manner – the height of service to our valued clients

Legal proceedings such as dissolution of marriage or probate matters often present a need to acquire an Inventory of assets and/or and Appraisement of those assets. Quite frequently, those assets include real property such as surface estates and mineral interests in certain lands and tracts. Gideon Land & Title can prepare all Ownership Reports or Title Details for use in Inventory and Appraisal matters. Our professionals can work with client attorney representation or otherwise to prepare exactly what is necessary from a title perspective to satisfy all client needs.

Does the Central Appraisal District or Assessor have your interests correct for taxation purposes? Are you equipped to dispute the CAD stated ownership? Gideon Land & Title can provide all necessary chain of title documentation to ensure that you have exactly what you need in order to confirm or accurately update your ownership through the CAD.

Are you being paid royalties on current oil or gas production? Does your operator have your interests correct based on your ownership? Are deductions from revenue being appropriately applied? Do you have revenue in suspense due to clouds on title?

Gideon Land & Title can help with these and all other concerns for royalty owners. Mineral Ownership Reports and other chain of title details can provide a check on Operator Revenue Decks to ensure your ownership is accurate and correctly accounted for.

For operators and oil and gas producers, title data is vast, and in some cases, extremely complex. Data entry mistakes can carry over through multiple years and divestitures. Gideon Land & Title can review all title circumstances and stated interests to ensure your ownership is accurate and complete. Our professionals can also provide title curative needs in order to free revenue that has been ‘suspended’ by operators for title issues or clouds.

Is your mineral property OPEN of RECORD? Are certain depths held while others are producing? Do you have a case to be RELEASED from a prior Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease? Who owns the current lease on your property? And in what proportions?

Gideon Land & Title can assist with all of these leasehold title concerns. With oil and natural gas prices on the rise, leasing activity quickly follows. In order to capitalize, ensure that you know every aspect of your leasehold ownership and opportunities with a review of your mineral rights circumstances.

Gideon Land & Title is well equipped to provide all title materials to clients seeking to consolidate certain interests into business entities or trusts for taxation purposes. Our professionals work with client attorneys to ensure all necessary title information is accounted for and all legal descriptions are proper and clear.

Often, clients are seeking title in order to file a Stipulation of Interest across a family estate or otherwise typically in an effort to clear any clouds on title. Gideon Land & Title can provide all available title documentation and ownership reports that may be necessary to complete all Stipulation requirements.