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Mineral title, in plain English
Short guides for land managers, mineral buyers and anyone who has to get title work done in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Kansas and North Dakota.
Basics
What is a title runsheet?
What goes on a title run sheet, column by column, and how it differs from the county index.
ChoosingIndex runsheet, title runsheet or abstract?
Which one you need for a lease check, a purchase or a title opinion.
Six statesWhere mineral records live, state by state
Who records, who regulates the wells, and where federal and state minerals are kept in NM, CO, UT, WY, KS and ND.
WyomingHow to search mineral records in Wyoming
Reception numbers, county clerks, split estates and the federal minerals.
KansasHelium title in Kansas: the basics
What a helium explorer needs from the county records before leasing and drilling.