AboutDavid B. McCall Expertise Questions regarding oil and gas exploration and production, the operation and management of oil and gas producing properties, and questions related to mineral ownership, title problems, and oil and gas leases.
Experience I am Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law in the state of Texas. I have more than 34 years of experience in the industry as both an in house attorney for major oil companies and as a partner in oil and gas firms. I am also a mineral owner and receive royalties from oil and gas production. I have extensive title examination experience, and have represented clients in many administrative and court proceedings.
Organizations State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Foundation, and Austin Bar Foundation.
Publications Various state bar seminars on Oil and Gas matters.
Education/Credentials I have a business degree in marketing from McMurry University, 1971, and a JD degree from Texas Tech University in 1974, where I graduated 17th in my class. Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law in 1986.
Question Can a royalty %26 mineral interest quit claim deed transfer all royalty and mineral ownership if in just states "all of seller's right, title and interest in and to any and all of the royalty %26 mineral interests Grantor now has in the counties of Panola %26 Harrison county, Texas". There is no legal description.
JD
Answer Hello JD. Depending on how the rest of the conveyance is worded, a quitclaim conveying all of the grantor's interest in a county or counties, or even the state of Texas is valid and effective as a conveyance, even if there is no legal description. To make sure that a quitclaim meets the requirements of Texas conveyances like this, I recommend that you have an attorney reviw any deed containing this wording before it is executed.
Good luck JD and let me know if you have any further questions.
