HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.07 Mineral Research StatementDon Moyer, Independent Landman
2233 Windsor Ct
Grand Junction, CO 81507
Statement:
At the request of Jimmie Branch or Pro Gas LLC, I conducted a mineral owner search
for the Pro Gas LLC property, being Lots 1, 2, 3, 18, 19, 20 of Block 12 of the Travelers
Highland Subdivision in Garfield County Colorado.
I conducted said search by doing the following:
I determined that the property was a portion of the SE/4SE/4 of Section 28, T7S,
R96W, 6th P.M.
I checked the web site of the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission and
determined that there were producing wells on said SE/4SE/4, and that the spacing for
said land was 80 acres, being the S/2SE of said section 28.
When I went to the Assessor’s office I confirmed that they do not track mineral
ownership or tax mineral rights, except at the request of the mineral owner who must
provide proof of ownership. There were no active mineral accounts on this property.
Using the geographical index of the Garfield County Clerk & Recorder, I found a
Declaration of Pooling and Pooling Agreement, which listed all the Oil & Gas Leases that
covered land in said S/2SE/4. I examined the leases and determined which leases
covered the land under the Pro Gas LLC property and who the owners were that leased
said property.
I then ran the title forward from the date of each of the leases to the present by using
the records of the Clerk & Recorders office, and also using the geographical indexes of
Stewart Title of Edwards, Colorado. There were numerous conveyances of mineral
interest in this property, which I copied and examined. From examination of these
conveyances I produced the Mineral Owners list that was provided.
I also did a quick check of the title chain to confirm the ownership from the Declaration
of Pooling was consistent with the prior deed