M.W. GARY & ASSOCIATES, LLC offers abstracts for title certification for mineral development purposes, the most comprehensive of all title products. Such abstracts include a compilation of all instruments in chain, running from present date, back to a pre-specified date, typically 1859, or even the date of the original grant or patent, as requested or recommended per client guidelines.
Using proprietary Ownership Reports, Runsheets, and various other standardized forms, our agents abstract and highlight the essential portions of each instrument, directing the reviewer to the sensitive and important data included on each of the documents.
Certified Title Abstracts are prepared with sufficient quality and detail to be incorporated, with minimal effort, into an attorney Certified Title Opinion. The reports identify all those with interests in the surface estate, and all those with oil and gas or leasing interests, while also identifying clouds or other title issues which may require curative measures, further review, or other complex business decisions, prior to drilling or other development.
The agents that support M.W. GARY & ASSOCIATES, LLC have the experience, knowledge, and are regularly briefed on the ever-evolving technical issues, to provide clients all the information they need on a tract to make truly informed decisions. Our associates are also familiar with numerous courthouse facilities and document recording and organization styles and formats, so they always hit the ground running.
If you need abstract support, we are here to help. At M.W. GARY & ASSOCIATES, LLC, we pride ourselves on timely and thorough work. Contact us today!
M.W. GARY & ASSOCIATES, LLC has extensive experience working due diligence projects for all forms of oil and gas, pipeline, and land transactions. MWG is acutely aware of the importance of meeting tight time-lines in a process where even a day late could cause a waiver of substantial claims or rights.
It is imperative that a buyer knows what they are purchasing, and has a clear understanding of all risks involved in a transaction. As such, MWG recognizes the importance of calibrating the review process. While MWG has the experience to apply industry standards of guidance in prioritizing assets under review, MWG also works closely with clients to formulate a transaction-specific strategy.
Whether all defects need to be highlighted and thoroughly notated, or if certain imperfections are to be presumed, preferring agents to move on to other assets rather than dedicating time on known encumbrances, all such issues can be discussed at the commencement of the project.
To ensure that all the most valued assets are given due consideration, where time constraints are severe, MWG works with clients to develop priority guidelines based on acreage, location, asset classifications, or otherwise, to ensure the true value of the purchase is proven-up timely.
Give MWG a call, and find out more about our services, and how we can help you close that deal!
M.W. GARY & ASSOCIATES, LLC was one of, if not the, first land company to provide a full range of services for the Appalachian Basin shale plays. Being here from the beginning of the rush, MWG has acquired countless leases, and with each, has prepared a corresponding Lease Title report.
MWG has prepared 10,000’s of Lease Title reports, striking that all important balance between timing and content. Great care must be taken to submit the reports expeditiously, allowing sufficient time to pay on the newly acquired Lease, as a tardy payment may invalidate the document, perhaps requiring a re-start with the negotiations process. Conversely, each report must also incorporate sufficient detail to identify all risks that need to be considered prior to payment.
While MWG has developed a Lease Title package which applies best practices in the Basin, as always, MWG is more than happy to consult with clients to understand particular sensitivities, being either client or regionally based, and can adjust or supplement a standard search or reporting parameters accordingly.
If your firm is leasing, or planning to ramp-up on a leasing program, call MWG today!
M.W. GARY & ASSOCIATES, LLC has the capacity to custom-tailor Right-of-Way Title products per client precise directives and specifications. Where statutory or customary title requirements demand a mere 40 year or 60 year search, MWG can so oblige, and with the speed and efficiency that such an abbreviated search permits.
Conversely, MWG has the knowledge and experience to know where such abbreviated requests require unique supplementation, when, for example, competing or incompatible rights are suspected or other indicia in chain suggest further inquiry is merited.
Whether a client requires a standardized report for internal consistency, or a modified version to avoid known or anticipated pitfalls, please call MWG today!
M.W. GARY & ASSOCIATES, LLC also offers extensive title ownership Curative Services, which can be paired with any of our title products, or provided on a stand-alone basis.
MWG can identify and remedy title defects, clouds, or even holes in the chain of title, to ensure a tract history is properly documented. Over the years, we have encountered a multitude of defects, and have developed a vast experienced pool of individuals, from lawyers and paralegals, to experienced landmen, with the acumen and creativity necessary to cure around and through even the most challenging of obstacles.
Some of the more frequent documents and issues encountered during the curative process are: contested wills, divorce decrees, non-probated intestate deaths, abandoned or unclaimed interests, unrecorded documents, missing heirs, and non-standard deeds and trusts. MWG has developed remedies for all such circumstances, rendering title defensible, or even marketable, as the project requires.
MWG agents have broad experience in drafting any number of curative documents: amendments and ratifications, affidavits, extension forms, assignments, and quitclaim deeds, are just a few of the more common remedies employed.
Importantly, MWG agents do not just draft such documents, they get the ink. With the knowledge and understanding as to not just the purpose of the document, but the benefits to all stakeholders in clearing up enduring title issues, MWG agents can get it done.
Contact MWG to see how we can help provide you peace of mind by curing those defects!
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