[WSBARP] State Oil/Gas/Mineral Reservation

[Kary Krismer]

There was a statute passed maybe 5-10 years ago that required the holder 
of such reservations to re-record their interest in order to preserve 
it.  Not sure whether that would apply to the state.

Those types of reservations are quite common in the Renton, Kent, Black 
Diamond, etc. areas due to coal.  They seemingly have not stopped 
development.

Kary L. Krismer
206 723-2148

On 1/15/2019 11:10 AM, Jared Hawkins wrote:
>
> All: Good morning.  In reviewing a Title Commitment for a client, I 
> discovered that the State had previously owned the parcel as school 
> lands and upon selling the parcel in the early 1900s, the State 
> expressly reserved the oil, gas, and mineral rights in or upon the 
> lands and the right to explore and extract the same.
>
> I’ve seen such a reservation before, but because the reservation poses 
> some challenges if my client were to develop the property in the 
> future, I’m curious: (a) has anyone attempted to request that the 
> State release such a reservation before?; (b) what is the likelihood 
> of success?; and (c) who would be the appropriate person/entity to 
> contact to start the discussion?
>
> I appreciate any help/insight you can provide.  Thanks!
>
> Jared N. Hawkins, Attorney at Law
>
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