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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate any help/insight you can provide. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0B242C">Jared N. Hawkins, Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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