The Recordant Blog

Field notes on title, minerals,
and the county record.

Practical writing for land and mineral teams — chain of title, diligence, and the craft of making records answer.

2026-08-20

Chain of Title, Explained for Speed: How Land Teams Find and Close Gaps Faster

What a chain of title actually is, why gaps kill deals, and the modern workflow — indexed county records, flagged breaks, targeted grantor/grantee searches — that closes them in hours instead of weeks.

2026-08-21

Mineral, Royalty, and ORRI Interests: A Diligence Checklist That Survives Audit

A practical checklist for tracing mineral, royalty, and overriding royalty interests to the instrument — severances, reservations, proportionate reduction, and the documentation standard that holds up in A&D diligence.

2026-08-22

From Runsheets to Review-Ready: Scaling Landman Research Across TX, OK, NM, and WY

How land teams scale courthouse research across Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Wyoming county records — hosted work product, searchable handwritten-era books, and one review workflow for deeds, GIS, plant data, and HBP evidence.