It is the owner’s responsibility to notify of any changes to ownership. All ownership change documents should be mailed or emailed to B&G Production as soon as possible.
Will / Probated Through Court
If an interest owner passed leaving a Will, we will need: a copy of the Will, a copy of the Death Certificate, the Letters Testamentary, and Order Admitting Will to Probate. All documents will need to be filed for record in the county where the property/well is located. Please provide addresses, phone numbers and social security or tax ID numbers for all heirs or assigns in order to properly set up the account(s). Once we have been provided with these copies serving to vest record title in the heirs, transfer orders will be prepared and forwarded to the heir(s) for execution.
If any of the deceased interest owner’s heirs or assigns are also deceased, we would likewise need the above listed documents, filed for record in the county where the property is located, naming his/her heirs or assigns.
No Will / No Probate Through Court
If the interest owner leaves no Will, we need a copy of the Death Certificate and an Affidavit of Heirship executed by a non-interested third party. This document should be executed by a non-family member, should state that the individual executing it has knowledge of the deceased person’s family, and also state who the heir(s) are along with their addresses. This document should be signed and properly notarized. Both must be filed for record in the county where the property/well is located.
If any of the heirs or assigns are deceased leaving no Will, a Death Certificate and Affidavit or Heirship must be provided naming their heirs or assigns and must be filed for record in the county where the property/well is located.
