Services

GRSJ researches land records and reports what they show. Each service below lists what it is, what you receive and what we need from you to start. Every project is scoped and quoted before work begins.

Research, not a legal title opinion

GRSJ provides research, not legal title opinions. Our work includes records research, abstracts, runsheets, ownership reports and acquisition support. Our reports state what the public records show. A legal title opinion comes from your attorney, who can rely on our work as part of their review. GRSJ does not perform surveys or issue title insurance.

Surface title research and ownership reports

What it is. Research of the surface estate for each tract: who owns it today, how they took title, and what is recorded against it.

What you receive

Current owner report for each tract, with the vesting deed and mailing address of record
Liens, mortgages and recorded easements found in the search
Appraisal district parcel ID and acreage for each tract
Copies of the key instruments, indexed by tract
A summary spreadsheet covering every tract in one format

What we need from you

Tract list, parcel IDs or a map or shapefile of the project area
County and state
Search period, if you have one (for example, current owner only or a set number of years)
Your required report format, if you have one
Needed-by date

Mineral and leasehold title

What it is. Mineral and leasehold ownership research for oil and gas and other energy work, built from a runsheet of the recorded chain.

What you receive

Digital runsheets of the instruments in the chain, with recording references
Mineral ownership reports (MOR) and leasehold ownership reports (LOR)
Operating rights takeoffs, broken out by depth or formation where required
Notes on gaps, conflicts and open questions found in the records
Copies of the instruments relied on, indexed to the runsheet

What we need from you

Tract or unit description, section and survey, or a map
Depths or formations of interest
Lease numbers and any prior title or runsheets you already hold
Effective date for the report
Needed-by date

Abstracting and courthouse records research

What it is. Searching and pulling records from county clerk, district clerk, appraisal district and state sources, then organizing them so your team can use them.

What you receive

Copies of recorded instruments with book, page or instrument numbers
An index of every document pulled, sortable by tract, date and type
Abstracts of the key terms in deeds, leases and easements
A note of anything that could not be found or read

What we need from you

Counties and tracts or names to search
The document types you need
Search period
Needed-by date

Right-of-way and easement research

What it is. Research of the recorded rights along a route or under a site: who owns each tract, what easements already exist, and where no recorded rights were found.

What you receive

Tract-by-tract ownership list along the route, with vesting deeds
Existing easements, rights-of-way and liens on each tract
Abstracts of easement terms, including width, purpose and assignment rights where stated
A gap list of tracts with no recorded rights found
Map-ready legal descriptions and tract IDs your engineer or GIS team can match to the route

What we need from you

Route or site map, KMZ or shapefile
Counties crossed
Any easements or records you already hold
Needed-by date

Right-of-way acquisition support

What it is. The research and document work around acquiring easements and rights-of-way: current owner contact details, title packages for each tract, status tracking and a recording check once instruments are signed.

What you receive

Owner contact list with mailing addresses of record
A title package for each tract ready for your acquisition team
A status tracker in Excel, updated on a set schedule
A recording check that signed instruments were recorded against the right tracts

What we need from you

Route or site map and tract list
Your easement forms and acquisition plan
The contact person on your team or your attorney's
Needed-by date

Texas licensing note. In Texas, a person who buys, sells, leases or transfers an easement or right-of-way for another, for telecommunication, utility, railroad or pipeline use, must hold a real estate license or an easement or right-of-way certificate of registration (Texas Occupations Code §1101.501). We confirm at scoping which tasks GRSJ performs and which are handled by a licensed or registered agent or by your own staff.

Curative support

(Working with your attorney.)

What it is. Help clearing the title requirements your attorney identifies. Your attorney sets the requirements and decides what cures them; GRSJ does the research and document work.

What you receive

A curative tracker listing each requirement, the tract, the action and its status
Research to locate missing instruments, heirs and current owners
Contact details for parties who need to sign
Signed curative documents collected and checked for recording, as your attorney directs

What we need from you

The title opinion requirements or the list your attorney wants addressed
Your attorney's contact and any document forms they want used
Needed-by date

Not sure which service fits?

Describe the land and what you need to decide. We will suggest a scope.

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