Kaufman County Royalty Deed Form
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Kaufman County Royalty Deed Form
Fill in the blank Royalty Deed form formatted to comply with all Texas recording and content requirements.

Kaufman County Royalty Deed Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Royalty Deed form.

Kaufman County Completed Example of the Royalty Deed Document
Example of a properly completed Texas Royalty Deed document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Kaufman County Clerk
Kaufman, Texas 75142
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Phone: 972-932-4331 x1104
Recording Tips for Kaufman County:
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
- Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
- Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
- Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
Cities and Jurisdictions in Kaufman County
Properties in any of these areas use Kaufman County forms:
- Crandall
- Elmo
- Forney
- Kaufman
- Kemp
- Mabank
- Rosser
- Scurry
- Terrell
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Kaufman County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Kaufman County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Kaufman County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Kaufman County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.
Can I reuse these forms?
Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Kaufman County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.
Are there any recurring fees?
No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
How much does it cost to record in Kaufman County?
Recording fees in Kaufman County vary. Contact the recorder's office at 972-932-4331 x1104 for current fees.
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A Texas royalty deed conveys a share of what an oil or gas well produces, free of the cost of producing it, without handing over the power to lease the minerals or drill them. This form prepares a royalty deed that conveys a non-participating royalty interest in the oil, gas, and other minerals under a described tract, with a general warranty of title and subject to any existing lease.
One Stick From the Bundle
Texas treats the mineral estate as a bundle of five rights: the right to develop the minerals, the right to lease them, the right to a lease bonus, the right to delay rentals, and the right to royalty. A royalty deed conveys only the last one. The grantee receives a fractional share of production but takes no part in signing leases, no say in whether a well is drilled, and no bonus or delay rental. Because the holder does not participate in those decisions, the interest is a non-participating royalty interest, often shortened to NPRI.
That single-stick character is what the form makes unmistakable. Texas courts read a deed by its whole text, and the words decide whether an interest is royalty or mineral in nature. Following the line of cases from Watkins v. Slaughter through Temple-Inland Forest Products Corp. v. Henderson Family Partnership, the form names the interest a royalty interest, states that it bears none of the costs of production, and strips the executive, development, bonus, and delay rental rights. A deed that merely grants minerals in and under the land, by contrast, tends to create a mineral interest, a different instrument.
Fixed or Floating
A royalty fraction can be written two ways, and the choice changes what the grantee collects when an old lease ends and a new one begins at a different rate. A fixed royalty is a set fraction of gross production, such as a fixed one-sixteenth of everything the well yields, and it does not move when the lease changes. A floating royalty is a fraction of whatever royalty the lease in force reserves, so it rises and falls with the lease rate. Decades of Texas litigation over double-fraction language, the kind that reads one-half of one-eighth, trace back to deeds that left this ambiguous, with Luckel v. White and Hysaw v. Dawkins among the leading cases. The form gives separate space to state the size of the interest and whether it is fixed or floating.
Subject to the Lease and Recorded for Protection
A royalty is paid under the terms of the lease that governs the well, so the form identifies any existing oil and gas lease the conveyance is made subject to, along with other matters of record. A subject-to clause also limits the conveyance to what the grantor actually owns. A royalty interest is an interest in land, so the deed is recorded with the county clerk where the land lies, which protects the grantee against a later purchaser from the same grantor. The county appraisal district then lists the interest as real property for ad valorem tax, since Texas treats an interest in minerals as real property.
What the Package Includes
The package includes the royalty deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example filled in for a realistic Reeves County fact pattern, and a plain-language guide that walks through every section and explains the fixed and floating choice. The materials are informational and are not legal advice. A grantor conveying the minerals themselves, with leasing and bonus rights, looks to the Texas Mineral Deed instead.
Important: Your property must be located in Kaufman County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Royalty Deed meets all recording requirements specific to Kaufman County.
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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Kaufman County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.
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