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SourceTexas Property Code 75.101 for the three-year rule (text). ClaimItTexas checked 2026-09-29. Mineral proceeds (royalties, overriding royalties, net revenue interests, bonuses, delay and shut-in rentals) that an owner has not claimed for longer than three years after they became payable are presumed abandoned. The company holding them, usually the operator, then reports them and hands them to the Comptroller by July 1 (Texas Property Code 75.101). Money an operator could not pay a lost owner can therefore show up here.
Why royalties end up with the state
An operator that cannot find an owner, or whose check goes uncashed, keeps the money in suspense. After more than three years the law presumes it abandoned, and the operator must report it and hand it to the Comptroller by July 1. The state then holds it for the owner and the owner’s heirs.
How to search
- Type the owner’s name above, and any other names to try.
- Copy each line into ClaimItTexas, one at a time.
- Look for a royalty or mineral entry, or a company that is an oil and gas operator.
If the owner has died
A beneficiary or executor can claim. The estate mineral report searches the appraisal rolls for every interest under the person’s names, values each as of the date of death, and gives this search with the names already written.
If you are still receiving royalties, upload a statement and we compare it with the state record.
Questions owners ask
Common questions
Short answers. Sources are at the end of the page.
How do I find unclaimed royalties in Texas?
Search the Texas Comptroller's unclaimed property database, ClaimItTexas, under the owner's name. Royalties an operator could not pay are reported there once they have gone unclaimed for more than three years. The search needs a person to complete a check, so we give you the names to type and the steps rather than run it for you.
When do royalties become unclaimed property?
Under Texas Property Code 75.101, mineral proceeds that have remained unclaimed by the owner for longer than three years after they became payable are presumed abandoned. The company holding them then reports them and delivers them to the Comptroller by July 1.
Which names should I search?
The owner's name as it appeared on royalty checks and tax notices, both ways round, without a middle name or initial, and with the first initial only. Then a spouse's name, a maiden name and any business or trust the owner held. This page writes those lines for you.
Can an heir claim an owner's unclaimed royalties?
Yes. The Comptroller may approve the claim of the reported owner, or of a deceased owner's beneficiaries or executor, under Texas Property Code 74.501. The site lists the documents it asks for.
Should I pay someone to find it for me?
You do not have to. A person who tells you about unclaimed property may not contract for more than 10 percent of what is recovered, plus reasonable attorney's fees, and if the property is mineral proceeds the fee may not include part of the underlying minerals or an overriding royalty (Property Code 74.507). A letter that asks for more, or asks to file the claim for you, conflicts with that section.
Do you look up the names for me?
No. The state's search sits behind a check that only a person can complete, and it takes no name in its web address. We do not get around it. The names you type here stay in your browser.
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