System for management of oil and gas mineral interests

Abstract

A system for managing mineral interests includes at least one database for storing data records relating to oil and gas mineral interest. A server enables generation of a graphical user interface at a plurality of locations over an open network. The graphical user interface enables creation and editing of data records stored in the at least one database from the plurality of locations and the editing may occur over the open network. The graphical user interface further enables viewing of data records from the plurality of locations over the open network.

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         21 . A system for managing mineral interests, comprising:
 a repository of information including lease information for a plurality of different land assets, the lease information including a land area identifier as well as one or more of a royalty amount for the lease, an identification of a lessor, an identification of a lessee, and a term of the lease; and   a set of computer-readable instructions stored in non-transitory memory configured to provide selected lease information from the repository in response to receiving a search query.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the search query is received via one or more communication packets transmitted over the Internet. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the search query is received from a computing device that is co-located with the set of computer-readable instructions. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the lease information includes the land area identifier as well as a plurality of the royalty amount for the lease, the identification of the lessor, the identification of the lessee, and the term of the lease. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the lease information includes the land area identifier as well as all of the royalty amount for the lease, the identification of the lessor, the identification of the lessee, and the term of the lease. 
     
     
         26 . A method for managing mineral interest, comprising:
 storing mineral interest data associated with an area of land; and   creating a display of the mineral interest data, the created display of mineral interest data being configured for presentation via a computer and including at least one presentation of a relationship between two or more of the following instances of information: at least one instance of a deed record, at least one instance of a lease record, and at least one instance of a well record.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the instances of information are each associated with the area of land. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein at least some of the instances of information are associated with different areas of land. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the at least one presentation of the relationship depicts a relationship between each of the instances of information.