Inked Land Company

🔎 The Foundation of Every Project: Clear, Defensible Title Strong energy development begins with accurate title for both mineral and surface estates. This research ensures a deep understanding of the land, its history, and the people connected to it. At Inked Land Company, our title professionals work diligently to identify ownership, uncover encumbrances, resolve discrepancies, and reduce uncertainty long before a project reaches critical milestones. Whether researching title chains that are centuries-long, addressing curative needs, or coordinating with property owners, our goal is simple: deliver title you can rely on. This is why we are a preferred vendor with some of the nation's largest policy-issuing title companies.  When accuracy matters — and it always does — precise title work makes all the difference. See how Inked Land Company can help de-mystify your project! #TitleServices #MineralTitle #EnergyDevelopment #InkedLandCompany 

As we reflect on the past year, we want to express our gratitude to the landowners, clients, partners, and team members who make our work possible. Your collaboration and trust continue to drive our mission forward. We are thankful for the relationships built in the field, the opportunities to support critical energy projects, and the teams who work daily to provide clarity and confidence through high-quality land and title services. From all of us at Inked Land Company, we wish you a warm, safe, and meaningful Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Thanksgiving from our team to yours. 🦃 #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #LandServices #TitleExpertise #InkedLandCompany

Acquiring a project in the late stages of development isn’t the time to gamble on what a seller represents—it’s the time to confirm it. Inked Land Company is routinely engaged to perform property right due diligence for M&A transactions in renewable and oil and gas sectors. The most recent in the renewables space was a late stage utility scale solar project. Our team reviewed 5 leases, 7 purchase options, and 15 easements, (and all amendments and associated contracts) to identify key contractual risks and obligations spanning the following disciplines: -Land and Real Estate -Engineering and Construction -Risk Management -Operations The output: a consolidated risk report, by discipline, outlining non-conforming provisions, minor compliance concerns, and major concerns requiring immediate attention prior to closing the transaction. This level of review ensures investors know exactly what they are acquiring—and what obligations they are inheriting. When the stakes are high, “close enough” isn’t good enough. Don’t underestimate the due diligence necessary to acquire late-stage projects. Hire reputable experts and ensure you are set up for success. Hire Inked Land Company. #DueDiligence #LandServices #EnergyDevelopment #RightOfWay #MergersAndAcquisitions

Today, we pause to recognize the men and women who have served our country with courage, discipline, and sacrifice. Their commitment to protecting our freedoms is something that can never be overstated—or forgotten. At Inked Land Company, we proudly give our team Veterans Day off to honor the extraordinary service and sacrifice of those who defend our nation. The freedoms we enjoy—and the work we do each day—are made possible by their dedication. To all veterans, and to the families who stand beside them: thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your example. #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans #Freedom #Service #InkedLandCompany

☀️From Roughnecks to Renewables: The Modern Landman’s Evolution Tenured landmen from oil and gas backgrounds have unique skillsets that are hard to replicate. The boom-and-bust cycles of oil and gas have caused long-term uncertainty with many professionals. As a result, some of the best landmen are often times out of work or otherwise forced to start over with a new career in an unrelated field. Others have been fortunate to pivot into new sectors where their skillset is easily transferable and often times realized in a more senior role. Whether developing renewables, transmission lines, cell towers or other industries, the value professionals bring from oil and gas backgrounds is quickly realized. At Inked Land Company, we’ve experienced this evolution firsthand, with many of our senior staff and land agents coming from oil and gas backgrounds. The discipline that once fueled hydrocarbons now powers sustainability. The work is different, but the DNA is the same: precise, professional, and built on relationships that last. Great landmen come in all shapes, sizes and backgrounds. Has your career evolved across industries? Inked Land Company: Your Strategic Partner for Securing Land and De-Risking Energy Development along the way. #LandServices #OilandGas #RenewableEnergy #TitleExpertise #RightOfWay

Especially in prominent oil and gas areas, mineral estates and surface estates are typically severed (owned separately). In nearly all cases where minerals and surface are severed, the mineral estate is dominant. This means the mineral owner, or their lessee (like an oil & gas company), has the legal right to use as much of the surface as is “reasonably necessary” to access and develop the minerals. From the surface (pun intended), some developers erroneously assume above-ground infrastructure only effects what the eye can see. However, it’s important to dig deeper (another pun!), to understand mineral estates and their implications underlying your project. Before issuing a formal insurance policy to a project, title companies often require project developers to obtain subsurface waivers to clarify limits and compensation for infrastructure. Like securing land, obtaining subsurface waivers requires relationship-building with owners and can be a lengthy process depending on the number of stakeholders involved. Neglecting to understand underlying mineral estates while sprinting to secure land is a common mistake. As queue deadlines approach, many projects fall through the cracks by failing to secure waivers in a timely manner. Inked works hand-in-hand with policy-issuing companies to satisfy subsurface waiver requirements (and other curative items) so your project can be insured! Have neglected efforts with subsurface waivers or other curative items halted your project? #Energy #Landman #Title #MineralRights

Every title landman has that one file. The one that keeps you staring at records until the coffee goes cold and your eyes get fuzzy. Sometimes its a missing conveyance. Other times its tricky heirs and un-probated estates. Sometimes its mineral interests fractioned into slivers so small they could fit on the head of a pin. For most people, it looks like chaos. For Inked Land Company, its a puzzle begging for order. Title work is rarely glamorous, but it’s foundational. Without clear ownership, nothing moves. When the issues get messy, that’s where the real value of a seasoned land team shows up. Do you need help understanding mineral interests, working interests, or curing defects? Inked Land Company is here to help! #Energy #Landman #Title #MineralRights

Projects end, but relationships built on trust and results endure. For oil and gas producers, renewable power generators, and mineral and royalty aggregators, mineral title is never a one time task. Interests change hands, heirs emerge, and ownership records evolve. Inked Land Company’s approach emphasizes lasting partnerships, not one off assignments. We stay engaged with clients across multiple projects and cycles, anticipating needs before they impact drilling schedules, development pipelines, and financing activities. Our most impactful relationships are built on developing institutional knowledge, alleviating frictions, anticipating needs, and becoming trusted sources of truth to our clients. The outcome is simple: reliable title solutions backed by trusted relationships. Your Strategic Partner for De Risking Energy Developments. Looking for more than just a vendor? Let’s build a partnership that lasts. #MineralTitle #CurativeTitle #OilAndGas #Renewables #EnergyDevelopment

Shovels don’t move until property rights and a title policy are locked down. Site control and curative title can be where projects are won—or delayed. We focus on options, easements, surface use agreements, surface waivers, SNDA’s, crossings agreements, and more—so you can focus on financing, engineering, and interconnection. Our deliverables are bankable property rights and addressing curative items to secure your title policy with the appropriate endorsements. We operate as an extension of our clients’ teams—always focused on de-risking their pipeline. If your project needs bankable site control and/or curative title to lock down your title policy, we should talk! #SiteControl #Mineral #Title #CurativeTitle #EnergyDevelopment #Energy

A recent curative project had us telling our client they had secured surface waivers from the wrong chain of title! A legacy oil and gas operator leased a mineral owner 65 years ago. His heirs and their successors collected oil and gas royalties for 60 years. Now they just received payments for surface waivers. As it turns out, the original lessor on that oil and gas lease was not the rightful owner. He had the same name as the rightful owner, and had a similar vintage, but came from a different region of the country. The rightful owner's heirs are now making a claim. What now? After litigation and sifting through the warranties that is... Unlocking the hidden stories of land title is a journey only a few truly understand. What unexpected plot twist have you encountered in your experience? Share your stories with us! #MineralTitleTales