Use cases / DOTO
Division Order Title Opinion
A title opinion that establishes the decimal interest of every royalty owner.
Operator division-order analyst, title attorney, curative landmen. The work gets pulled when first production from a new well; quarterly DOTO refresh; mineral acquisition that adds tracts to existing units.
Heirship records drive the decimal. Half-siblings, second marriages, and missed probates cause underpayment lawsuits years later.
Workflow
- Production hits sales meter; operator has 120-180 days (state-dependent) to set up the pay deck
- Title attorney builds the DOTO from existing DSTO + all updates since
- Each ownership chain is traced from sovereignty to current owner, decimal-precise
- Curative for unresolved probate gaps continues in parallel with payments going to "suspended interest" buckets
- Once curative closes, suspended funds release to the correct heirs
Also called: division order title opinion · DOTO · pay deck · royalty title opinion
Related
Use case · DSTO
Drillsite Title Opinion
A formal title opinion required before spudding a well.
Use case · STO
Supplemental Title Opinion
An update to a prior DSTO or DOTO when something material changes.
Document
Affidavit of Heirship
A sworn statement identifying the heirs of a decedent, recorded in deed records.
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