Done Right: RR&A’s Approach to Preventing Title Problems

About this episode

Kaysha Spoon discusses RR&A's approach to title examination and the importance of quality control in preventing title problems.

Title examination may happen behind the scenes, but it plays a critical role in protecting ownership , validating mineral interests , and preventing costly issues before they arise. In this episode of An Ounce of Prevention , guest host Kaysha Spoon, Associate at R. Reese & Associates , explains how the firm delivers title opinions that go beyond accuracy to become practical, decision-making tools for clients. She walks through how RR&A implements strict quality control checks to eliminate rounding errors and verify decimal interest (DOI) calculations, while also closely analyzing oil and gas leases for overlooked requirements such as pooling provisions and unit declarations , and identifying both title defects and curative issues , clearly distinguishing between high-risk defects that impact ownership and operations and lower-risk issues that may not require immediate action. Kaysha also explains how proactive communication during the title examination process allows clients to begin curative work earlier, and how visual chain of title flowcharts creates transparency in ownership calculations . She discusses how RR&A improves efficiency by resolving issues quickly to…

People in this episode

Guest: Kaysha Spoon

Topics covered

• title examination
• quality control
• ownership
• mineral interests
• title opinions
• curative work
• oil and gas leases

Keywords

• title defects
• curative issues
• high-risk defects
• ownership calculations
• visual chain of title

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Excel, title opinions, visual chain of title flowcharts

Books & works: An Ounce of Prevention

Places: Colorado

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