Below, you will find a list of commonly used abbreviations found inside of various instruments.
These are the abbreviations landmen will enter in Tracts. Most of these abbreviations are instrument subtypes.
Subtypes should always be entered in ALL CAPS.
This list is always growing. Feel free to suggest additional abbreviations that you come across in title instruments.
Subtypes:
ABOS- Assignment and Bill of Sale
ADMIN DEED- Administrator’s Deed
AFFT HEIR- Affidavit of Heirship
AFFT SUCCESSOR TRST- Affidavit of Successor Trustee
AFFT- Affidavit
AGREE- Agreement
AMEND- Amendment (AMEND AOGL, AMEND DT, AMEND OGL, etc.)
AOGL- Assignment of Oil and Gas Lease
AOGML- Assignment of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease
AORRI- Assignment of Overriding Royalty Interest
APP- Application
APPT CO-TRUSTEE- Appointment of Co-Trustee
ASSIGN DT- Assignment of Deed of Trust
ASSIGN- Assignment
BLM ASSIGN- Bureau of Land Management Assignment of Record Title
BLM TRANSFER- Bureau of Land Management Transfer of Operating Rights
BOS- Bill of Sale
CONV- Conveyance
CORR- Correction (CORR OGL, CORR WD, CORR QCD, etc.)
DECL- Declaration
DEED- Deed
DIST DEED- Distribution Deed
DT- Deed of Trust
EAS- Easement
EXEC DEED- Executor’s Deed
EXT- Extension
FIELD NOTES- Field Notes
GIFT DEED- Gift Deed
GWD- General Warranty Deed
HOMESTEAD- Homestead Designation
INV- Inventory
JUDG- Judgment
LP- Lis pendens; Lawsuit Pending
LWT- Last Will and Testament
MD- Mineral Deed
MEMO OGL- Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease
MEMO OGML- Memorandum of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease
MML- Mechanics and Materialmen’s Lien
MTG- Mortgage
OGL- Oil and Gas Lease
OGML- Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease
ORDER- Order
PART AOGL- Partial Assignment of Oil and Gas Lease
PART AOGML- Partial Assignment of Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease
PART ASSIGN- Partial Assignment
PART DEED- Partition Deed
PAT- Patent
POA- Power of Attorney
PR DEED- Personal Representative’s Deed
PROBATE- Certified Copy of Probate Proceedings
QCD- Quit Claim Deed
RAT- Ratification
RD- Royalty Deed
RDO- Rental Division Order
REL- Release
RESOL- Resolution
ROW DEED- Right of Way Deed
ROW/EAS- Right of Way/Easement
SHRF DEED- Sheriff’s Deed
STIP- Stipulation
SUB- Subordination
SUCCESSOR TRST DEED- Successor Trustee’s Deed
SWD- Special Warranty Deed
TOD- Transfer of Death
TRST DEED- Trustee’s Deed
TRUST AGREE- Trust Agreement
WD- Warranty Deed
WDVL- Warranty Deed with Vendor’s Lien
Other Abbreviations:
ARTI- All rights, title, and interest
Cnty– County
Dec’d– Deceased
Desc– Description
Et al.– And others
Et ux.– And wife
Et vir.– And husband
NMR- No minerals reserved
NST- Not subject tract
Re:– Regarding
Ref:– Reference(s)
RTI- Right, Title, and Interest
[sic]– Used to indicate that something is incorrectly written and intentionally left as it was in the original.
ST- Subject Tract