# Fractional Undivided Interest | Berlin Royalties > Today a woman, let's call her Ruth, from outside Duncan called the shop and said her mother passed last September and she and the three other … Source: https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/fractional-undivided-interest/ Publisher: Berlin Royalties, a veteran-owned oil and gas mineral and royalty buyer in Tulsa, Oklahoma, buying for its own account since 2014. Call or text 918-984-1645. License: free to quote and cite with attribution to Berlin Royalties and a link to the source URL. ## Fractional Undivided Interest By **Stephen Clayman** · May 6, 2015 Oklahoma mineral owners, Today a woman, let's call her Ruth, from outside Duncan called the shop and said her mother passed last September and she and the three other siblings wanted to sell their Oklahoma mineral rights to [simplify the estate](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/selling-guide/). Luckily, she had the legal descriptions on hand from a will (her mother died testate). However, Ruth didn't know what "an undivided 1/7 interest in and to the oil and gas minerals located in Section...Township...Range. Isn't something that's a fractional interest already divided? As with most title issues, the answer is yes and no. The easiest way to think of undivided ownership is to think of a swimming pool. For example, brothers Waite and Frank Phillips each own an undivided 50% of the swimming pool behind Philbrook. Who owns the deep end? Who owns the water next to the swim up bar? The answer is they both do. Both Waite and Frank own 50% of the water in the pool down to the individual atoms (that's two hydrogen and one oxygen for those of y'all who didn't go to chemistry class). Undivided mineral ownership works the same way. Ruth's mother owned 1/7 of the tract (pool) of land. Ruth and her siblings were going to inherit a few tracts of land, some large and small small. The family wanted to sell their smaller Oklahoma minerals interests because each of the siblings would have just ended up with a couple acres if they split them up four ways. Berlin Royalties made them a cash offer on their oil and gas interests they wanted to sell. More to follow, BR ### Thinking about selling your minerals? Berlin Royalties buys Oklahoma minerals and royalties, and we show you the work behind every offer. Free, no obligation, and if keeping them is the right answer we will tell you that too. [Get a Free Valuation](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/free-valuation/) or call or text **[918-984-1645](tel:9189841645)** More From The Oil Scout [May 5, 2015 ### The Division Order After the Oil and Gas Lease, the Division Order is the second most common instrument the Oklahoma oil and gas mineral and royalty interest own…](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/the-division-order/) [May 4, 2015 ### Oklahoma's Statutory Pugh Clause, and the Kind You Have to Ask For Oklahoma has a statutory Pugh clause at Title 52 O.S. 87.1(b), and it does less than most owners assume. What it releases, what it does not, and the contractual clause you still have to negotiate.](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/oil-and-gas-lease-clauses-and-provisions-part-2-the-pugh-clause/) [May 3, 2015 ### Oil and Gas Lease Clauses and Provisions Part 1 In our last post, we discussed the basics of the Oil and Gas Lease. Today we will discuss some of the finer points, provisions, and clauses of…](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/oil-and-gas-lease-clauses-and-provisions-part-1/) [May 3, 2015 ### The Basics of the Oil and Gas Lease For the mineral owner, the Oil and Gas Lease is the most common, but also the most important legal instrument that he will have to negotiate. …](https://www.berlinroyalties.com/oil-scout/the-basics-of-the-oil-and-gas-lease/)