I suppose I'm going to have to pull at the rules and review the requirements myself, but does anybody have any thoughts on issuing a survey with JUST an aliquot description? I usually add, "being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows".
The record deeds for the last 100 some odd years all just call for the section and block. To meet minimum standards, I suppose you would show measured bearings and distance in relation to the original or most recent corrected field notes?
It seems to me that your plat would need to show pretty much the same elements as a survey with a metes and bounds description.
Well, I suppose I am off the hook. Turns out that they want a blanket easement, which does not require a survey. We'll send them an unsigned sketch and that should be sufficient for what they need.
"being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows" is how I end the preamble of a metes and bounds.
I have always made sure that the drawing contains the same information that is in the metes and bounds.
When you number the pages of your survey report and make reference in page one to there being a page two or more and on page two make reference to there being a page one, ie, Metes and bounds as pg1 and Drawing as pg 2, you have bound them together and both must be filed together in Title Policy, deed or whatever document they find their way to.
As a non-Texan I will refrain from commenting on the "being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows" part.
A Harris, post: 348523, member: 81 wrote: "being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows" is how I end the preamble of a metes and bounds.
I have always made sure that the drawing contains the same information that is in the metes and bounds.
When you number the pages of your survey report and make reference in page one to there being a page two or more and on page two make reference to there being a page one, ie, Metes and bounds as pg1 and Drawing as pg 2, you have bound them together and both must be filed together in Title Policy, deed or whatever document they find their way to.
It sounds like you missed my premise. If you have never issued a survey with just an aliquot description, then you might not be familiar with what is needed to address the requirements. In my perusal of the act and rules yesterday, I saw nothing that requires a metes and bounds description. I assume I know what Jim in Az's comment would be - something along the lines of, "why mess up a perfectly good aliquot description by writing metes and bounds?" Correct me if I'm wrong, Jim.
In reading through the rules, it seems to me that it is perfectly acceptable to leave the legal description as a simple aliquot description as long as all of the other minimum requirements are shown on the survey plat. In my case, the aliquot legal and the sketch will be on the same sheet. Please also understand that the area I am working in is the "sectionalized" railroad surveys in west Texas. Not sure if this work is comparable to the random shaped surveys of central and east Texas.
I was implying that with the aliquot description, say page one, there would be a drawing to show that land, say page two. Together they would give the whole report.
When you number the pages and make reference of them being part of one document of more than one page, they should be recorded as more than one page.
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Andy Nold, post: 348512, member: 7 wrote: Well, I suppose I am off the hook. Turns out that they want a blanket easement, which does not require a survey. We'll send them an unsigned sketch and that should be sufficient for what they need.
I thought Blanket Easements went out of favor in the 1970's.
The format of the easement is client driven. They want a water well and a blanket easement over 640+ acres will allow them to keep poking holes until they get a producing water well without having to revise the easement every time they drill a dry hole.
Andy Nold, post: 348682, member: 7 wrote: The format of the easement is client driven. They want a water well and a blanket easement over 640+ acres will allow them to keep poking holes until they get a producing water well without having to revise the easement every time they drill a dry hole.
Wow!! That sure is a different system for water than I'm used to.
I suppose you could do it, it just wouldn't accomplish anything in my neck of the woods.
Pretty common in arid regions...
The Aliquot part descriptions are very common in PLSS states. When I do one I always refer to my plat by date and job #. Example: This tract being surveyed on this date __________ and being shown ABC Surveying plat # 11111
Andy Nold, post: 348682, member: 7 wrote: The format of the easement is client driven. They want a water well and a blanket easement over 640+ acres will allow them to keep poking holes until they get a producing water well without having to revise the easement every time they drill a dry hole.
I think I understand, a landowner is granting a blanket easement for drilling for a third party to use water from wells on his lands. I'm guessing
I'm just putting together one where the landowner drilled three water wells and is going to sell the water,,,,,as long as the state will issue a water right for it.
As an aside about blanket easements, they are allowed here but are time limited, after construction they need to be changed to a centerline or metes and bounds easement. Depending on the usage
