As to any mineral lease or pooling or unitization agreement, executed on behalf of an estate or by a former owner of land, minerals, or royalty affected by the lease or agreement, the personal representative of the estate being administered may, without further court order and without consideration, execute:
(1) division orders;
(2) transfer orders;
(3) instruments of correction;
(4) instruments designating depository banks for the receipt of delay rentals or shut-in gas well royalty to accrue or become payable under the terms of the lease; and
(5) similar instruments relating to the lease or agreement and the property covered by the lease or agreement.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.