Quick answer: yes, always — even a will's power-of-sale clause doesn't skip the district court's role in Oklahoma. The court must still authorize the conveyance before the deed can be recorded. Run your own numbers in the Oklahoma probate real estate sale calculator.
The order that has to come first
What the deed itself has to recite
A properly executed personal representative's deed includes the name of the court-appointed personal representative, the decedent's name, the date of the order authorizing the conveyance, the probate case number, and a statement that the sale is made under the authority granted by the decedent's will — on top of the usual legal description and consideration.
A nominal price on the deed, the real number elsewhere
Oklahoma deeds commonly recite a generic consideration of "Ten and No/100ths Dollars," with the true purchase price instead reflected on a separate Affidavit of Purchase Price — a distinctive local conveyancing convention worth knowing before reading a recorded Oklahoma probate deed at face value.
Only for estates with a will
This specific deed and power-of-sale process is a testate-estate tool — it applies only when the decedent left a will directing or authorizing the sale, not to intestate administrations generally.
A local probate attorney can review your estate — many offer a free consultation.
Oklahoma, Tulsa, and Cleveland County each process these orders through their own District Court, but 58 O.S. § 239's requirements apply identically statewide.