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| Question on Oil, Gas and Coalbed Methane Lease | 11/18/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: we have been presented with a lease to consider which will be for a non-surface, paid-up lease ...
A: Andrea, likely they will not "rewrite" the lease in "layman's terms" for you. This is not to be ...
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| Leasing in SE Washita County, OK | 11/16/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I have 80 acres under lease [ SE Washita County] that expires in Feb 2010. Section 15 What should I ...
A: Lawrence, I would think in that area that buyers will have differing opinions as to their worth. ...
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| Leasing in SE Washita County, OK | 11/15/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I have 80 acres under lease [ SE Washita County] that expires in Feb 2010. Section 15 What should I ...
A: Lawrence, you didn't give me a legal description, which I would have preferred, but my guess for SE ...
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| Fair Market Value of Mineral Interest | 11/14/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Scott: I am preparing my mother's Inventory, Appraisal and List of Claims for court. She has ...
A: Robert, I would hire a mineral appraiser if you can find one. Most major oil producing states have ...
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| Reserving Mineral Rights | 11/11/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: In North Dakota Montrail County, If you sell a track of land do the oil and mineral rights ...
A: In most (if not all) states you must specifically reserve the minerals on the deed if you wish to ...
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| unrecorded oil lease | 11/9/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: I leased a tract of land from the Landowner. I drilled and completed a well on the tract and have ...
A: I don't know what state you are in, but no, I don't think you are dead! You do need an attorney to ...
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| Oil & Gas Lease in Washita County | 11/2/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: My family and I have been approached by a company that wants to lease the mineral rights for N/2 ...
A: Marti, I'm really not too familiar with leases in this area these days, though I can tell you that ...
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| quit claim deeds for Texas | 10/20/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: Can a royalty %26 mineral interest quit claim deed transfer all royalty and mineral ownership if in ...
A: Depending on how the rest of the conveyance is worded, a quitclaim conveying all of the grantor's ...
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| natural gas production | 10/12/2009 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: I have a gas well and would like to know how much the out put is to check if the oil comp is ...
A: Robert Based on what you have given, that is an orifice meter. This orifice meter has a 2" line (I ...
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| NPR Lease | 10/5/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: Has anyone seen a recent instrument that is called a Nonparticipating Royalty Lease? I buy minerals ...
A: Yes, I have seen NPRI leases and they are more common than you might think. While the NPRI is a non ...
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| montague county | 10/2/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: My husband's family inherited some mineral interests in Montague County, TX In 1979 when they got ...
A: I think with a little work you can find most of the answers to your questions online. I would start ...
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| Sale of minimally producing gas well | 10/1/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: I am the operator of a privately owned (7 partner) leasehold interest in a minimally producing gas ...
A: There are companies who might be interested in looking into your situation and perhaps taking the ...
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| gas royalty | 9/28/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: I own 60 acres of land in a 1000 acre natural gas drilling unit. There is a well located in this ...
A: I would think that gas is being produced from all of the laterals. Some of the laterals could ...
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| gas royalty | 9/27/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: I own 60 acres of land in a 1000 acre natural gas drilling unit. There is a well located in this ...
A: Production is generally allocated among the royalty owners in a pooled unit in the ratio that their ...
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| nonparticipating royalty | 9/27/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: David, can you explain the advantage of having a mineral interest instead of a royalty interest and ...
A: Here is a quote from a webiste regarding your"The term royalties is used interchangeable to mean ...
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| Working Interst vs. Royalty Interest | 9/25/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: Working interest vs. Royalty interest. Does working interest include the cost of transporting the ...
A: Normally, in most jurisdictions, both the working interest and royalty interest owners will bear a ...
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| Mineral Deed | 9/22/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: How do I find who owns the mineral rights to a specific legal description? This is in Gaines County ...
A: The best way I know how to determine mineral ownership is to examine the deed records of the county. ...
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| Controlling Interest | 9/19/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: My Husband and I own 58% of a farm in PA, can we sign a gas & oil lease for our 58%? The other part ...
A: I am not an expert in PA law, but here is a resource that might help ...
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| Gaines County, TX Lease Offer | 9/17/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Frederick, I inheritated a mineral lease (60 acres in Gaines County Tx.) from my mother who passed ...
A: Ed, with "no experience whatsoever", and owning potentially 60 mineral acres, I would really suggest ...
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| Washita County, OK Offer | 9/15/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I was contacted by phone from a broker with Red Sky Land on behalf of Chesapeake Oil. He made a ...
A: Dennis, Frankly, in that part of Oklahoma these days, it doesn't sound like a horrible offer, but ...
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| marcellus shale | 9/9/2009 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: i have 100 acres in wayne co pa and recently signed a lease with hess....are they a godd co and how ...
A: I looked at your location on available maps and looks like the Marcellus is fairly deep there ...
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| Ratification of lease and authorization of pooling with separate tracts clause | 9/9/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: We have received a Ratification of Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease and authorization of pooling with ...
A: Mary Ann, I believe they are asking you to sign this because you own a non-participating royalty ...
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| marcellus shale | 9/8/2009 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: i have 100 acres in wayne co pa and recently signed a lease with hess....are they a godd co and how ...
A: The only thing I meant with the word "surprise" was since the well head price of gas has dropped ...
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| compressor engine noise | 9/7/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: David, I have 66 acres in Wise County and a gas well was drilled on it last year. They require a ...
A: Oilfield noise can be very iritating! Unfortunately, the Texas Railroad Commission has no statutory ...
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| marcellus shale | 9/6/2009 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: i have 100 acres in wayne co pa and recently signed a lease with hess....are they a godd co and how ...
A: This is really a guess but based on the info you provided it would appear you have 1/6 interest and ...
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| Downside to waiting for exploration results? | 9/2/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr. Scott: My widowed mother has mineral rights to my father’s family farm, now owned by someone ...
A: David, most of the recent permitting activity that I was ABLE to find(by far) is several miles south ...
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| Division Order | 9/1/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr. Scott, first I want to thank you in advance, and if you can help in anyway it would be ...
A: Billy, as long as the division orders correctly reflect your interest in the wells they pertain to, ...
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| Texas, community state without will | 8/26/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: My husband died in Texas without a will, leaving several mineral interests. With Texas being a ...
A: The documents you have recorded sound sufficient to evidence the transfer of your husbands' ...
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| over leased OGL | 8/25/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: My mother took a lease from Devon Energy last year on the G. Fox Survey in Johnson County, Texas. ...
A: I agree with the Devon ownership determination, and it sounds like youi are on the right tract here. ...
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| Mineral Deed vs. Royalty Deed | 8/24/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: Mr. McCall, Can you tell me what particular wording in a document distinguishes a Mineral Deed from ...
A: You are right! Sometimes it is very difficult to tell the difference between a royalty deed and a ...
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| Executive Rights | 8/20/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: Mr. McCall I am purchasing a 1000 acre property in Texas and the Surface Rights Executive Rights ...
A: If you are buying both the surface and the executive rights, you are in a good position to control ...
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| Reservation of Overriding Royalty in Lease From Life Tenant | 8/18/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Scott, Here's the scenario: R has a remainder interest in fee simple to a tract of land, subject ...
A: Gee Wes, this kind of sounds like a test question! I think "A" would get 1/8 of the lessee's gross ...
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| over leased OGL | 8/17/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: My mother took a lease from Devon Energy last year on the G. Fox Survey in Johnson County, Texas. ...
A: Under Texas law,a will which is not probated within 4 years after the death will not pass title in ...
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| old leases | 8/17/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: If an old lease(one negotiated by grandpa years ago) is ignored by the purchaser for years(no ...
A: Typically, an oil and gas lease will expire by its own terms if the lease is not perpetuated by ...
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| Probate | 8/17/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: What will I need to do to record interests in mineral leases in various Texas counties that passed ...
A: You should file certified copies of the application to probate the will, the order admitting the ...
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| Pugh Clause | 8/15/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr. Scott, My parents leased out there land some time ago and it has a small producing oil well on ...
A: Mike, unless North Dakota has a statutory Pugh Clause (many states do) then I'm afraid you're out of ...
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| Info on gas drilling in Northern PA | 8/13/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: We own a sizable piece of property at the top of a mountain in Northern PA and have been hounded by ...
A: Kathy, in Oklahoma you can go before the Corporation Commission to protest a pooling, or a drilling ...
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| Mineral leases | 8/7/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: I have the mineral rights to 3 sections of land. Two have been leased to two different companies, ...
A: The best thing you can do is find a lawyer to help you with reviewing the proposed lease. This will ...
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| Plant Product? | 8/7/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: I get royaly checks for E. Texas wells operated by NFR Energy. I receive a breakdown report with my ...
A: As the gas is processed and purified for transportation, by products like natural gas condesate, ...
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| Pooling and/or royalty rights | 8/4/2009 | David B. McCall |
Q: Cherokee Horn is attempting to lease my small 1/2 acre as part of a larger area. I have been told ...
A: Texas does have forced pooling under certain limited situations and in certain areas (depending upon ...
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