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| Mineral Interest Valuation | 8/26/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: Can you recommend some valuation experts for some oil and gas mineral interests that are currently ...
A: There are many folks buying and selling minerals today, but I do recommend C&F Minerals in Midland, ...
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| top leasing | 8/26/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: I currently have a lease that will run out 10/09 with a 2 year option. What exactly is top leasing ...
A: A top lease is an oil and gas lease where the bonus consideration is paid (in whole or in part) at ...
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| rule of capture | 8/25/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: I Have 96 acras in Pennsylvania, Asylum township chesapeke has all the land around signed up around ...
A: Here is a quote regarding the Rule of Capture on Pennsylvania from a website maintained by a state ...
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| Oil and Gas Transfers | 8/25/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: What conveying instrument is used to record the transfer of oil and gas interests. The oil company ...
A: If you own a mineral interest or a royalty interest the conveyance does take the form of a deed. If ...
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| buying land without the mineral rights | 8/25/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: My husband and I are interested in buying 28 acres in Fayette County Texas. The owners are not ...
A: To get started, here is a link to an article on the Texas Railroad Commission website regarding the ...
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| gas pool and adjacent mineral owners' interests | 8/24/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: A company is drilling a gas well immediately adjacent to my parent's property in Hill County, TX as ...
A: Pooled Units formed in Texas are supposed to be formed in "good faith", are supposed to contain ...
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| Mineral Deed | 8/22/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: My mother has three mineral deeds with percentage undivided interests that are dated and recorded in ...
A: If your mom hasn't been receiving royalty payments over the years, I woud check with the Texas ...
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| mineral rights | 8/22/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: 30 years ago my grandmother passed away, my family and I inherited mineral rights in Renville County ...
A: Kelly: I assume your seeking information to possibly have the holding leased again. Most commonly ...
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| Catahoula Parish LA Oil & Mineral Rights Question | 8/22/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: My Mineral Rights are from land that my Mother inherited from her Father, and was subsequently ...
A: I agree your time cycle is extremely short and you only own two and a half net mineral acres. ...
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| Mineral right ownership | 8/21/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: We know we have mineral rights and leases on 3 properties in East Texas. We have indication there ...
A: I think that getting your mineral rights in order is always worth the effort and time, even if the ...
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| Mineral Rights | 8/21/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: Could you please help me answer some questions I have on some of the mineral rights I own in ...
A: Be very wary of offers received in the mail offering to purchase your minerals. I wouldn't say that ...
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| Recent Heir to ElysianFields Harrisson County | 8/21/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: My Mother and I recenty received letters from two Major oil ang gas companies asking us to sell a ...
A: You have a number is issues and don't consider sale since your missing four years of production ...
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| Mineral Rights | 8/20/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: Could you please help me answer some questions I have on some of the mineral rights I own in ...
A: Mary; The answer could be any of the above. Actual drilling will be determined by a couple of ...
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| Mineral Rights | 8/20/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: Could you please help me answer some questions I have on some of the mineral rights I own in ...
A: There is no way to tell what the oil company is thinking or what they will do. The company did pay ...
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| Oil & Gas Lease Mountrail County | 8/20/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: My family and myself also own 80 Acres of mineral rights in Mountrail County. Township/Range ...
A: A section is most commonly 640 acres and the spacing I referenced is two immediately adjacent ...
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| Oil lease | 8/19/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: My brother and I own 1/4 mineral rights on property in Glasscock County, Tx. I recently received a ...
A: I think the easiest thing to do would be to contact the firm in Midland and see if they would tell ...
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| Mineral rights to land | 8/19/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: I have 1/4 mineral rights on 520 acres of land in Winston County, MS. These rights were passed down ...
A: I would start by looking at the records maintained by the Mississippi Board of Oil & Gas, which can ...
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| Tax Consequences on Gas Lease | 8/19/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: One of your articles states that bonus payments are taxed as ordinary income. I read an article ...
A: A lease bonus is similar to a one time rent payment and not a capital transaction. Bonus income is ...
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| Natural Gas vs. Propane | 8/18/2008 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: I live south of Pittsburgh, PA and I have a 50's stone ranch with a 20 yr old oil furnace. I want to ...
A: I haven't priced LPG (propane) recently but I'll bet its $4 /gal and if so that equates to $41.90 ...
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| Horrizontal Drilling | 8/18/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: The drillers are using horizontal drilling techniques. Can a driller extract my oil/gas from a ...
A: First, the various states oil and gas commissions limit drilling companies by distance to property ...
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| Switch from oil heating forced air to heat pump | 8/18/2008 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: Felker, I have a forced air oil heating system for my house. Now I want to switch it to heating ...
A: It would seem to me the house duct work can't tell the difference where the hot/cool air comes from ...
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| production units and depth limitations | 8/17/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: How should these blanks be filled in from the royalty owner's standpoint? Notwithstanding any ...
A: There is no definitive answer to your question. The acreage number you would use in these blanks ...
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| Searching for Family Minerals...Where to Start? | 8/16/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Scott, My grandfather who died in 1949 owned oil & mineral rights all over Texas and Louisiana. My ...
A: Vemelle, apart from looking through any old papers of your grandfather's you have lying around, I'd ...
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| Damages? | 8/16/2008 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: I own surface rights for 84 acres in Pennsylvania. I have been approached by a petroleum engineer ...
A: I'd certainly hire an attorney. Unless there are a lot of words to cover their mineral rights, and ...
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| Mineral/Royalty Interest ? | 8/15/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: My father-in-law recently passed away and his family is trying to tie up the loose ends, he was a ...
A: Unfortunately, there is no centralized registry in Texas to locate mineral interests that have been ...
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| code of conduct | 8/15/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: We were presented with a lease and signed it on may 1. In the lease it states that the landman is a ...
A: Oil and gas lease reference to the AAPL is pointless since a company, not the AAPL, is seeking to ...
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| Need for SSN when signing docs for lessors share | 8/15/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: My mother was asked to provide her SSN on a W9 and have her signature notarized on a separate form ...
A: A SSN is needed in these types so that the company can issue a 1099 form at the end of the year to ...
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| gas lease | 8/14/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: I had a landsman come to my home last Thursday evening, August 7th. He was re-leasing my property ...
A: Yes, I have heard of situations just like yours, and many other variations as well. This happens ...
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| Duchesne County, Utah Activity | 8/14/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I have recently been contacted to renew my Oil and Gas Lease which was previously leased at $25 per ...
A: Mary Ann, Berry Petroleum Company has received "a ton" of drilling permits for some shallow wells in ...
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| code of conduct | 8/13/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: We were presented with a lease and signed it on May 1. In the lease it states that the landman is a ...
A: I have not yet encountered the specific problem regarding the AAPL code of Conduct described by you, ...
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| oil or (natural)gas? | 8/13/2008 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: I own a small, 100-yr. old commercial bldg (5000sf) which includes 5 small storefronts and 3 ...
A: No question that nat gas is the answer now and probably for quite a while in the future. You need ...
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| Depth Clause in Haynesville Shale | 8/13/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Mr Scott, Thanks for taking my question. I own 170 acres in Harrison county Texas. m.l. woods ...
A: Kerry, the company won't sue you if you lease to "big oil," don't worry. However, you should ...
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| code of conduct | 8/12/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: We were presented with a lease and signed it on may 1. In the lease it states that the landman is a ...
A: Over the last 25 years of leasing I've never viewed a lease stating the landman is a member of the ...
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| Is it possible to renegoiciate royalty interest in a forced pooling | 8/11/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Good Evening I'm am the heir,that inherited royalties through a will, after extensive research on ...
A: Mrs. Burton, funds are held in suspense depending on company policy up to a point, usually three to ...
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| Heirship Affidavit | 8/10/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: My grandfather's grandfather purchased mineral rights to over 90 acres in Upshur County, Tx back in ...
A: You have a hugh uphill battle since another family has been recognized as the owners. Since they ...
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| Mineral Rights inheritance | 8/10/2008 | Linn A. Willers |
Q: My son's great grandfather mentioned that he had mineral rights to land near Grand Saline Texas ...
A: There are two ways to inherit, by Will and if the is no Will the TX intestacy statutes apply. In ...
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| old natural gas lease | 8/9/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: My father has mineral rights to 160 acres in Beaver County Oklahoma. He doesn't even have a copy ...
A: Kathryn..."ripped off"? That sounds a bit strong doesn't it? While it's true that leases from the ...
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| Home filling for CNG vehicles | 8/8/2008 | Charles E. Felker |
Q: I would like to make my own home filling system to fill my cng vehicle. I know you can buy a system ...
A: Allen I've looked for a compressor as a home refueling system and have found nothing EXCEPT that ...
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| Oil & Gas/ Okfuskee Co. Oklahoma | 8/8/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I inherited 7.14 acres of minerals out of 120 located in 21-12N-10E in Okfuskee county. I was have ...
A: Frank, section 21 was pooled by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission on July 29 for $125 per acre and ...
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| gas lease pools | 8/7/2008 | David B. McCall |
Q: I signed a lease with a company but another one is getting ready to drill just over my fence. If ...
A: Unless you have a clause in your lease that requires your consent to an assignment, or unless the ...
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