AboutLinn A. Willers Expertise By occupation I'm a professional mineral manager who began my career managing Northern tier minerals (ND, MT and CDN with a sprinkling of OK & TX). I latter managed Rocky Mountain and Mid Continent minerals and currently manage a large set of Gulf Coast minerals along with the afore mentioned.
Experience Over the past 22 years I have always respresented issues from the mineral/royalty owner prospective. Organizations: National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), American Association of Petroleum Landmen, Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, National Association of Division order Analysts (NADOA), National Association of Lease Title Analysts (NALTA) and the Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association. Over the last ten years I have given various mineral management conference presentations, in Albuquerque, Dallas, Fort Worth, Oklahoma City and Tulsa and on a number of occasions I have presented or co-presented the Certified Mineral Management Review Course. I have a Business degree, I'm a Certified Mineral Manager and an RLP with the American Association of Petroleum Landmen. I'm a three term Past President of National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) and the Immediate Past President.
Expert: Linn A. Willers Date: 7/17/2008 Subject: Mineral Rights in Mountrail County
Question My family has owned 2/160 interest in all the oil, gas and other minerals in and under lands in an area described as Mountrail County, North Dakota, SE quarter of Section 12, Township 157 North, Range 94 West since 1954. What is the current situation in that area and if oil (or other) is being harvested, with whom should we be in touch? We are assuming these rights have some value at this point. Owner names and locations have changed since the official recording of this ownership in 1968.
Answer The area is active and your holding has value and the reason you probably haven't been contacted is no one may know how to reach you. Please understand if your leased, the property is drilled you hve a very small right to future income. Most well units in this area are 1,280 acres therefore you own 2/1280 times the future lease royalty. This probably means less than $100 per year.
