| Subject | Date Asked |
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| oil lease | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have mineral rights to 13 acres (1/6 of family's inheritance) in Mountrail County ND. S3 T157N ...
A: Mike, while I'm not "super familiar" with lease bonus amounts in the area where your minerals are, I ...
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| Question on Oil, Gas and Coalbed Methane Lease | 11/18/2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Lease Offer Mountrail County, ND | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I just received an offer for an oil lease of mineral rights I did not know I owned (!) in Mountrail ...
A: Judy, I think your husband, or relative, Mike just asked me this same question recently, so ifyou ...
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| Reserving Mineral Rights | 11/11/2009 |
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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| Oil & Gas Lease in Washita County | 11/2/2009 |
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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| Gaines County, TX Lease Offer | 9/17/2009 |
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 |
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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| Ratification of lease and authorization of pooling with separate tracts clause | 9/9/2009 |
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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| Downside to waiting for exploration results? | 9/2/2009 |
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 |
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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| Reservation of Overriding Royalty in Lease From Life Tenant | 8/18/2009 |
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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| Pugh Clause | 8/15/2009 |
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 |
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 Deed and Probate | 8/2/2009 |
Q: Scott: Here is the present dilemma: A local lawyer in Oklahoma drew up a Mineral Quit Claim Deed ...
A: Rita, though probate is not required legally, most companies will insist on it if the description in ...
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| Tangiapahoa Parish Leasing | 7/21/2009 |
Q: Mr. Scott My family has ~140 acres in North Tangiapahoa parish 70444. About 9 months there was lots ...
A: Nathan, as far as I know, that part of Louisiana is pretty much "dead" right now. NW LA is where the ...
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| Selling Mineral Rights | 7/20/2009 |
Q: Mr. Scott, My sister and I own some mineral rights in Section 35 and 36, Township 13 North, Range ...
A: Steven, if Devon has leased these rights from you and your sister, then apparently title is in your ...
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| "Paid-Up" Oil and gas lease | 7/5/2009 |
Q: I was contacted by a petroleum land service company about leasing mineral rights to land in OK owned ...
A: Mike, you should have taken the draft to your bank and deposited it for collection from their bank. ...
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| Cleveland County, OK Lease Offer | 7/4/2009 |
Q: I just received a phone call from a landman with MGH Management, LLC in Edmond, Oklahoma. Mr. W. ...
A: Sharon, without the "legal description" (which I request all people send me when asking a question) ...
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| Mineral rights to land in Wyoming County PA | 6/30/2009 |
Q: I have been contacted by the current land owner of property in Wycoming County PA that was ...
A: Pat, if your relative properly reserved the mineral rights when he conveyed the surface, then the ...
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| ROW & Royalties | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I purchased my grandparents' property in Bradford County, PA--48.88 acres. 22.57 acres are within a ...
A: Deb, assuming your documents were sufficient to convince the company that your grandparent's ...
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| Valuation of Royalty Interests in WY & MT | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I am looking for a resource(s) to provide estate valuations of oil and natural gas royalty interests ...
A: Tom, best bet is to find a "certified mineral appraiser" though they are few and far between it ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease questions | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I would so appreciate your expertise on a matter regarding an oil and gas lease on property located ...
A: Linda, with such a small acreage you really don't have MUCH bargaining power, but as long as there's ...
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| Gas & Oil Attorney / Pittsburg Cty, OK | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I have inherited gas/oil leases in Pittsburg County, OK, but live in San Antonio, TX. I am having a ...
A: Judy, I am not an attorney, but I would say that if the decedent lived in Oklahoma at the time of ...
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| how many acres in an oil well foot print in michigan | 6/8/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me or send me in the right diretion to get the answer to my question. How many ...
A: Judy, "spacing units" for oil wells can range from 10 acres to 160 acres or more. Shallow wells have ...
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| GAS LEASE IN LOGANSPORT, LA | 6/7/2009 |
Q: I signed a gas(mineral) lease 3 yrs ago and it had an opeion for renewal by co for 2 more years.they ...
A: Althea, sometimes a "bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" as the old saying goes...and ...
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| Purchase mother's gas royalties | 6/5/2009 |
Q: My sister and I will be purchasing my mother's gas royalties and want to transfer ownership/title. ...
A: Diane, if you're just purchasing a "royalty interest" rather than the minerals themselves, then no, ...
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| Leasing Mineral Rights | 6/3/2009 |
Q: There are a couple of oil companies duking it out in my area. I have been approached by Carlysle ...
A: Vicki, the phrase relating to "as long thereafter" is common to most leases and is no big deal. The ...
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| Tax liability on sale of mineral leases | 6/2/2009 |
Q: My husband and I own mineral rights on 20 acres in Oklahoma. We live in Texas, though I don't think ...
A: Jan, I would check with your tax adviser, but it's my opinion that the proceeds would definitely be ...
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| oil gas mineral lease | 5/29/2009 |
Q: was approached today from an independent contractor title co,he said and he represents munoco ...
A: Debra, without doing some in-depth research, I really can't speak for that area of Arkansas. ...
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| How to get to the bottom of what we own. | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I could probably write a 6 page letter with questions. I am looking through old family documents to ...
A: Valerie, an abstracter will charge you to look at their records, and also would be happy to "build ...
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| Determining Mineral Ownership From Old Deed | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I happened to come across some things of my father's and am wondering how to check them out. He ...
A: Leonie, though your father at one time appears to have owned some sort of interest in a well in ...
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| oil and gas lease renegotiation | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help, Ok my mother in law signed a lease with a company 2 yeas ago, one year and a ...
A: Debra, your mother-in-laws heirs are probably out-of-luck as to being able to renegotiate the lease. ...
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| ratification of oil and gas lease | 5/1/2009 |
Q: I want to purchase a small lot that the owner signed a ratification of oil and gas lease that is ...
A: Elizabeth, if the owner of the lot also owns the minerals under the lot, and the deed granting you ...
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| How to get to the bottom of what we own. | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I could probably write a 6 page letter with questions. I am looking through old family documents to ...
A: Valerie, I agree that it is best to "know what you own." I also realize a lot of folks have no idea ...
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| No Cost s / Division Orders | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I have just received Division orders for a gas well producing in my pool. I have already found an ...
A: Rob, Texas statutes are somewhat ambiguous in that on the one hand they say that a division order ...
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| Seismic survey | 4/14/2009 |
Q: Had seismic survey was done on my property a couple months ago,is there anyway to get the seismic ...
A: William, the results of seismic surveys are proprietary information unless you have an agreement ...
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| Gas Properties Title Issue | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I need help with a gas properties title issue. My half sibling and I were given gas royalty shares ...
A: Mesha, in order to determine if the wells are still producing, or when they stopped producing, and ...
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| mineral rights in Montrail County, ND | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I have inherited mineral rights from my father and aunt who in turn inherited them from their ...
A: Christina, I would not sell your minerals to anyone without getting more than one offer; especially ...
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| North Dakota Lease Offer | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I live in Australia and have found out recently my siblings and I together with other family members ...
A: Sam, first off, I would not advise her participation in the well. Let the oil company take the risk! ...
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| North Dakota Lease Offer | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I live in Australia and have found out recently my siblings and I together with other family members ...
A: Sam, I have heard of the company, but know nothing about them good or bad. It is probably not a ...
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| Gas lease | 4/1/2009 |
Q: We signed with a gas company before the prices went sky high and like many people feel we got ...
A: Toni, while you may have gotten "ripped off" it would not be simply because you leased at the then ...
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| How to Price Minerals for Sale | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 600 ACRES IN THE HAYNESVILLE SHALE IN BOSSIER CITY AND SHREVEPORT LA. I HAVE ...
A: Warren, for the ones that are leased, a rule-of-thumb would be to ask for three times the lease ...
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| ownership of FLOWERS #1-15,beaver,co,ok | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I inherited a small part in the FLOWERS natural gas production some years ago. In 2000 I received a ...
A: Blanche, "more detailed" info would indeed have been helpful, especially the "legal description." ...
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| marcellus shale gas lease | 3/27/2009 |
Q: Range Resource is refusing to pay an up-front amount on our gas lease. They will pay the amount over ...
A: Harv, my suggestion would be to see an attorney on this matter. I'm assuming they had agreed to pay ...
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| Forced pooling | 3/26/2009 |
Q: What is forced pooling? How does the gas company get away with forced pooling? Is it fair?
A: Bill, “Forced Pooling” means that under state law (in states that allow forced-pooling) the oil ...
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| surface owner rights | 3/19/2009 |
Q: my husband and i along with his sister and her husbamd owns a farm of 70 acres,(inherited by their ...
A: Brenda, since you agree that you are not the mineral owners, it may help to know that the "mineral ...
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| Gas lease while purchasing property with land contract | 3/18/2009 |
Q: My wife and I are currently purchasing property with a Land Contract, where the owner holds the deed ...
A: Keith, if only the land is owned, then neither you nor the current landowner can sign the gas lease ...
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| Considerations when owning only a percentage of mineral rights | 3/16/2009 |
Q: Due to multiple generations of inheritance, I own percentages in mineral rights (for example, 0.29% ...
A: Will, some mineral owners will put "land" clauses in their leases even if they don't own the land, ...
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| Considerations when owning only a percentage of mineral rights | 3/14/2009 |
Q: Due to multiple generations of inheritance, I own percentages in mineral rights (for example, 0.29% ...
A: Will, if you own any minerals in a proposed drilling unit, then it's always helpful to have these ...
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| Landman Fee for Lease Negotiation | 3/10/2009 |
Q: I'm in Lewisville Texas. Recently contacted by Cherokee Horn to sign lease. I contacted a friend ...
A: Brandon, I'm not sure if you meant 5% or .5%. .5% would be hardly anything and so that would be a ...
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| La Laws and MInerals | 3/9/2009 |
Q: About to go do some research in Louisiana concerning royalty interest for my family. I am of the ...
A: Kempe; short answer is yes, a royalty interest will "prescribe" (be extinguished) in 10 years, and ...
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| North Dakota Lease Offer | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I received a letter asking me to sign a lease for some land that I did not know I owned. Apparently ...
A: Jim, likely it is not a "scam" but I'd attempt to find out the "going rate" for leases in the area ...
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| Locating Mineral Owners | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I purchased some property about 5 years ago with a home on it. I have a total of 28 acres and on ...
A: Terry, the most accurate way to find out who owns the minerals under your land would be to visit the ...
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| Fort Worth, TX Minerals | 3/6/2009 |
Q: I own about 100 acres of mineral producing land in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and was wondering if ...
A: Joseph, my first thought is to get offers from more than one buyer in order to establish the actual ...
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| Types of Mineral Interest | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I have a client who has numerous oil rights in various counties/states and we are trying to transfer ...
A: Maggie, when a lease expires, the rights to produce the minerals revert back to the mineral owner, ...
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| Obligation to Lease? | 3/4/2009 |
Q: My friends owns 75% of the mineral rights to 160 acres. She had a five year lease expire a few ...
A: Laura, it's possible that the company was aware of your friend's lease expiration, but chose not to ...
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| drilling | 3/3/2009 |
Q: My parents have property in PA. They ahve been approached by companies to lease the mineral rights. ...
A: Linda, it's fairly common up there for attorneys to get groups of people together to negotiate as ...
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| Intestate Succession | 1/30/2009 |
Q: My grandmother owns mineral rights in Grady Co., Oklahoma. MyMy grandmother had two children, a son ...
A: Renee, if your grandmother had no will, then her property would pass by the laws of "Intestate ...
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| General inquiry in regard to minerals | 1/29/2009 |
Q: Good morning: Some weeks ago, I was contacted by a "Land Man", who wanted to broker a deal between ...
A: Lora, Chesapeake commonly hires landmen to buy leases for them. If he said he or his company had ...
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| Drilling Horizontally? | 1/28/2009 |
Q: I live in PA and I refuse to lease my property due to lease terms. There is a company that is ...
A: Greg, if you don't lease but they want to drill anyway, and your minerals are included in the unit ...
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| Power of Attorney | 1/27/2009 |
Q: My grandmother is dead and my grandmother's power of attorney is still recieving money from my ...
A: Lura, once your grandmother passed away, the power of attorney expired and is no longer valid. This ...
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| Out of State probated will | 1/24/2009 |
Q: Scott, Thank you for reviewing my question. My grandfather passed away leaving a probated will in ...
A: Marton, though the will is valid in Pennsylvania, it must be probated in Oklahoma in order for it to ...
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| Rights to Free Gas | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I own a parcel of property in Pennsylvania that was subdivided from a farm. My parcel is part of a ...
A: Scott, if THEIR oil and gas lease states they can receive free gas, and they are the owners of the ...
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| Oil Lease | 1/22/2009 |
Q: Fredrick, Well I wish I'd known about you sooner. We Signed a 5 yr lease on Our 160 acres of land ...
A: Bob, as you will note if you read your lease document (which of course should always be read before ...
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| Renegotiating initial payment intervals | 1/20/2009 |
Q: Our family entered into a contract with a leasing company July 4, 2008. We were to receive payment ...
A: Susan, many companies are attempting to "renegotiate" bonus payments lately unfortunately. Some of ...
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| Decimal Interest | 1/19/2009 |
Q: Please help! My husband and I are very confused and do not understand decimal interest. We own 30 ...
A: Dora, no, the decimal interest will not change. Your decimal interest is based on your proportionate ...
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| Past Fair Market Value of ORRIs | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I need to find at least 2 separate sources that can provide me with what the Fair Market Value ...
A: Christena, your best bet would be to locate and hire either a certified petroleum engineer or a ...
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| avoiding big tax hit on sign on bonus with lease | 1/16/2009 |
Q: Pertaining to a lease for natural gas in WV. Once the order of payment is signed and finalized, is ...
A: Jade, if you haven't been paid yet, you could ask the lessee to withhold part or all of your payment ...
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| Forged Notary Invalidates Lease? | 1/13/2009 |
Q: In October 2002 I signed a gas lease with EOG. I and my neighbors were told we would all be in the ...
A: Victor, if you signed the lease, it is a valid lease whether you signed it in front of a notary or ...
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| assignment of overriding royalty interest | 1/11/2009 |
Q: Found a document at the court house for assignment of overring royalty interest on my fathers land. ...
A: Tom, first you'd need to determine whether there is any current production from the subject lands. ...
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| Lease Offer Rescinded by Lessee | 1/6/2009 |
Q: What determines whether an Oil and Gas lease is a binding agreement? I have a signed lease and was ...
A: Mark, if the draft and lease were received by the lessee or their bank prior to them telling you ...
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| Mineral Rights | 12/3/2008 |
Q: My stepmom has asked me to help her find out if her late fathers deed to a property in Mountrail ...
A: Judy, you'd need to check back further than the deed you have to be sure. It's possible some ...
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| Lessee breaking lease | 11/26/2008 |
Q: The company that we have a lease with broke our lease 6-8 times by dumping frac water (we also had ...
A: Holly, if you feel the lessee has violated your lease, the first thing you need to do is notify them ...
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| Marcellus Leasing | 11/25/2008 |
Q: I have recently been approached by a land company leasing oil and gas rights for Chesapeake Energy. ...
A: Mark, if you do not agree to lease, they will possibly "force-pool" your interest into the unit at ...
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| Mineral Deed Pittsburg Ct. Oklahoma | 11/22/2008 |
Q: I inherited 12 mineral deeds in Ok. I recently received a call from a Land Consulting Co.from ...
A: Alice, if your mother owned the property in question when she passed, you can likely prove you who ...
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| Oklahoma Drillsite Payment Offer | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I have a small ten acre lot of land in Southern Oklahoma and I was recently contacted by an oil ...
A: Bryan, "$1000 a month" is a bit unusual in that they usually just offer a flat rate, but it really ...
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| Texas Final Decree/Will Dispute | 11/18/2008 |
Q: My mom owned a lot of mineral and undivided surface in west texas. She passed away several years ...
A: John, "60 acres of surface in an undivided 180-acre section" would of course receive no royalty or ...
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| Bum Rushed on Natural Gas Lease | 11/15/2008 |
Q: Recently my wife and I have been approached by the village where we live about allowing a drilling ...
A: Thomas, the mineral estate is the "dominant" estate in this county, and so the mineral owner does ...
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| Will they Contact you? | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if the Oil companies contact us for leasing OR do we contact them If we Think we ...
A: Cheryl, assuming your contact information is available in the courthouse public records (i.e. a ...
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| Gas Lease on A foreclosed property-- | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I purchased a foreclosed home and previous had already signed the gas lease. The property is in ...
A: Amal, check the mortgage for the subordination clause. Mortgage should be filed of record in the ...
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| Mineral rights inheritance/deed | 11/2/2008 |
Q: My grandmother has mineral rights through her mother [my great-grandmother] land is located in ...
A: Michelle, if the will had a "residual clause" (most do) then that would include the minerals, even ...
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| Gaines County, TX Lease Offer | 10/9/2008 |
Q: First I want to say thank you for participating in this forum. This is awesome for people like me ...
A: Patrick, there seems to be an oil field just past the southeast corner of Gaines County. There have ...
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| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 10/7/2008 |
Q: We own 145 acres in Amite, LA 70422 in Tangipahoa Parish and want to know how to go about the ...
A: Jan, as far as I know there is virtually nothing going on oil and gas-wise in your area of the ...
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| Kern County, CA Leasing | 10/4/2008 |
Q: Are you familiar with mineral right values and California Law as it relates to oil leases? My family ...
A: Mark, a "favored nations" clause is as you say, and unfortunately is also very hard to negotiate ...
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| Top Lease Definition and Options | 9/13/2008 |
Q: We have mineral rights in Montana. Our lease expires next year (2010). The lessor has not done ...
A: Gary, a "top lease" is simply a lease taken by another company before your current lease expires. ...
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| Grandfathered gas lease | 9/8/2008 |
Q: We have a farm which has been in our family for over 100 years. The gas lease on it is dated pre ...
A: Rose, unless there is current production on the leased premises, then the lease has expired unless ...
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| Forced Integration in Arkansas and Arkansas Website | 9/7/2008 |
Q: I have had an oil & gas lease presented to me for mineral interests I have in Arkansas that I am not ...
A: Jan, not true, you may be force-POOLED (I think Arkansas calls it forced "integration") but you will ...
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| Well drilled on adjacent land taking my gas | 9/5/2008 |
Q: I have ownership in a parcel of land in north central Pa. in which the land next to mine was pooled ...
A: Larry, your oil and gas could be produced from a well outside your property if the producing ...
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| Austin County, TX Lease Offers | 9/3/2008 |
Q: Mr. Scott First, please let me say that I most appreciate your time in reading this. Time is of ...
A: Theresa, those two companies are about the only two leasing in your area as far as I can tell. ...
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| Gas Lease in Erie County, PA | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I bought a house in Corry Pa. (Erie County) a year and ten month's ago. The house sits on1.3 acre's ...
A: Jon, likely the company is wanting to drill a deeper gas well, and they want to include your ...
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| Selling Minerals in New York | 9/1/2008 |
Q: Fred Im an investor in the Southern Tier of New York and the gas business is becoming huge. I buy ...
A: Chad, yes, NE Pennsylvania and even southern New York state are becoming "hot." If you've got some ...
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| Searching for Family Minerals...Where to Start? | 8/16/2008 |
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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| Duchesne County, Utah Activity | 8/14/2008 |
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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| Depth Clause in Haynesville Shale | 8/13/2008 |
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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| Is it possible to renegoiciate royalty interest in a forced pooling | 8/11/2008 |
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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| old natural gas lease | 8/9/2008 |
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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| Oil & Gas/ Okfuskee Co. Oklahoma | 8/8/2008 |
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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| Is it possible to renegoiciate royalty interest in a forced pooling | 8/7/2008 |
Q: Good Evening I'm am the heir,that inherited royalties through a will, after extensive research on ...
A: Mrs. Burton, if the company made a "diligent effort" to locate you, but could not, then the pooling ...
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| Unitization and Pooling | 8/6/2008 |
Q: Scott: We just recently signed a gas lease in Bradford County, PA with Chesapeake. I have a few ...
A: Anita, sorry so late in responding....been a busy week! Pooling and unitization are often considered ...
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| mineral lease violations | 8/4/2008 |
Q: My family have 180 acres in NW Louisiana which we sign a mineral lease on 2 1/2 years ago. A ...
A: Alan, read your lease if you haven't already. It likely gives them permission to drill any necessary ...
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| Drill on Lease or Wait one year? | 8/3/2008 |
Q: 4 years ago we signed a "standard 5 year mineral rights lease" 1/6 royality if any production was ...
A: Tom, if the guy wanting to stake a well is not the current lease holder, then technically he is ...
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| marketing mineral leases to oil/gas co's | 8/2/2008 |
Q: I was called by phone by rep of oil co wanting to lease my minerals. we verbally agreed to terms. ...
A: John, Try to find out from all these companies which one might actually be capable of drilling a ...
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| Clinton Oklahoma | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Is there any gas play, or any one interested in leasing minerals around Clinton, Oklahoma. Thanks ...
A: Paul, pretty general question there, so my answer must be general as well. Most of the recent ...
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| contract and related oil.gas lease | 7/29/2008 |
Q: This may be a dumb question,however, recently, upon perusing many papers of my deceased father, my ...
A: Bill, if you'd like to fax me the document, you can send it to 817-887-3400. I'm not an attorney, ...
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| contract and related oil.gas lease | 7/27/2008 |
Q: This may be a dumb question,however, recently, upon perusing many papers of my deceased father, my ...
A: Bill; not a dumb question, but it is unlikely not worth pursuing. You should however try to ...
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| "Top lease" exclusion in lease offer | 7/26/2008 |
Q: Mr. Scott: I'm trying to assist a senior citizen who just received an unsolicited oil/gas lease ...
A: William, I always delete the "top lease" clause, so in my opinion, it's a good thing that it's ...
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| oil/gas rights and lease | 7/25/2008 |
Q: How do I go about finding out the status of an old lease on oil/gas rights in Williams County, ND. ...
A: Mary Ellen, you'll need to of course establish whether there is currently, or ever was, any ...
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| Texas Oil and Gas Lease Royalty Minimum | 7/22/2008 |
Q: Is there a minimum mandated royalty payment in Texas for oil and gas; such as in Pennsylvania where ...
A: In most states I believe the minimum is 1/8. I actually do not have personal knowledge of such a law ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease | 7/18/2008 |
Q: My Friend found some old oil and gas lease papers that her grandmother had and her Aunt left her. ...
A: Mike, if there is still a well producing there, then I'd look into it. If not, I'd still look into ...
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| gas, oil and mineral rights | 7/16/2008 |
Q: My family and I own approx. 500 acres of gas,oil and mineral rights in Steuben County N.Y. as well ...
A: Steve, best thing to do is check with your neighbors if possible, and see what they've been offered. ...
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| Mineral rights from the 1920s | 7/15/2008 |
Q: My grandmother recently past away and as we were cleaning out her house I came across a bundle of ...
A: Erica, assuming the State, or some previous owner didn't retain the minerals to the subject lands ...
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| mineral rights and leasing | 6/17/2008 |
Q: Question 1 I bought one hundred acres in NEPA back in 1986, I found out that back in 1956 (four ...
A: Carl, the 1956 owner and his heirs still own 50 percent of the minerals under the land you ...
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| Louisiana Gas Mineral Lease | 6/16/2008 |
Q: My Husbands family bought a 100 leased gas mineral rights on some property in Louisiana. Up until ...
A: Sally, probably what's happened is that the well is either no longer capable of production, or it ...
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| Royalty retained for one lease or forever? | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Greetings. This is a question about retention of gas and oil royalties in a deed that is about 90 ...
A: Mark, I would say that since the deed specifically mentions the fraction "1/16" and since most ...
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| Inherited Natural Gas Well Royalties | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My wife is the sole inheritor of the royalty rights to several producing natural gas wells in Hemple ...
A: Bruce, the lease your wife's grandfather signed state the royalty rate and other terms that were ...
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| Gas Lease | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I was just approached this afternoon by Magnum Land Services regarding a natural gas lease. I have ...
A: DeAnna, I am not familiar with leasing rates in Maryland so I would instead check around with ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I own 2 small parcels (1 acre, and 4-1/2 acres) in LaGrange County, Indiana. My mother has a life ...
A: Laura (and others) first off be aware that neither we as experts, nor anyone reading your questions ...
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| Oil leases | 6/7/2008 |
Q: My family owns the mineral rights on 1425 acres in Williams and McKenzie counties in North Dakota ...
A: Mark, I am not very familiar with that part of North Dakota, though as you likely already know, the ...
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| Mineral Rights sale Bryan county | 6/5/2008 |
Q: Mr. Scott, I hold 4.5 acres Section 35-05S-12E and have been offered 1150. per net acre to sell. Is ...
A: J; I'd say it's a little low, considering that bonus amounts have been higher in the area. ...
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| oil and gas leases in Wetzel County | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I am a staff writer at the Wetzel Chronicle, a weekly in New Martinsville and have been writing a ...
A: Brenda, northern West Virginia is where a lot of West Virginia's producing areas are located, though ...
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| Prior Patent on Property | 6/3/2008 |
Q: My Wife and I signed a lease agreement in April, with a Draft for the signing bonus. I just found ...
A: Jim, sounds like they found a "cloud" in your title. May also be that they just changed their mind ...
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| Is consultant fee fair? | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I recently attended a meeting of a group of landowners in NE PA being represented by a ...
A: Chris, I'd be curious as to who this guy is. I was contacted by an attorney a few months ago from ...
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| paid up oil and gas lease | 5/28/2008 |
Q: I own 48 acres in NE PA. Several mos ago a young man knocked on our door representing New Penn ...
A: John, short answer is you'd need to check with an attorney familiar with contract law in ...
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| What is a 'frozen' well? | 5/27/2008 |
Q: What does it mean when an oil company 'freezes' a well? I heard this in reference to a well that ...
A: BJ, a "frozen" well could be a number of things. It's not a term I'm familiar with as it relates to ...
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| Mineral rights | 5/24/2008 |
Q: My family has held land and mineral rights in East Texas near Crockett for 100 plus years. I ...
A: Debbie, one thing you might try is the Texas Railroad Commission Website. It's a bit confusing, but ...
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| Natural Gas Royalties | 5/23/2008 |
Q: My property is situated within a 640 acre unit. How can I determine how much money I will receive ...
A: Michael, it's pretty easy to figure your potential royalty actually, and I'm glad you didn't make ...
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| Mineral Rights in Burke County, ND | 4/22/2008 |
Q: My family owns the mineral rights to 357+ acres in Burke County, North Dakota, in Sections 19 and 24 ...
A: Sandy, I'm not too familiar with North Dakota; but I have been there several times, because I used ...
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| Oil & Gas Lease - WV | 4/22/2008 |
Q: We are getting solicited from a leasing company (Magnum Land Services, LLC) to sign a oil and gas ...
A: Mark, if you don't sign, and they want to drill a well in a spacing unit that includes your ...
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| Gas leases in Northern Bradford County. PA | 4/21/2008 |
Q: Recently a company called Range Resources hired a middle man to approach landowners in our area to ...
A: Erin, wow, lots of questions. All Experts isn't set up to provide in-depth answers, so I'll have to ...
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| surface property sold, but not mineral rights | 4/17/2008 |
Q: I was contacted by a third party company acting on behalf of a major oil company. He informed me ...
A: Tallie; if you want to verify your mineral ownership, you could check the courthouse records in the ...
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| Gas Lease | 4/1/2008 |
Q: Scott I am a student at WVU and recently my parents had told me that they had been approached by a ...
A: Robert, too many questions for me to answer fully here, but I will try, and will also tell you that ...
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| oil lease | 3/31/2008 |
Q: Mr. Scott -- My wife and I were contacted by Sundance about leasing a small acreage about 10 miles ...
A: Charles, In Mountrail County I have reliable sources telling me of leases there going for $2,000 per ...
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| Bradford County, PA Gas Lease | 3/28/2008 |
Q: Good Evening. I live in Bradford County PA (Litchfield Township)I was approached by Chesapeake a ...
A: Shelly, I'd check with more neighbors, then check the papers, then check the courthouse to see who ...
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| Mineral Leasing | 3/25/2008 |
Q: Why do oil and gas companies lead you to believe they are interested in leasing for drilling, pay ...
A: Luis, oil and gas companies usually lease because they eventually plan to drill the lease. However, ...
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| mineral lease | 3/24/2008 |
Q: Frederick, I live in Montana and along with my family, have 312 acres of mineral rights in Dunn ...
A: Bob, "Marathon Man" is right most likely. If they get enough leases from others, they won't need to ...
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| Gas Exploration | 3/21/2008 |
Q: Mr. Scott, I live in Wayne County, Pa. I would like to know how to contact some one in regard to ...
A: Jay, Chesapeake Exploration is doing most of the leasing in your area. I'm surprised they haven't ...
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| gas lease in Cameron County, PA | 3/20/2008 |
Q: We inherited the mineral rights to 200+ acres in Cameron County, PA. The property has had no ...
A: John, since I'm not actually up there, I rely on folks like you to tell me what's going on in many ...
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| gas lease in Cameron County, PA | 3/16/2008 |
Q: We inherited the mineral rights to 200+ acres in Cameron County, PA. The property has had no ...
A: John, don't sell for only $500 per acre. Leasing prices are $1500 per acre in some areas (i.e. Wayne ...
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| Gas Leasing in NEPA | 3/15/2008 |
Q: I live in Northeast PA which is being heavily marketed for gas leasing rights above the Marcellus ...
A: Carl, as you may know, lease bonus amounts in your area have risen from a low of $25-$50 per acre ...
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| How to search for ownership of royalties | 3/14/2008 |
Q: We have recently been approached by someone in North Dakota who claims that my grandfather owns ...
A: Karen, most courthouses are set up to do searches by legal description, rather than name. This is ...
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| career question | 3/13/2008 |
Q: I read that your college degree was not related to gas and oil, this is good news for me because the ...
A: Nick, I would suggest checking out AAPL (American Association of Professional Landmen) for a start. ...
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| recently approached | 3/12/2008 |
Q: I live in norteast PA and was recently approached about leasing my land for shale drilling. I would ...
A: Dave, if you really want more details on how a rig is operated and/or the whole process from start ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease Columbia Co NE PA | 3/11/2008 |
Q: I haven't seen any posts regarding Columbia Co. in NE PA., but I have gleaned a lot of information ...
A: Chris, many of the things you mentioned are actually fairly "standard" contract terms, it's just ...
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| NY gas lease | 3/10/2008 |
Q: My family owns approximately 48 acres on Hwy 54 along Keuka Lake in Yates county New York town of ...
A: Dan, with natural gas and oil prices up like they are, companies are going after more ...
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| pool inclusion | 3/1/2008 |
Q: We have never signed a lease. We are currently in a pool on a shallow well west of us. Someone is ...
A: Barbara, I would call the company doing the drilling and ask them if you are in the pool. They are ...
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| Oil & Gas Leasing | 2/26/2008 |
Q: I own the mineral rights to a tract of land in Texas and was recently contacted by a leasing agent ...
A: Charles, check with neighbors who may have been approached, check with local banks, call the county ...
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| Pool size vs royaly payments-Barnett Shale | 2/23/2008 |
Q: I have seen some calculations as to projected royalty payments. Insofar as I am negotiating a lease ...
A: Ned, in the Barnett Shale, unit sizes (pool) can vary from 40 acres to (more recently) as many as ...
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| Lease information nepa | 2/21/2008 |
Q: I see you were maxed out yesterday so I tried another expert and they couldn't answer my questions. ...
A: Dave, as you surmised, I have been attempting to work with an attorney to help you folks get a good ...
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| selling mineral rights/leasing | 2/20/2008 |
Q: my question is this, I'm all for this company to come in and check and find gas or oil on my ...
A: Sherry, if you own the mineral rights under the land, then the company will "ask permission" from ...
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| NEED HELP | 2/15/2008 |
Q: WANT TO PAY YOU TO HELP ME WITH TAKING CARE OF MINERAL RIGHTS ISSUES.....THIS IS SMALL STUFF IN ...
A: Hazel, I can't promise I'll have the necessary time available to help you professionally, but will ...
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| Oil/gas lease | 2/14/2008 |
Q: About 2 years ago I was one of the first in my area of Bradford Co, Pa. to be approached about ...
A: Bill, short answer is probably "no" you cannot force a lessee to renegotiate the terms of your lease ...
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| Top Lease offer - Bakken formation - Mountrail County. | 1/31/2008 |
Q: which I thank you for your answer to, however, some factors have now changed. I have recently been ...
A: Nancy, good thinking! I believe it may be possible for you to renegotiate your current lease if your ...
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| Texas O/G Lease & Landman | 1/30/2008 |
Q: I can only find ltd info on Thunderbird Oil & Gas who has presented us w/a lease. All indications ...
A: Elizabeth, I am assuming your minerals are in Johnson County, south of Fort Worth, though you did ...
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| Ratification of Oil and Gas Lease | 1/29/2008 |
Q: My mom recently received a notice asking for her notarized signature on the Ratification of a Lease ...
A: Justin, if you want to find out what your Mom owns in these parcels, the easiest thing to do would ...
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| Sell or retain | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I am a local Realtor and I have a client that has inherited acreage from his mother. This parcel of ...
A: Kendal, how big is the parcel? Where is the parcel? Is it near production? Sounds like it might now ...
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| Natural Gas-- Barnett Shale | 1/26/2008 |
Q: Sir: I have two questions. (1) I own 60 acres of land 1 mile northwest of Itasca, Hill County ...
A: David, without the legal description (block, section or abstract.) it's difficult to narrow down ...
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| Rule of Thumb For Valuing Unproduced O & G Rights | 1/25/2008 |
Q: Can you suggest a workable rule of thumb for establishing the fair bonus value for a lease based on ...
A: James, bonus amounts vary widely. There is really no directly proportional relationship for bonus ...
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| Gas lease | 1/21/2008 |
Q: My father has over 300 acres in Elk Lick Township,Somerset County, and has been offered a lease for ...
A: Duane, just don't agree to the renewal term! If you sign it, you likely can't get out of it! It's a ...
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| Oil Lease OK County Sec 17 | 1/17/2008 |
Q: RK Pinson has contacted me regarding an oil lease for my property. I have about 40 acres. Other ...
A: Susan, first of all "section 17" is pretty vague in that it could be anywhere, but I suppose I don't ...
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| Gas lease | 1/16/2008 |
Q: My father has over 300 acres in Elk Lick Township,Somerset County, and has been offered a lease for ...
A: Duane, R.L. Powell is likely either a small land company, or an individual. Not everyone shows up on ...
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| O&G Lease Wayne Co. PA | 1/11/2008 |
Q: Scott, This is another question from NE PA. I have 40 acres in Wayne Co. right on the edge ...
A: James, I am not familiar with the “Starrucca” group. Is this someone’s name? There are actually ...
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| oil and gas lease in Northeastern PA | 1/10/2008 |
Q: We have been approached by three landmen representing three different gas and oil companies who want ...
A: Jean, below is an example of a "depth clause" and a "hold harmless" clause. These should work in ...
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| selling mineral interest in Stephens County Oklahoma | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I am interested in trying to find out what my mineral rights are worth. I don't know how to even ...
A: Cathy, some banks will lend money on minerals, some will not. If you are in need of money for the ...
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| NE PA Oil and Gas Lease | 1/3/2008 |
Q: I am looking to purchase a 22 acres of land for recreational activity and possible income property. ...
A: Rick, if there is production during the lease primary term, then the lease is extended (and you are ...
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| Royalty Pool | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I own 120 acres (3 sections) in Amite Co. MS and also the mineral rights. I noticed they are ...
A: Sebe, If your minerals are included in the unit, it's very likely they would have contacted you ...
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| oil & gas lease | 12/28/2007 |
Q: Fred, I would like to know if there is any additional compensation to the landowner where a well is ...
A: Donna, the "royalty" is only paid to the mineral owners, not the land owners. Often companies will ...
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| Mineral royalties | 12/22/2007 |
Q: My family owns the surface and 50% of the minerals on a portion of the property and 25% minerals on ...
A: If both properties are included in the drilling unit, then you will be paid your pro-rata share in ...
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| oil/gas lease | 12/21/2007 |
Q: For the past 30 days, a landsman has been leasing minerals in our area. All things considered ...
A: He can't force you to lease at all. Now later the State might force pool you into a lease, though ...
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| Mineral Leasing in SE OK | 12/19/2007 |
Q: We just recently bought some land in SE Oklahoma (SW corner of Choctaw county) and own part of the ...
A: Ke, might be a boom going on there that I don't know about, but I sure think it's pretty "dead" ...
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| land lease in wayne county pa | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I just read a question answers buy another fella in wayne county pa and the answer is really ...
A: Jonathan, if you want more than 1/8th royalty, consider asking them for an "escalating royalty" ...
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| Gas Lease in Pennsylvania | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I have received several inquiries regarding leasing my land for the gas exploration.The land is ...
A: Don, I've gotten several contacts from folks up in Pennsylvania over the last couple of months. ...
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| royalties | 12/10/2007 |
Q: A friend of mine found out he and his family members own mineral rights in south east Oklahoma. An ...
A: Alan, the $1,000 is the "bonus" per acre he will get from the oil company for signing an oil and gas ...
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| Residential Oil and Gas Lease in Arlington, TX | 12/8/2007 |
Q: My husband and I just received a letter from Permian Land Company saying that they are acquiring Oil ...
A: Jessica, as you may know, it's fairly common for an oil company to hire a land company to get leases ...
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| Lease take-off | 12/1/2007 |
Q: What is a Lease take-off. What info does it contain? How is it researched ? Where can I find an ...
A: William, a "take off" is simply a list containing the locations (book and page) of deeds, leases ...
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| Paid-up Oil & Gas Lease in Northeastern PA | 11/27/2007 |
Q: I just received a Paid-Up Oil and Gas lease from a landsman for Chesapeake Appalachia for a ...
A: Maria, thanks for reading my previous responses for Pennsylvania. Glad you found them. I agree ...
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| gas leases in Bryan Co, OK | 11/26/2007 |
Q: Is Bryan Co in Oklahoma a hot area? What companies are leasing in this area?
A: Sherry, I wouldn't say that Bryan County, OK is a "hot" area, but there is definately activity ...
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| Gas Lease | 11/23/2007 |
Q: I have some property, 74 acres, in Erie County, PA. A company has been siging up many of my ...
A: Anthony, first off, good for you for not wanting to lease on bad terms. 10 years is too long anyway. ...
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| united packers oil company | 11/17/2007 |
Q: i have recently been going through some of my late fathers papers and have found an assignment of ...
A: Steve, first you'd want to find out if the well is still producing, or if there ever was a producing ...
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| Oil & Gas Speculation | 11/16/2007 |
Q: My four sisters and I own about 1/4 interest in about 3700 acres of mineral rights in some West ...
A: Logan, before you sell them I would do one of two things. I would either spend the money to get them ...
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| Gas leasing strategy | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I just read your response to an 8/14/2007 posting from a Wayne County, Pa. landowner. That landowner ...
A: Jason, the "rule of capture" basically states, as you surmised, that there is no liability for ...
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| Oil & Gas Lease | 11/7/2007 |
Q: My wife and I own property in the Onshore Gulf Coast Region, Lavaca Co, TX and we were recently ...
A: Omer, while it is not unusual for a land company to buy leases for an oil company using their OWN ...
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| Gas leasing strategy | 11/5/2007 |
Q: I just read your response to an 8/14/2007 posting from a Wayne County, Pa. landowner. That landowner ...
A: Jason, I'm pleased you took the time to read my previous PA response done back in August. Saves me ...
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| gas royalties | 10/29/2007 |
Q: I collect gas royalties on a well in Comanche Co. Ks The well is operated by H & B petroleum in ...
A: Elinor, a lot of gas is sold "at the well" to pipelines. The pipelines in many areas are able to set ...
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| Oil & Gas properties appraisals | 10/24/2007 |
Q: Our firm is administrating an estate with Oil & Gas interests and we are in need of appraisals on ...
A: Often, local companies will advertise in the paper where your minerals are located. A real estate ...
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| Proposed gas lease N Richland Hills home | 10/20/2007 |
Q: We received an offer from Dale Property Services acting for Cheasapeake Energy of $2500 per acre or ...
A: Tony, I'm assuming you live "in town" and that Chesapeake is wanting to drill a well, and your part ...
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| royalties | 10/16/2007 |
Q: how long does it take to receive royalty after a well starts producing.
A: Perry, in most states, a company legally has six months after a well starts producing to pay you for ...
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| oil lease | 10/11/2007 |
Q: 1. How much is 4,035 bbl? What does bbl mean? Is it billions of barrels of oil? 2. On oil leases, ...
A: Harry, "4,035 bbl" is 4,035 barrels of oil. A barrel is about 42 gallons. You MAY be held liable ...
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| Lease price per acre | 10/1/2007 |
Q: I have recently been contacted by Chesapeake regarding a lease for mineral rights I own in Brewster ...
A: Mary, I assume you mean Brewster County, Texas, though you didn't say which state. I would check ...
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| oil lease | 9/28/2007 |
Q: My parents own,and my brother and I will own by virtue of a living trust, 159 acres in Montrail ...
A: Robert, I am not familiar with North Dakota minerals. However, you should check out www.naro-us.org ...
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| Oil, Gas & Mineral Lease | 9/27/2007 |
Q: I have received in the mail a request to acquiring a non-developmental Oil, Gas, and Mineral Lease ...
A: Dan, check with a local bank for bonus amounts. Many banks are aware of going rates. I'm sorry I'm ...
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| Chesapeake lease offer | 9/25/2007 |
Q: I have read several replies to lease questions indicating the property owner should ask the oil/gas ...
A: Chuck, many companies prefer to give you a bank draft for the lease bonus because it allows them ...
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| Reeves County TX lease offer | 9/18/2007 |
Q: Scott: Our family owns mineral rights in Reeves County and we received a phone call from Petro Land ...
A: Without seeing the lease it’s hard for me to tell you if it’s a “good” lease or not; however I can ...
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| gas rights sale decision | 9/17/2007 |
Q: from southwestern Pennsylvania. leased our gas rights about 9 months ago for $5/ac for 5 years. ...
A: Ken, first off I would say do not even consider selling your minerals for only $300 per acre unless ...
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| landsman comming tomorrow | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I spoke with the landsman (kid 24 yrs)he told me that he's working for a broker that works with the ...
A: Tom, the lease you sent me is pretty unfavorable to you as the lessor. Their royalty clause is one ...
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| landsman comming tomorrow | 8/27/2007 |
Q: I spoke with the landsman (kid 24 yrs)he told me that he's working for a broker that works with the ...
A: Tom, What I'd suggest is that you find out who those other three companies are that contacted your ...
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| landsman comming tomorrow | 8/26/2007 |
Q: I spoke with the landsman (kid 24 yrs)he told me that he's working for a broker that works with the ...
A: Tom, sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. Did the landman come back yet or did we beat him?? You ...
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| Property Purchase | 8/20/2007 |
Q: I am looking at purchasing a 20 acre piece of land in North Arkansas. After a little research, I ...
A: Tracy, the "mineral estate" is the dominant estate. That means the mineral owner will be able to ...
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| landman came to our home in Wayne County P.A | 8/15/2007 |
Q: a landman came to our property in N.E P.A. He was offering us 50.00 per acre, and 1/8th royalties, ...
A: Tom, to figure your potential royalty you would take your acres owned (38.8) and divide it into the ...
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| landman came to our home in Wayne County P.A | 8/14/2007 |
Q: a landman came to our property in N.E P.A. He was offering us 50.00 per acre, and 1/8th royalties, ...
A: Though I am from Oklahoma and am not that familiar with PA, I will try to give you some basic tips. ...
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| Potential Leasing of Mineral Rights on my farm | 7/21/2007 |
Q: We have been approached by Millenium Natural Resource Development, E. Springfield NY to sign a 5 ...
A: Grace, To begin I must say "Danger Will Robinson"! (Remember the show "Lost in Space")? Though I ...
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| Oil & Gas Lease | 7/20/2007 |
Q: My client owns .5 ac. as business property on Luna Rd/near IH 635, Dallas, Dallas Co. Texas. He was ...
A: Kim, though I'm not familiar with leasing rates in Dallas County, I can tell you that a five-year ...
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| Mineral Rights on property | 7/18/2007 |
Q: Is there a way that I can locate who owns the mineral rights on my property. Where can I go to ...
A: If you don't own the minerals under your land, but want to find out who does, my first stop would be ...
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