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| Listing of Royalty Interest owners | 7/7/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: Is there a public listing (hopefully online) of RI owners in Arkansas. I am one of many very small ...
A: Unfortunately the production companies will not provide you with their royalty owners data. They ...
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| force majeure/covenant clauses in leases | 7/6/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: What can you tell me on the legality of "using force majeure" and "covenant" clauses on lessor's ...
A: Sorry I can not answer questions about "New York Law" nor the applicability of lease terms I have ...
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| 20-8N-19W Washita County, OK Production | 7/4/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I have a mineral deed to land located at (NE-1/4) of Section 20, Township 8 North, Range 19, Washita ...
A: Mark, there is no current production in Section 20, or any of the surrounding sections. Most of the ...
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| lease vs. easement definition, etc. | 7/3/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: Mr. Coogan, Your water well answer was quite beneficial to us. We are, nonetheless, still in a ...
A: I will give you general, non-specific information, the kind you could get from Wikipedia, not ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease | 7/2/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: My great grandfather had land in New Mexico that was leased by some oil company. My uncle said it ...
A: If you could provide me with the section, township and range of the property, or legal description, ...
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| Oil Lease | 7/1/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: I just got a letter asking to lease property that I own that is along the Marcellus shale. Upper ...
A: I certainly would recounter their offer. 12.5% royalty is a 1/8th fraction. I would counter at ...
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| Old Gas & oil lease | 6/30/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: My wife recently found some gas and oil leases from the 50's and 60's that belonged to her uncle ...
A: That's a very open-ended question. Many things need to be determined: a) Are the minerals in ...
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| West Virginia Lease Offer | 6/30/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Straight forward, I know nothing about mineral rights, leases, etc. I am one of 75 heirs to mineral ...
A: Debra, if possible, I'd get together with the other heirs and negotiate as a group; perhaps choosing ...
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| Pipeline installed under my property without my consent | 6/29/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: In 2006 I purchased an undivided interest in two islands on the Louisiana coast. The same year ...
A: Sir, I am uncertain what rights you have to the production running through the pipeline. Anytime ...
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| mineral rights, selling your minerals | 6/27/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: How do I find out if my minerals in Caddo and Webster Parish have reverted to surface owner? I ...
A: Minerals revert to a surface owner after ten years of non-production. However, if there has been ...
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| Ratification of Oil and Gas Lease | 6/27/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: We signed a lease with East Recourses last July and have not received the lease money yet. We have ...
A: Amanda, it's not too terribly unusual these days (unfortunately) for lessees to either not pay on ...
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| Mineral Rights Lease | 6/26/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Inherited mineral rights on 46 acres (1/5 interest in 230 acres)in the "Wheelock" prospect in North ...
A: Jeffrey, in areas where there is lots of competition for leases, it is not uncommon for companies to ...
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| lease for oil | 6/25/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: I received a request to lease mineral rights on the West half (W/2, Block D, H&TC Survey in ...
A: I can check numerous reports I receive to see who is operating in the area you own property in. I ...
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| Oil Procurement | 6/24/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: My family has over 5,000 acres in an area of California where producing oil fields are in close ...
A: In answer to your question about whether you would have been contacted by an oil company if they ...
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| Question concerning Oil, Natural Gas, and Mineral Rights Lease | 6/23/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: I'm not sure where to start, but here goes. My grandfather (along side 8 of his brothers and ...
A: Well, I'm glad you started here. First, it's not clear to me and I need you to clarify something: ...
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| Texas Paid up Oil and Gas Lease | 6/23/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I received a Paid Up Oil and Gas Lease on 12.5 acres that I own in Rusk County, Texas with mineral ...
A: David, the lease is probably titled "OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL LEASE" or something similar. If you like ...
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| Division Order Amendment | 6/22/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: Neither he nor my sister and I know how to facilitate the transfer of his royalties to his heirs ...
A: Hard to believe that "no company has a clue". This is actually an easy situation to fix. Have you ...
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| Blaine County, OK Lease Renewal Offer | 6/22/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I received a letter from Chesapeake Energy to renew a lease on my 53.33 acres in Blaine County ...
A: Jim, Chesapeake just completed the Mark #1 well in Section 2 last December. They also have drilled ...
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| Lease Offer Carter County, OK | 6/21/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I was just offered $400 per net mineral acre with 12.5% royalty interest for 3 yrs. or $350 per net ...
A: Carol, don't let them rush you. They may apply for a pooling order on June 24, but it will take at ...
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| Lease Primary Term and Shut In Questions | 6/20/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: We have been offered an oil/gas lease for our 9 acre land in lenawee county, MI. Having read the ...
A: Jess, the "operations" must be reasonable, and not merely done to hold the lease "forever." If they ...
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| New Homeowner | 6/19/2009 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: We recently purchased a home in Grand Prairie in Oct. 2008. Just found out yesterday that the ...
A: If you had read your title policy you would have known before closing that you were buying a house ...
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| Marcellus Shale Northern PA | 6/19/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: My attorney advises that we have our property appraised for estate purposes. The land was recently ...
A: Frankly, no one can say what it is worth that will fulfill the criteria for an appraisal. The ...
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| Getting started | 6/19/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I am named heir of a property that was approached four years ago by an oil/gas company requesting a ...
A: James, I would first try to determine what's going on around the property. If there's some drilling ...
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| well location road and pipeline | 6/19/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: I own 96 acres surface oil and gas. I signed a lease with Mountain v Oil & Gas in Wv. When I signed ...
A: In my opinion, they have breached their agreement with you. I would suggest you enlist an attorney ...
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| Second thoughts about a lease signed yesterday. | 6/18/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: Is there an option to cancel a lease you've just recently signed? My neighbor is a very kind man ...
A: Generally, no. Unless there is a specific state law covering "buyer's remorse", failure of ...
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| where to begin | 6/18/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: I am named heir of a property that was approached four years ago by an oil/gas company requesting a ...
A: You do not indicate what state you reside in, nor how many acres this tract is comprised of. ...
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| lease conveyance | 6/17/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: My mother inherited mineral rights in LeFlore County, Ok...Section 32-8N-24E. We were recently ...
A: Dale, it's likely that the currently producing wells are held by a lease document that had a "depth ...
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| Offer to purchase minerals | 6/17/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: We recently received an offer in writing to purchase our mineral interest. We executed the offer and ...
A: Unfortunately as the world economy is currently, this has happened over and over again in the last 6 ...
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| Looking for a lost abstract | 6/16/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: My parents have me looking for the abstract that my grandmother had given the 1st gas company that ...
A: Not sure you got my reply. There should be a recorded copy of what ever your grandmother signed (a ...
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| Oil Lease Arkansas | 6/16/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: First off, many thanks for your participation in this website. I have found the information ...
A: Last year I would have said it is is a low offer. Now, the prices have changed and activity dropped ...
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| withheld royalties | 6/15/2009 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: My family has an existing lease for a gas well with Goodrich Petroleum. Since August of 2008, the ...
A: Send the company a certified letter, demanding payment within thirty days for all royalties due and ...
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| Mineral Rights In La Plata County Colorado | 6/14/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: My Aunt received an offer to sell 20 percent of mineral rights she inherited in LaPlata County ...
A: I am not sure - if you want me to do some resarch to determine what the market value is and then, ...
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| lease road rental | 6/13/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: We have approximately 1/2 mile of unpaved road that an oil operator wants to us to service his new ...
A: Your email indicates the property is 'heavily wooded' and consequently, you should have a timber ...
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| Lease offer - Okfuskee County | 6/11/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: I received an offer of $75/acre 3/16 for 3 years on the following 10 net mineral acres in Okfuskee ...
A: yes, you should attempt to counter for a better offer. If you would like for me to see if some of ...
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| gas lease chaves county NM | 6/11/2009 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: I have 160 acres,surface and mineral rights in section 10 15s 25e Chaves co NM. My lease with PLLL ...
A: Negotiating leases is like playing poker, if you want a sure thing, take the offer on the table. If ...
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| lease road rental | 6/10/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: We have approximately 1/2 mile of unpaved road that an oil operator wants to us to service his new ...
A: You did not indicate the real estate for this property, but you should do so in order to determine ...
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| oil and mineral rights | 6/9/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: i found some papers about oil and mineal rights, and gas, that my dad inherited back from his uncle ...
A: Did you file a succession proceeding on your father's estate? If so, the attorney who handled the ...
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| Property in Oklahoma | 6/9/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I have an elderly neighbor who has received an offer to purchase her land and mineral and royalty ...
A: Richard, I would always advise people who are selling their minerals to get MORE THAN ONE offer ...
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| Mineral RIghts on property originally owned | 6/8/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald |
Q: Help!! We sold our parents property in 2006 but we kept the mineral rights as stated in our Purchase ...
A: The controlling document is the Cash Sale Deed or Deed which transfers the surface and reserves the ...
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| Surface rights only | 6/8/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: We have a 60 acre farm in Fayette Co, PA on which there was a well drilled by Amoco in the early ...
A: Dave, in Oklahoma at least (where I live) though seismographic operations may aggravate the surface ...
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