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| Inherited Mineral Interest | 11/18/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: An individual owned the original land patent for 80 acres in Arkansas and retained 50% mineral ...
A: If an individual sells land to someone, and also owns half the mineral rights under the land, but ...
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| Adding dependents to mineral rights | 11/17/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: The mineral rights I have are in my name only. I live in Washington. How do I add my wife and/or ...
A: Myrel, you will need to prepare a conveyance (quit claim deed, mineral deed etc.) granting the ...
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| Potential ORRI I am looking to purchase! | 11/17/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Recently, I am looking at purchasing an overriding royalty interest from an energy company. So my ...
A: If the ORRI was part of an investment package, then it would be difficult, in my opinion, to obtain ...
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| Fort Worth TX Area Lease Bonus | 11/16/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Our neighborhood was very organized last year and hired an attorney and negotiated a $27,500 per ...
A: the Barnett Shale has been declining in activity since the beginning of the year, and bonus amounts ...
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| lease about to expire | 11/15/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: My family has an oil & gas lease, in Kansas, that is about to expire in a couple months. The oil ...
A: Depending on what is provided for in your existing lease, is what determines what will actually ...
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| Hiring a Landman | 11/14/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Our family had over 14,000 acres in Texas, Webb County, and after one family tragedy after another, ...
A: Please refer to my Answers, numbered as you have set out above: 1) If you are interested in hiring ...
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| Taxes on oil & gas royalty payments | 11/14/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: We receive monthly royalty payments on some property in Canadian County, OK. We pay Owner Taxes and ...
A: Mary, Oklahoma requires that out-of-state owners have Oklahoma state income tax withheld from their ...
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| natural gas play in woodford shale | 11/13/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: know any thing about section 9 twnshp 7n range 12e in pittsburg cty ok? i have 1.25 acres in a pool. ...
A: No sir, I do not know anything specific. I am aware that the western portion of the state of ...
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| having lease terminated and equipment removed | 11/12/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: My husband and I own 30 acres which had and still had an oil lease on it when we bought it. We own ...
A: Sir, The answers to your questions depend on what is provided and set out in the Oil, Gas and ...
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| Marcellus Shale Lease and Royalty | 11/12/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr. Scott, I currently own 20 acres in northeast Pennsylvania and have recently signed a lease for ...
A: Erasmo, $6000 per acre sounds pretty good to me; especially with 20% royalty. Some people will be ...
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| Loving County, TX Activity | 11/11/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr. Scott, My family and I own an undivided 1/2 interest in minerals in Sec. 100, Blk. 33, H&TC ...
A: Alan, wow, you're way out there in West Texas looks like! Not too familiar with the Permian Basin, ...
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| Oil/Gas Rights | 11/10/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: I was considering purchasing a property with gas/oil rights, the seller showed proof of about 11k a ...
A: Yes, there are ways to do it, but it requires much more info than you are reciting, plus some ...
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| Horizontal drilling | 11/10/2009 | David Traugott |
Q: David Traugott My question is: In which geologic, reservoir conditions it is recommended to use ...
A: Typically it is beneficial to utilize horizontal drilling when the reservoir is tight (i.e. has low ...
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| Suspense Accounts | 11/10/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: What are the steps in approaching an oil company to see if there are unpaid royalties in a tract of ...
A: If you will contact the Texas Railroad Commission and provide them with the name of the County and ...
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| RE: Injection well on property next to us | 11/10/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: EOG is putting in a saltwater injection site on the property next to us in Montague county Texas. ...
A: Lonnie, you can contact their land department directly. I don't have their phone number handy but ...
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| Acreage | 11/9/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I live in south Texas and a friend told me about a lawsuit she was involved with against her ...
A: Pam, wills sometimes list or include property that was not actually owned by mistake. A beneficiary ...
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| Suspense Accounts | 11/9/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I live in Texas and I would like to know how to approach a company that we have reason to believe is ...
A: I'm going to attempt to answer your questions in the order in which it makes more sense. First, if ...
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| Texas Gas Lease | 11/8/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr.Scott I'm trying to decide my best option with mineral rights that I have in TX.I did not sign a ...
A: George, in Texas, if your unleased minerals are within the spacing unit, but not within the actual ...
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| how do i know what perentage I own in mineral rights | 11/8/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: Can you tell me what percentage I own. I have raw land in california and my deed stagtes in the ...
A: I'll try. First I am going to assume you have accurately conveyed all of the deed's reservations ...
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| mineral rights deed | 11/7/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: We are buying property w/some mineral rights conveyed. However, under reservations for conveyence ...
A: From what you have stated above, the Seller is reserving 95% of the mineral rights and you and your ...
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| lease money | 11/7/2009 | David Traugott |
Q: Who gets the lease money? Surface owner, mortgage owner, or mineral rights owner? The minerals are ...
A: This depends on which state you live in; in TX the minerals and surface are either held together or ...
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| Lease options Kay County, OK | 11/7/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I was recently contacted by Bagely Title, Inc. re: 4 net acres of minerals I inherited in Kay ...
A: Ken, I'd tell them you'll lease for $75 and 1/8, or $50 and 3/16 royalty; both three years with no ...
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| Mineral rights oil lease | 11/6/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Is $75.00 an acre plus 3/16 Royalty for a three year lease with a 2 year option a good offer for a ...
A: Jerry, there's really not much going on in this county frankly, so $75 is probably pretty good for ...
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| Minerals - Lost acreage in a Judgement | 11/5/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: In 1920, our grandparents were sued in district court for an unpaid grocery bill in Texas. Our ...
A: Ann, if your grandparents owned the minerals at the time of the judgment, and in fact lost all the ...
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| Mineral Sales | 11/4/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Am considering the sale of 65 acres of minerals in Custer County, OK. Description is East Half ...
A: Sir, let me check and see what the market value is in this area. Please email me at ...
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| land owner rights to gas and oil | 11/4/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: Is there a standard amount of gas and oil that the landowner receives and is there a limit to this ...
A: There is no standard rate. A commonly used amount is 200 MCF/year (200,000 cubic feet), typically ...
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| Longevity of a well | 11/4/2009 | David Traugott |
Q: Mr. Traugott, I have mineral rights, I inherited, on some land in McClain County, Oklahoma. An oil ...
A: Go to the website below and click on oil and gas database; you can then search by county, township ...
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| Longevity of a well | 11/3/2009 | David Traugott |
Q: Mr. Traugott, I have mineral rights, I inherited, on some land in McClain County, Oklahoma. An oil ...
A: The data that the oil companies use to research areas for potential exploration activities is ...
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| Longevity of a well | 11/3/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I have mineral rights on some land in McClain County, OK. An oil production company began drilling ...
A: KB, if you'd shared with me the legal description of where this well is, I probably could have given ...
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| Online Mineral Deed Forms | 11/2/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: My ailing grandfather owns mineral rights that he would like to deed to my grandmother. He was told ...
A: Reid, there are in fact many companies selling ready-made deed forms online. I searched for "mineral ...
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| mineral rights | 11/1/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: Mr. Coogan, My wife and I own 5 acres just outside the Springfield, IL city limits. When I bought ...
A: Your situation is covered by Illinois law--you need to consult a Illinois real property attorney. ...
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| Royalties - North Dakota | 11/1/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Just trying to figure out how the royalties are going to be paid for my father and his five ...
A: Below is how you would calculate the estimated royalty revenue, based on the information you have ...
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| unleased royalty owner | 11/1/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr,Scott If a gas company fails to get me to sign a lease and starts drilling without signing me ...
A: George, it depends on what state you're in as to whether going unleased will benefit you, and in ...
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| selling mineral acres in Oklahoma | 10/31/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I inherited mineral rights to some property in Oklahoma. A Land Company has sent an offer to ...
A: John, This sounds low to me. Why don't you email or fax me over the property information and I ...
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| calculating gas royaly income | 10/31/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Total unit is 187.66 acres and my portion is 91 acres production of first month was 34,217 mcf ...
A: Short answer: Your gross check for first month's production would be about $15,555.49. The longer ...
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| Mineral LEase | 10/30/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Wyoming Weston County--I own net 2 acres and have been notified they want to flood the land. What ...
A: Sir, I am not familiar with the market in this area - I suggest you check with some of your ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease in Atoka, Ok | 10/30/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Recently had a company interested in leasing 160 acres - Atoka- NW/4 of Sec 32, Township 2 North, ...
A: Cathy, "Titan" is the only company I see currently leasing in Section 32 recently. St. Mary and ...
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| Entireities Clause in an Okla lease | 10/29/2009 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Can you give me a brief description of an "entireties clause" in an Oklahoma lease?
A: The Entirety Clause found in some oil and gas leases benefits the Lessee to make it clear to the ...
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| Oil lease offer | 10/29/2009 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I received a lease offer for an mineral interest in Lincoln County, Oklahoma underlying the NW/4 of ...
A: Joan, if the lease is for shallow depths only (get a depth clause in your lease) then the bonus is ...
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| oil/gas lease | 10/28/2009 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: A friend of mine signed an oil/gas lease in 2008 and did not get paid for his entire acreage. Lease ...
A: The lease is a contract. Typos are typically correctable. Also look for a correction clause, notice ...
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