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| royalty payments and ratification | 2/9/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: My sister and I inherited the mineral rights on a small portion of property in Jacksonville, Texas. ...
A: Usually a "Ratification of an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease" is curative instrument that is clearing up ...
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| inherited minerals through a trustee | 2/7/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: A trust was set up by my uncle (before his death) for his granddaughter several years ago.The ...
A: Sir, I am sorry for your frustration in dealing with this matter. It is difficult to monitor the ...
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| Transferring Ownership of Oil Well | 2/6/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: FitzGerald. Please explain the proper procedures for transferring ownership of an oil lease from one ...
A: The legal document transferring the ownership, i.e., Assignment, Bill of Sale and Conveyance, needs ...
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| NEGOCIATING | 2/5/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: MY FIRST TERM OF 3 YEARS WILL EXPIRE ON FEBRUARY 6, 2010. THEY WANT TO DRILL BUT HAVE NOT STARTED ...
A: Commencement of operations can be: preparing the site for use, laying roads into the wellsite, ...
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| Brokers | 2/3/2010 | David Traugott |
Q: My family and I have been contacted by, so far, three different brokers (I'm guessing is what they ...
A: Don't rush into anything; take your time and understand what you are doing, you can use the ...
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| NEGOCIATING | 2/3/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: MY FIRST TERM OF 3 YEARS WILL EXPIRE ON FEBRUARY 6, 2010. THEY WANT TO DRILL BUT HAVE NOT STARTED ...
A: The lease that you signed probably states: "that if operations are not commenced prior to the end ...
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| land owner rights | 2/3/2010 | David Traugott |
Q: I own a farm. I do not own the oil/mineral rights. A new oil co. bought the oil lease. They have ...
A: You need to review the lease contract and see what your rights are. Once that is completed (and you ...
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| Gas Leases in Beckham County OK | 2/2/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I have 5 acres mineral rights to a gas well in Beckham County Oklahoma that Chesapeake has been ...
A: Once a well is 'plugged' you cannot go in and 'unplug' it. If someone drilled a well at an earlier ...
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| SURFACE OWNERS RIGHTS | 2/2/2010 | David Traugott |
Q: DAVE--I LIVE IN S/W COLORADO AND PURCHASED 40 ACRES THAT HAD AN EXISTING ROAD ACROSS IT GOING TO ...
A: Create a video of the pumper speeding on your road and mail it to the oil company and the pumping ...
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| oil lease discription and terms | 2/1/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Recently I was notified via lease documents that I am the part owner of mineral rights in North ...
A: Dan, The reason they are asking you to sign a lease that is 'back dated' is because apparently they ...
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| Lien for mineral rights | 1/30/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: A drilling company wants to lease mineral rights. They want to file a Lien Subordination and make a ...
A: Usually, a mortgage on the property is subordinated to an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease. I'm assuming ...
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| 50% Interest In Oil Well In OK | 1/28/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I'm looking into purchasing 50% working interest in an oil well in Carter County, Oklahoma, and I ...
A: Sir, This matter is something you should seek legal counsel about. Preferably, an oil and gas ...
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| Easement of Gas lines... | 1/27/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: We purchased a property in october 2007. This was the last lot that was sold (closest to the old ...
A: Sir, I would certainly not cash the check until you are able to speak with a representative of the ...
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| vertical pugh clause | 1/26/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I need to put a standard vertical pugh clause in the addendum of my oil & gas lease. Where do I ...
A: The standard vertical pugh clause contains this language: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary ...
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| roger mills lease | 1/25/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: My mineral rights are in roger mills section 12 township 11 range 25 west im.We have an unsolicited ...
A: Sir, I'm assuming this offer is to lease your mineral rights. If this is their first offer, I ...
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| gas well production | 1/24/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Conoco drilled a well on my property this is in Webb County, app. 9500 ft deep. on Jan 11, 2010, ...
A: Mary, This last question you have, is a good one, but I am not qualified to answer this because ...
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| gas well drilling | 1/23/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: when a company drills what is the maximum no.and how far apart is the spacing say in a 1200 acre ...
A: Sir, Each formation has its own spacing rules and regulations. In Texas, this information can be ...
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| gas well production | 1/22/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Conoco drilled a well on my property this is in Webb County, app. 9500 ft deep. on Jan 11, 2010, ...
A: Sir, It is not unusual for a representative of a company to not have information about a specific ...
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| mineral acreage | 1/21/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Can you tell from the following description how many mineral acres are owned by my wife. She has an ...
A: Each quarter section contains 40 acres, more or less. There are 160 acres in each quarter section, ...
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| Mineral Rights Decimal Interest Calculation | 1/20/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I have a question that I am truly baffled by. I currently have in my possession a "division order" ...
A: Kim, Don't feel alone. Many people, both laymen and professionals, who review Division Orders and ...
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| Gas well | 1/18/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I'm supposed to get royalty payments for gas sold from a well on the property next door.The company ...
A: An Operator must report monthly production from a well with the State Oil & Gas Commission. You ...
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| Oil Gas Lease Grayson Co Tx | 1/17/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: We haven't been able to find the answer to our question yet. We would really appreciate your help ...
A: Ms. Mostowfi: I hope you received my answer. I gave you a list of other companies who are actively ...
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| Horizontal Well Payments | 1/17/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Mr. Scott, if I get a vertical natural gas well on my property of about 17 acres and the company ...
A: You will get paid for production from any of the horizontal wells whose perforations (holes punched ...
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| half minerals | 1/16/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: We own tracts of land in Texas and Oklahoma of which we have half minerals.Can we lease our part ...
A: Yes, you have the right to lease your rights even though there are other joint owners who cannot be ...
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| Mineral Rights Lease/Sale | 1/16/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I've been contacted regarding sale of some Mineral Rights in OK. Currently, they are under year two ...
A: Well, you could actually contact ME to help you assess the offer if you wished. I'm pretty familiar ...
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| Transfer of a RI due to well plugging | 1/14/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I have a situation that I can't quite figure out. I purchased a small RI on a 32 acre unit w/ 1 ...
A: Unfortunately the Sales Agreement that you signed where you acquired your interest is the governing ...
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| Stephens County OK Lease Offer | 1/13/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: The lease is in Stephens County Section 12 Township 3S Range 4W. The lessee wants rights to a three ...
A: Since you have 100 acres (a good chunk) I'd counter with $150/acre and 3/16 and see what they say. ...
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| Oil & Gas Mineral Rights | 1/13/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Laura, We asked this previously and you answered but we were unable to retrieve. We would ...
A: As a general rule, you should always make a counter-offer on someone's first offer. It appears ...
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| Question on "refracking" | 1/12/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: Frederick, I'm an owner of 10% of the land in a land pool of 122 acres with two simo frac'd wells ...
A: It's all economics in my opinion. There is no "typical" time to refrac, or employ other secondary ...
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| original mineral rights | 1/12/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: how can i obtain the documentation from my fathers sale of his property and to which he retained ...
A: Sir, Unless Occidental Petroleum will furnish this to you, you will have to obtain this document ...
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| Constitution ( Yegua), Jefferson Co., Tx. | 1/11/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I have a small royalty interest in the Two Sisters No 1 well located in Jefferson County, Texas. I ...
A: A reservoir engineer can study the formation and project how long the reservoir will produce - but ...
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| surface rights only on warranty deed | 1/11/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: I am selling a house and 2.13 acres within the city limits of a small town in Pawnee County ...
A: I haven't seen the entire deed, but the five words probably cover you. I'd prefer to see language to ...
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| leaseline and offsetdrilling | 1/9/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: If a well is drilled 487ft on the other side of my fence by a leasee that is not my lease holder, ...
A: If adverse possession occurred on the property, it would also include the mineral rights if the ...
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| gas lease | 1/9/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: We have 35% interest oil%26gas in clearfield co. pa. consisting of 936 acres. A gas company has ...
A: I think you can do better on your lease terms, but you'll need to do some research yourself to be ...
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| Ellis County, OK | 1/8/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: My question concerns an oil and gas lease that was sent to me recently. It is for 3 acres of an 80 ...
A: Craig, if you'd like to send me the lease to look at I think I can find the time this week and would ...
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| value of mineral rights | 1/7/2010 | David Traugott |
Q: Please inform me of the value of mineral rights located in the Northeast Qtr of Sec 4 TS 10 N Range ...
A: The value is determined by how well you can negotiate a mineral lease; please see the document at ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease in North Dakota | 1/7/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I submitted this question to another expert yesterday who was "unavailable" so I hope you can give ...
A: As a general rule, you should always make a counter-offer on their first offer. Based on their ...
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| Martin County, TX Lease | 1/6/2010 | Frederick M. Scott CMM RPL |
Q: We have an existing oil and gas lease in Martin County, Texas with a large, established drilling ...
A: Andrea, the current lessee has until the current lease expires to "commence operations." You will ...
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| working interest vs net revenue interest | 1/3/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: I can't seem to get a handle on the difference between working interest in an oil well and net ...
A: In order to determine your Net Revenue Interest, all lease burdens must be subtracted from your ...
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| Buying gas wells in Oklahoma | 1/2/2010 | Laura M. FitzGerald, CPL |
Q: Myself and two others are look for any and all information on how to go about purchasing some gas ...
A: Sir, I would suggest you contacting a Reservoir Engineer who can advise you what the value is of ...
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