AboutJames H. McConnell, CPL Expertise READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ASKING ME A QUESTION
I will try to answer questions about oil & gas leases, minerals, royalties, and servitudes, if the questioner has provided a good description of the lands. I require a section, township and range for any land not it Texas. I require a survey name and an abstract number if the lands are in Texas. I will answer questions about offers to lease or purchase mineral interests only if all terms of the offer are in the question, including the term, the royalty and the amount offered. Failure to provide this information will result in the question being rejected.
I have answered more than 2300 questions on this site and get as many as fifty in one day. I do not have the time nor am I inclined to deal with detailed questions requiring an attorney. I am not a substitute for an attorney. If you do not write in a cognizant form, I will reject your question. If you have done real research and have a question I find interesting, I will answer it. If you haven't done any research on your own, I will not do it for you.
If you do not rate the first answer, do not send a follow up, because I will reject it. If my time means so little to you that you feel that you cannot take your time to rate an answer, I do not have time to answer another question.
Experience I have been a Professional Landman for more than thirty five years. I have drilled and operated oil & gas wells in Louisiana and Texas and an familiar with the rules and Regulations of the Texas Railroad Commission and the Louisiana Department of Conservation. I have testified in court as an expert witness.
Question We recently purchased a home in Grand Prairie in Oct. 2008. Just found out yesterday that the previous owner had a agreement with Chesapeake Oil for drilling. Now that were the new owners should we seek legal advice about a contract with us? And does that mean the previous owners is now invalid since were the new deed holders?
Answer If you had read your title policy you would have known before closing that you were buying a house subject to an oil, gas and mineral lease. As is required by the terms of the lease, you must notify the Lessee in writing of any change in ownership of the minerals.
06/24/09
Sorry you weren't pleased with the answer, but the mortgage would not have gone through without the title policy at the closing. Lenders do their due diligence. You did not ask any questions about the minerals nor did you review the title policy. People like you make me wonder why I do this.
