Have you received an offer on your minerals? Have you just inherited your minerals? Have you owned them for awhile and just want to learn more? We’re happy to share what we know to help you understand your minerals better.
19 April 2023
The short answer is, it’s complicated.
26 August 2022
Most mineral deeds have some language to the effect of:
24 August 2022
“If it’s worth that much to you, then it’s worth at least that much to me.”
19 September 2019
Most mineral owners do not develop their mineral rights themselves. Instead, they “lease” the mineral right to oil and gas operators (sometimes called exploration and production…
10 September 2019
Pooling and unitization are two legal structures that allow for the combination of mineral interests or leases. They are very similar and are often used interchangeably, though …
01 August 2019
Mineral rights, in a nutshell, are the rights to oil and gas beneath the surface. They can be subdivided, delegated, or even sold entirely. And whoever owns them has the right t…
19 April 2023
The short answer is, it’s complicated.
26 August 2022
Most mineral deeds have some language to the effect of:
24 August 2022
“If it’s worth that much to you, then it’s worth at least that much to me.”
15 November 2019
Many owners wonder what’s a “good” oil and gas lease royalty is. It depends on several factors, but in general you should be able to lease your oil and gas mineral rights for be…
31 October 2019
Most mineral rights purchase and sale agreements follow a basic pattern. They will start with introductory front-matter (who the parties are, recitals as to why the parties are …
10 October 2019
A few years ago, a new tactic popped up as a way to get unsuspecting sellers to part with their minerals: oil and gas “leases” that were actually royalty deeds.
04 October 2019
The Journal recently published an analysis of shale wells, suggesting among other things that production is declining due to wells “being drilled too close to one another” and “…