Wyoming Split Estates and the Surface Owner Accommodation Act
Why permits and pooled units in the Powder River Basin stall when operators and surface owners clash over access, notices, and bonds.
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Commencement of Drilling Disputes: When Dirt Work and Permits Hold a Texas Lease
How Texas courts evaluate eleventh-hour dirt work, permits, and lease language when an operator attempts to hold acreage past the primary term.
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11 on this pageThe Paid-Up Lease Delay Rental Illusion: Why Modern Oil Leases Do Not Pay Annual Checks
Many heirs inheriting modern oil and gas leases expect annual delay rental checks. Here is why paid-up leases eliminate those payments and what it means for you.
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Should I Sell All or Just Part of My Mineral Rights?
How dividing your mineral interest allows you to secure upfront capital while retaining future production upside.
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Permian pipeline additions expand LNG access while Appalachian drilling stalls
Operators are committing capital to massive Texas infrastructure projects for the 2030s while throttling back current drilling to wait out depressed gas prices.
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Texas Division Orders: Correcting Decimal Errors and Back-Pay Claims
When a Texas operator makes a division order mistake, you cannot always get a retroactive check. Learn how division order estoppel shifts the risk to you.
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The Illinois Basin Reality: Valuing and Managing Stripper Well Royalties
A guide to understanding Illinois Basin stripper wells, the Severance Tax Act, and navigating local probate to release suspended royalty funds.
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The silent Bakken sibling: Navigating South Dakota's Red River royalties
Harding County minerals operate under very different rules than North Dakota. Learn how South Dakota taxes, pools, and unitizes Red River formation royalties.
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Permian capital consolidation and the natural gas quality bottleneck
Devon Energy explores basin exits while West Texas midstream buyers spend capital to treat sour gas, altering the timeline for mineral owners.
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Who Owns Geothermal Heat Under Texas Property?
Texas law now separates geothermal energy from oil and gas rights. Here is how this new subsurface split affects mineral owners and family estates.
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How a 1908 Tax Sale Kept Pennsylvania Mineral Rights Alive
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently confirmed that an historic tax sale maneuvering by a surface owner did not erase a family trust's subsurface mineral rights.
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How Texas operators deduct pipeline deficiency fees from your royalty check
A recent Texas appeals court ruling shows how pipeline capacity contracts can reduce your monthly overriding royalty payments.
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