The Bakken Bonfire: Are You Getting Paid for the Gas Your Operator is Burning?
Millions of dollars in natural gas go up in smoke every year in North Dakota. Here is how to find out if your operator owes you royalties for flared gas.
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The Bakken Net-Back: How Kravik and Bice Shrink Royalty Checks on Both Sides of the Montana–North Dakota Line
Why your Bakken royalty checks are getting eaten by deductions. We break down the Montana and North Dakota laws that legalize the net-back method.
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11 on this pageThe Alaska Exception: Why You Can’t Lease Mineral Rights on the North Slope
Unlike the Lower 48, Alaska's private subsurface wealth is governed by massive Native corporations. Here is how ANCSA replaced royalty checks with dividends.
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Colorado's "First Marketable Product" Shield: Why Your Deductions Might Be Illegal
Colorado law protects mineral owners from post-production costs, yet out-of-state operators quietly deduct them anyway. Here is why your check might be short.
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Utah's 'Yellow Wax' Discount: Why Uinta Basin Geology Shrinks Your Oil Check
Why does Uinta Basin crude trade for less than WTI? We explain the physical reality of waxy crude, the transportation nightmare, and your royalty check.
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Louisiana Naked Ownership and Usufruct: Who Receives Mineral Royalties?
Louisiana handles inherited mineral rights completely differently than the rest of the country. We explain the usufruct, naked ownership, and who gets paid.
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Arkansas and the Lithium Lottery: Who Actually Gets Paid When Brine Becomes Battery Metal?
Arkansas brine fields are being repriced as lithium assets. We explain the AOGC's 2.5% royalty rate and why your actual check might be surprisingly small.
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The Seismicity Squeeze: When RRC Saltwater Disposal Shut-Ins Freeze Your Royalties
Your Permian well didn't run dry. The state just banned the operator from disposing of the wastewater. How earthquakes are halting Texas royalty checks.
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Oklahoma Late Royalty Payments: The 12% Interest Rule
Oklahoma law requires operators to pay 12% interest on late royalties. Here is why you aren't getting it, and the exact steps to claim your money.
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Affiliate Gas Sales: How Operator Pricing Can Affect Royalties
Your lease says 'no deductions,' but your royalty check is still shrinking. Here is the accounting trick operators use to bypass your lease protections.
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The “Market Enhancement” Illusion: How West Virginia Operators Tricked You Into Paying Their Pipeline Bill
How SWN, Antero, and others used the Market Enhancement Clause to bypass West Virginia law and quietly deduct 30% from your royalty checks.
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Oklahoma Multi-Unit Wells: Allocation and Royalty Calculations
Oklahoma’s multi-unit horizontal wells have a hidden math problem. Find out how unperforated pipe dilutes your family's royalty checks.
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