The Pennsylvania Underground Landlord: When Gas Gets Stored Under Your Farm
What happens when your Pennsylvania land sits over a natural gas storage field? Understand FERC certificates, buffer zones, and your options.
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Articles: Inheritance
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The 20-Year Eraser: How Indiana’s Mineral Lapse Act Takes Your Land
Unused mineral rights in Indiana can automatically revert to the surface owner after 20 years. Learn how the Lapse Act works and how to protect your asset.
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The 20-Year Fuse: How Michigan Quietly Extinguishes Severed Mineral Rights
Michigan's Dormant Minerals Act will wipe out your family's severed oil and gas rights after 20 years of silence. Here is how to stop it.
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The “75% Coup”: How Your Cousins Can Lease the Minerals Without You in West Virginia
In West Virginia, if 75% of your co-owners sign a lease, the operator can drill even if you say no. Here is how the law works and what it means for your leverage.
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The “Integration Order” You Never Read: Arkansas’ Quiet Forced-Pooling Machine
In Arkansas, silence is an election. How ignoring an AOGC integration order can lock your minerals into a deal you never signed.
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Illinois’ “Missing Owner” Trap: How Your Family’s Minerals Can Get Leased (or Taken) If You’re Not Visible
In Illinois, if you don't show up in the county records, the law assumes you don't exist. Here is how trustees and surface owners can legally take control of your asset.
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The Family vs. The Operator: Why Sentiment Can Freeze Your Royalty Check
When heirs treat minerals like heirlooms but operators need legal certainty, checks stop coming. Here is how to navigate the paperwork wars.
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The Royalty Black Hole: Why Your Checks Stopped (But the Well Didn’t)
Billions in mineral royalties sit in suspense or state vaults. Here is how the 'Black Hole' happens and how to find your family's missing money.
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The Involuntary Partnership Nobody Agreed To
What happens when one heir wants to drill and the other refuses? Welcome to the messy, expensive world of mineral cotenancy.
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The Probate Trap: Why 'Easy' Paperwork Can Lock Up Your Royalty Checks
Shortcut probate methods often save money upfront but can freeze mineral payments for years. Here is what works, what doesn't, and why operators stop paying.
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The Louisiana Surprise: When Operator Debt Becomes Your Problem
Louisiana's lien laws are aggressive. If your operator doesn't pay their bills, your check might stop—even if you did nothing wrong.
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The Pennsylvania Mineral Owner’s Guide to Taxes
Pennsylvania tax laws for mineral rights just changed. From the new depletion deduction to inheritance quirks, here is the math you need to know.
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