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46 articles filed under Market Trends.
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.
Your family's old Kansas natural gas lease might secretly be producing high-value helium. Here is why operators are pocketing the premium and what you can do.
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.
With WTI crude surging and operators scrambling to consolidate acreage, here is what the current market means for Texas mineral owners considering a sale.
Nevada law treats geothermal heat as real property, not a standard mineral. If your family severed the minerals decades ago, you might not own what you think.
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.
Ignoring a lease offer in eastern Montana won't stop the drill bit. Here is how Montana's forced pooling laws turn your silence into a 200% penalty.
New Mexico law cut landowners out of a billion-dollar secondary market for recycled frack water. Here is how operators ended up with the rights to your water.
Solar developers are securing 50-year surface leases across the Mid-Continent. Here is what happens when those panels block access to your mineral rights.
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.
New York banned fracking, stranding billions in Marcellus shale gas. Now, Southern Tier mineral owners are fighting back with a constitutional lawsuit.
Refusing a bad oil and gas lease in Ohio doesn't protect your minerals. It just gives the state the power to force you into a drilling unit on their terms.