Texas Receivership Leases for Missing Mineral Owners
When operators can't find missing mineral owners, Texas law allows a county judge to sign a lease on their behalf. Here is how the receivership process works.
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The Top Lease Crossfire: How Firing Your Operator Can Trigger a Texas Title Lawsuit
Signing a top lease feels like a great way to escape a bad operator. But without strict legal guardrails, it often traps your family in a massive title lawsuit.
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11 on this pageMississippi Alternate Charges: How Nonconsent Affects Mineral Owners
In Mississippi, ignoring a pooling notice doesn't block the well. It turns your royalties into a massive cost-recovery account for the operator.
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Montana — The 50% Problem: How Montana Forced Pooling Can Drag Holdouts Into Bakken Wells
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.
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Ohio Forced Unitization: What the 65% Rule Means for Mineral Owners
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.
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The Los Angeles Phase-Out: How Urban Drilling Bans Are Stranding Mineral Rights
California lawmakers are handing cities the power to ban oil production. If you own royalties under Los Angeles, your asset has a rigid expiration date.
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Pennsylvania Unleased Mineral Owners: Drainage and Lease Decisions
How the PA Supreme Court's Briggs decision made holding out a dangerous game for unleased mineral owners.
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The Lease You Never Got to Negotiate
How the executive right holder in Texas can sign the mineral lease, keep the bonus, and drag you along for the ride.
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Texas Relinquishment Act Lands: When the State Shares Mineral Rights
Why your 'private' West Texas minerals might actually belong to the State—and what the Relinquishment Act means for your family's land.
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The Duhig Rule in Texas: Mineral Reservations and Overconveyance
A quirky Texas title rule can automatically erase the minerals you thought your family reserved decades ago. Here is how the math works.
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The 120/60/90-Day Clock: How Montana Turns Late Royalty Checks Into High-Interest Debt
Montana law doesn't just ask operators to pay royalties on time. It sets strict deadlines, imposes heavy interest, and demands line-item check stubs.
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The Ratification Ransom: How Texas Allocation Wells Turn Your Royalty Into a Negotiation
When an operator drills across your property line and asks for permission later, your leverage vanishes. Here is the reality of Texas PSA wells.
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