1031 Exchanges for Mineral Rights and Real Estate
How to use a 1031 exchange to sell your volatile oil and gas mineral rights and roll the proceeds tax-free into stable surface real estate.
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How to Calculate Your Horizontal Royalty Decimal Using State Plat Maps
That long decimal on your division order determines your paycheck for years. Here is exactly how to verify the math yourself using state records.
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11 on this pageThe “Frack Hit” Phenomenon: Why New Wells Can Destroy Your Old Royalties
Expecting a massive royalty bump from new offset wells? The engineering reality of “frack hits” explains why child wells often crash existing production.
Market Trends
Oklahoma Waterflood Units: How Secondary Recovery Can Hold Deeper Rights
Oklahoma waterfloods can quietly hold your deep mineral rights hostage. We explain the Tripco ruling, the 63% rule, and how to find out what you actually own.
Legal
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.
Legal
Free-Gas Clauses in Old Leases: Use Rights and Cleanup Liability
Texas operators are weaponizing old free gas clauses to transfer well plugging liabilities to landowners. Here is how the trap works and how to protect your family.
Legal
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.
Valuation
Oklahoma & New Mexico: The BIA Allotment Trust Bottleneck
Why mineral royalties on allotted Indian lands get stuck in federal trust accounts for years, and how the BIA's dual-consent trap complicates leasing.
Legal
Kansas: The Helium Wildcard: Is Your Old Gas Lease Giving Away the Ultimate Premium Asset?
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.
Legal
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.
Market Trends
Oklahoma Pooling Proceeds and the Mineral Owner’s Fund
When an Oklahoma mineral owner goes missing, their forced-pooling money doesn't just sit there. It enters a bureaucratic labyrinth that funds the state.
Inheritance
Oklahoma Infill Wells: How Increased-Density Orders Change Royalties
That OCC notice in your mailbox isn't junk mail. Here is how Oklahoma operators use increased-density orders to drill more wells on your existing lease.
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