105 articles in this topic
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.
Read Article →
Indiana has one of the harshest dormant mineral laws in the country. If you do nothing for 20 years, your property rights vanish. Here is how it works.
Read Article →
New York banned fracking, stranding billions in Marcellus shale gas. Now, Southern Tier mineral owners are fighting back with a constitutional lawsuit.
Read Article →
How the Kansas Mineral Lapse Act lets surface owners reclaim your dormant mineral rights using a 60-day clock and a small-town classified ad.
Read Article →
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.
Read Article →
Michigan's dormant mineral law means your family's severed oil and gas rights can simply evaporate through silence. Here is how the 20-year trap works.
Read Article →
Refusing an oil and gas lease might feel like leverage. In Mississippi, it just hands the operator the right to take your oil and charge you a penalty.
Read Article →
How Colorado's SB 19-181 gave towns the power to ban drilling, leaving mineral owners with stranded assets and sparking fierce legal battles.
Read Article →
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.
Read Article →
How the PA Supreme Court's Briggs decision made holding out a dangerous game for unleased mineral owners.
Read Article →
Your lease says 'no deductions,' but your royalty check is still shrinking. Here is the accounting trick operators use to bypass your lease protections.
Read Article →
How SWN, Antero, and others used the Market Enhancement Clause to bypass West Virginia law and quietly deduct 30% from your royalty checks.
Read Article →