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29 articles. Forced pooling, elections and deadlines, nonconsent penalties, and unit changes.
Why permits and pooled units in the Powder River Basin stall when operators and surface owners clash over access, notices, and bonds.
Read the articleHarding County minerals operate under very different rules than North Dakota. Learn how South Dakota taxes, pools, and unitizes Red River formation royalties.
Expecting a royalty check but got a massive bill instead? Here is the math behind North Dakota's forced pooling laws, JIBs, and the 50% risk penalty.
Texas law protects Non-Participating Royalty Interest owners from unauthorized pooling, but cashing a check or signing a form can quietly erase those protections.
Louisiana mineral owners often assume staying unleased protects their rights. In a forced unit, that assumption can trap you in paperwork and penalties.
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.
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.
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.
In Mississippi, ignoring a pooling notice doesn't block the well. It turns your royalties into a massive cost-recovery account for the operator.
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.
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.
Oklahoma’s multi-unit horizontal wells have a hidden math problem. Find out how unperforated pipe dilutes your family's royalty checks.
