The Alaska Exception: Why You Can’t Lease Mineral Rights on the North Slope
Unlike the Lower 48, Alaska's private subsurface wealth is governed by massive Native corporations. Here is how ANCSA replaced royalty checks with dividends.
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Colorado's "First Marketable Product" Shield: Why Your Deductions Might Be Illegal
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.
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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.
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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.
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Why $107 Oil and Massive Permian Buyouts Matter for Your Texas Minerals
With WTI crude surging and operators scrambling to consolidate acreage, here is what the current market means for Texas mineral owners considering a sale.
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Nevada — The Geothermal Severance Trap: When “Minerals” Means Heat, Not Oil
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.
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Arkansas and the Lithium Lottery: Who Actually Gets Paid When Brine Becomes Battery Metal?
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.
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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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The Produced Water Gold Rush: Why the Operator Gets to Sell Your 'Waste'
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.
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The Renewable Blockade: When Solar Farms Pave Over Your Oil Rights
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.
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The Seismicity Squeeze: When RRC Saltwater Disposal Shut-Ins Freeze Your Royalties
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.
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The Shale That Cannot Be Touched: How New York Turned Mineral Rights Into a Political Souvenir
New York banned fracking, stranding billions in Marcellus shale gas. Now, Southern Tier mineral owners are fighting back with a constitutional lawsuit.
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