28 articles in this topic
Louisiana mineral owners often assume staying unleased protects their rights. In a forced unit, that assumption can trap you in paperwork and penalties.
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Florida homeowners often assume they own their land down to the earth's core. But a hidden statutory reservation means the state might quietly own half the oil.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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How the PA Supreme Court's Briggs decision made holding out a dangerous game for unleased mineral owners.
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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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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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