Should I Sell All or Just Part of My Mineral Rights?
How dividing your mineral interest allows you to secure upfront capital while retaining future production upside.
Selling Guide
Owner research · title · valuation
Selling Guide
34 articles filed under Selling Guide.
Archive139 articles
Browse the archiveSubject index
Latest research
The Paid-Up Lease Delay Rental Illusion: Why Modern Oil Leases Do Not Pay Annual Checks
Many heirs inheriting modern oil and gas leases expect annual delay rental checks. Here is why paid-up leases eliminate those payments and what it means for you.
EducationValuationLegal
Read the article More in Selling Guide
11 on this pageOperators Consolidate Midstream Pipe and Minerals Ahead of the Drill Bit
Drillers are partnering to buy minerals early and consolidating gathering lines to protect their balance sheets from natural gas volatility.
Market Trends
The Magic and the Myth of Louisiana’s Judgment of Possession in Mineral Title
A Judgment of Possession collapses decades of Louisiana probate research into a single document. But relying on it without checking the conveyance records is a massive trap.
Legal
The New West Virginia Late Royalty Law: Vertical vs. Horizontal Well Penalties
West Virginia now imposes different penalties for late royalties depending on whether the well is vertical or horizontal. Here is how the two clocks work.
Legal
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.
Selling Guide
The “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
The Open-Mine Doctrine: Why a Life Estate in Minerals Creates a Family Stalemate
Leaving a life estate in mineral rights seems like a smart way to protect your spouse. But an ancient property law rule can freeze those royalties for decades.
Inheritance
Subdivision and Royalty Allocation: Why One Sibling May Receive the Check
When a large Texas ranch is leased and later divided, a single well can leave most of the family with zero royalties. Here is how the math actually works.
Legal
The Holdout Illusion: Why Refusing to Sign a Louisiana Mineral Lease Doesn't Stop the Drill Bit
Louisiana mineral owners often assume staying unleased protects their rights. In a forced unit, that assumption can trap you in paperwork and penalties.
Legal
Florida State Mineral Reservations: Who Owns the Oil Beneath the Property?
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.
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