Expert insights to help mineral owners make informed decisions
You paid a lawyer to write a cost-free royalty clause. Your check still shows 20% in deductions. Here is why the phrase 'at the well' ruins Texas leases.
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Think ignoring a lease offer in New Mexico protects your minerals? Learn how the state can force you into a deal with a 1/8 royalty and a massive penalty.
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Kansas can take severance tax out of your royalty money before you ever get paid. Here is how K.S.A. 79-4222 taxes frozen suspense accounts.
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How Louisiana operators force you into a unit, sell your gas without a lease, and then fight you in court over the deductions.
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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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Nebraska's forced pooling laws carry a massive 500% risk penalty for unleased mineral owners. Here is how the math actually works.
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Alabama has a unique forced-pooling law. If you say no, the operator can hit you with a 150% penalty—but they still have to pay you a 3/16 royalty.
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Utah’s Surface Owner Protection Act sounds protective. But when push comes to shove, an operator can post a $6,000 bond and drill on your land anyway.
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Pennsylvania law guarantees a 12.5% minimum royalty. We explain how legal loopholes and the net-back method legally shrink that number.
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A quirky Texas title rule can automatically erase the minerals you thought your family reserved decades ago. Here is how the math works.
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When Louisiana operators stop paying royalties, phone calls won't fix it. Learn how a specific written demand unlocks double damages and forces their hand.
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