36 articles in this topic
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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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 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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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