Thanks Joel,
From what I’ve been told you are right, although I haven’t heard the term “affidavit of nonpayment”. I think lawyer time is an almost last resort. Lawyers are expensive and in ND they are where the landmen are, the same town in a lot of cases. I don’t know if there would be an issue of trust since I haven’t yet been in a position to use one up in ND. I wonder how many people have heard of a mineral manager? If you have several mineral rights a manager might be the way to go, especially if you are not too familiar with the oil business like me.
Wes Luke