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You are at the Oil & Gas Leasing Help Category. It contains topics such as leasing terms, royalty rates, bonus amounts, length, title warranties etc.
You are at the Ownership & Title Category. It contains topics such as mineral title issues, assignments, and general mineral conveyance issues.
Discussion of legal issues and the law surrounding mineral rights, their ownership and operations.
If your mineral rights topic, question or comment doesn’t fit better in a more specific category, post it here.
Primarily meant for professional landmen discussion among themselves, but open for mineral owners as well.
Discussion on the taxing of and accounting for oil and gas production - mineral sales, depletion, ad valorem, severance etc.
Questions and answers on this important document interest owners are asked to sign.
Discussion surrounding field operations of the oil and gas industry - drilling, production, transportation etc.
Learn about and discuss royalty/revenue statements received from your revenue distributor.
Discuss the politics of oil and gas. Federal, State, and Local agencies all have presence here.
Oil and gas regulatory discussion. Oil and gas is primarily regulated at the state level - be sure to mention the state name.
Discussion surrounding this little known industrial process has become quite fashionable. Weigh in here.
Oil & gas production, processing, and transportation often demand a surface footprint. Discuss surface related topics here.
This is the Natural Gas Shale Plays category. Discussions here should be specifically related to this geographic area. Share your experience regarding lease bonus offers, royalty rates, drilling activity, and general oil gas related news.
Investing ideas, 401k’s, retirement, oil & gas producers, service companies, private equity, MLP’s and private partnerships.
Discussion about this site, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it.
We’ll be further organizing this Category as demand dictates. Let us know if you have a subject which you think deserves a Category of its own.
Topics that do not have a clear place to go - chit chat and other clean dialogue. Opinions, sure. Opinions with a mean-spirited attitude or course presentation - you’ll be suspended.
This is the Shales category. Discussions here should be specifically related to this geographic area. Share your experience regarding lease bonus offers, royalty rates, drilling activity, and general oil gas related news.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Alabama. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Alabama including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Alabama.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Arkansas. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Arkansas including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Arkansas.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in California. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in California including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in California.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Colorado. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Colorado including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Colorado.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Florida. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Florida including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Florida.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Georgia. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Georgia including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Georgia.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Idaho. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Idaho including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Idaho.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Illinois. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Illinois including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Illinois.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Kansas. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Kansas including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Kansas.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Kentucky. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Kentucky including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Kentucky.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Louisiana. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Louisiana including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Louisiana.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Michigan. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Michigan including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Michigan.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Mississippi. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Mississippi including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Mississippi.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Missouri. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Missouri including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Missouri.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Montana. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Montana including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Montana.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Nebraska. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Nebraska including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Nebraska.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in New Jersey. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in New Jersey including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in New Jersey.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in New Mexico. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in New Mexico including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in New Mexico.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in New York. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in New York including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in New York.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in North Dakota. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in North Dakota including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in North Dakota.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Ohio. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Ohio including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Ohio.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Oklahoma. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Oklahoma including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Oklahoma.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Oregon. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Oregon including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Oregon.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Pennsylvania. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Pennsylvania including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Pennsylvania.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in South Dakota. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in South Dakota including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in South Dakota.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Tennessee. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Tennessee including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Tennessee.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Texas. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Texas including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Texas.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Utah. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Utah including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Utah.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in West Virginia. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in West Virginia including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in West Virginia.
Oil & gas discussion group for land and mineral rights in Wyoming. Ask questions or share your experiences related to mineral and land rights in Wyoming including law and legal questions, accounting and taxes, regulations, surface use issues, easements, and anything else affecting land and mineral rights in Wyoming.