# Blogs **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/blogs/784.md [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) --- ## [What is Forced Pooling in Oklahoma](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-forced-pooling-in-oklahoma/44026)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-forced-pooling-in-oklahoma/44026 "2022-09-11T23:08:39Z")
What is a Pooling Application before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission? This information is not legal advice and is for the purposes of discussion or education. Many mineral owners receive paperwork that looks like a … --- ## [Don't forget minerals when funding your trust, like Bing Crosby did](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dont-forget-minerals-when-funding-your-trust-like-bing-crosby-did/64942)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dont-forget-minerals-when-funding-your-trust-like-bing-crosby-did/64942 "2022-02-16T00:33:32Z")
Bing Crosby died in 1977, he had a Trust. As most of us know a trust is designed to avoid probate. But there was a problem with Bing’s trust, his minerals were left out. Almost 40 years later Bing’s grandson had to pr… --- ## [How to find out if a permit has been issued to drill for leased land](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-find-out-if-a-permit-has-been-issued-to-drill-for-leased-land/58190)
**Author:** [@cyndeesin](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/cyndeesin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-find-out-if-a-permit-has-been-issued-to-drill-for-leased-land/58190 "2020-07-16T14:35:22Z")
How can I find out if a permit has been issued for land that is leased? --- ## [Internet resources for mineral owners](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/internet-resources-for-mineral-owners/24833)
**Author:** [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/internet-resources-for-mineral-owners/24833 "2019-08-31T03:23:25Z")
Gone are the dark ages where mineral owners were relegated to relying on hostile oil company employees, unhelpful deed clerks, and state regulatory employees speaking mystifying industry jargon. The Internet has revolut… --- ## [Keeping Mineral Interests Out of Oklahoma Probate Courts](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/keeping-mineral-interests-out-of-oklahoma-probate-courts/45348)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/keeping-mineral-interests-out-of-oklahoma-probate-courts/45348 "2019-05-01T17:28:32Z")
Keeping Mineral Interests Out of Oklahoma Probate Courts In Oklahoma probate courts can control mineral assets in two situations—Incapacity and Death. Anyone who owns minerals, including non-residents, can plan. Incapa… --- ## [Fractured Families = Less Money](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fractured-families-less-money/30032)
**Author:** [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fractured-families-less-money/30032 "2019-02-24T15:04:28Z")
Below is an article I wrote for the NARO ROAR for July 2018: FRACTURED FAMILIES = LESS MONEY BY: WADE CALDWELL, PRESIDENT, NARO-TEXAS Almost daily, I visit with mineral owners who have divided ownership within their f… --- ## [Transfer on Death Deeds (Beneficiary Deeds)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-on-death-deeds-beneficiary-deeds/40909)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/transfer-on-death-deeds-beneficiary-deeds/40909 "2019-01-29T21:46:07Z")
What is a Transfer on Death Deed? Most states now have a probate avoiding mechanism that allows owners to transfer real property, including mineral interests, upon their death to selected individual or individuals withou… --- ## [Eminent Domain Guide for Oklahoma Land Owners](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eminent-domain-guide-for-oklahoma-land-owners/35029)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eminent-domain-guide-for-oklahoma-land-owners/35029 "2018-10-12T16:24:02Z")
Eminent Domain Guide for Land Owners, By Harlan Hentges & Richard Winblad If you’re reading this, somebody probably wants to take all or part of your property to build a road, pipeline, power line, or something else on … --- ## [Is an Oil and Gas Lease Subject to the Implied Covenant of Good Faith?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-an-oil-and-gas-lease-subject-to-the-implied-covenant-of-good-faith/34201)
**Author:** [@Curtis\_Cory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Curtis_Cory)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-an-oil-and-gas-lease-subject-to-the-implied-covenant-of-good-faith/34201 "2018-09-26T17:37:54Z")
Is an Oil and Gas Lease Subject to the Implied Covenant of Good Faith? Posted by Gale Burns on Mon, Feb 2, 2015 @ 13:02 PM Share The Law letter Vol 39 No 11 Alistair Edwards, Senior Attorney, National Legal Research Gro… --- ## [Does a Mineral Owner Need a Lawyer?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/does-a-mineral-owner-need-a-lawyer/24843)
**Author:** [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/does-a-mineral-owner-need-a-lawyer/24843 "2018-05-30T03:04:22Z")
Mineral owners often contemplate whether or not they need a lawyer. So why should you read an article written by a lawyer about whether you need a lawyer? Because there are lawyers out there who actually put their clien… --- ## [I inherited some producing minerals.....what next?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-inherited-some-producing-minerals-what-next/24916)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-inherited-some-producing-minerals-what-next/24916 "2018-07-10T21:09:48Z")
Nothing in this life is forever. Let’s take a scenario. Mom and Dad owned some minerals and they have been receiving royalty checks for years. Mom and Dad went on to their reward and the checks still come to their old … --- ## [So....When does an oil and gas lease actually expire?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/so-when-does-an-oil-and-gas-lease-actually-expire/24771)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/so-when-does-an-oil-and-gas-lease-actually-expire/24771 "2018-05-29T03:34:44Z")
This should be an easy answer, but the devil is in the details of the oil and gas lease itself. Many oil and gas leases have two terms – a primary term and a secondary term. The primary term is defined in an oil and ga… --- ## [After the Probate: What’s Next?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/after-the-probate-what-s-next/24768)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/after-the-probate-what-s-next/24768 "2017-09-13T03:11:44Z")
Oil, gas, and mineral rights are real property in Colorado. Because of that real property distinction, when the same are owned solely in a decedent’s name, they are subject to probate to update that title. Many hours and… --- ## [NPRI - NPMI - Non-Executive Mineral Interest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-npmi-non-executive-mineral-interest/24861)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-npmi-non-executive-mineral-interest/24861 "2017-08-22T19:35:38Z")
There is confusion among many concerning these terms. A NPRI means this - a Non-Participating Royalty Interest. A NPRI is a non-cost (meaning drilling and development) share of production. It is generally expressed as a… --- ## [West Virginia Oil and Gas Lease Basics](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/west-virginia-oil-and-gas-lease-basics/24763)
**Author:** [@Kyle\_Nuttall](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kyle_Nuttall)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/west-virginia-oil-and-gas-lease-basics/24763 "2017-07-05T01:53:17Z")
IMPORTANT!: The following article includes good advice about how to improve a “standard” oil and gas lease. However, it is no substitute for hiring a lawyer to read the exact document you have and give you advice about t… --- ## [Ten Oil & Gas Lease Clauses You Want](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ten-oil-gas-lease-clauses-you-want/24842)
**Author:** [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ten-oil-gas-lease-clauses-you-want/24842 "2017-06-05T21:52:15Z")
Oil and gas lease clauses are very important in negotiating a lease. Negotiations can be tricky and have long-lasting consequences for your land and how much you receive in royalties. What gets negotiated in an oil and… --- ## [Audit Privileges](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/audit-privileges/24917)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/audit-privileges/24917 "2017-05-09T01:35:36Z")
It is well established case law in Texas that the Lessor has no right to audit the books of the Operator without that right being expressly granted in an oil and gas lease. Does your lease provide that right? If not, y… --- ## [Excess Royalty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/excess-royalty/24759)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/excess-royalty/24759 "2017-05-01T05:08:27Z")
Let’s touch on the non-participating royalty interest (NPRI) for a moment. A NPRI is a non-possessory right in the royalty, which burdens the interest owned by the owner of the minerals. The NPRI has no interest in the … --- ## [Production in Paying Quantities](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/production-in-paying-quantities/24758)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2017, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/production-in-paying-quantities/24758 "2017-04-27T19:18:25Z")
Oil and Gas Leases generally provide that the lease will last for \_\_\_\_\_ years (primary term) and as long thereafter as oil and/or gas is produced in paying quantities (secondary term). So what is paying quantities? Gene… --- ## [Lease to First Royalty Check](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-to-first-royalty-check/24779)
**Author:** [@John\_Sabia](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Sabia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-to-first-royalty-check/24779 "2017-03-18T14:17:45Z")
More often than not, first generation mineral owners aren’t aware of the processes that fill the gap from the time an Oil and Gas Lease Agreement is signed to receiving that promising first royalty check. Little do first… --- ## [Negotiation 101](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/negotiation-101/24803)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/negotiation-101/24803 "2017-03-16T12:39:57Z")
Over 30 years ago, I took a continuing education course in New York City (don’t eat the chili) on negotiation. I ran across my old notes last week and decided to clean them up and share them with you. In a nutshell, it i… --- ## [I cut the per rod price for a pipeline row on purpose!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-cut-the-per-rod-price-for-a-pipeline-row-on-purpose/24760)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-cut-the-per-rod-price-for-a-pipeline-row-on-purpose/24760 "2017-03-10T20:19:45Z")
To cut the price on purpose sounds counter-intuitive. But hear me out. A pipeline company contacts my client to cross their property, approximately 550’, or 33 1/3 rods. I asked to see a plat of their route. It was onl… --- ## [How i find oklahoma drilling permits](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-i-find-oklahoma-drilling-permits/24854)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_A\_Thompson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Daniel_A_Thompson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-i-find-oklahoma-drilling-permits/24854 "2017-02-03T23:56:08Z")
The below information is from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission DRILLING PERMIT database. http://www.occeweb.com Move the mouse to highlight DIVISIONS, OIL & GAS, and DATABASES, click the mouse. Below the text and j… --- ## [Pennies on the Dollar - Sellers Beware of Offers to Purchase](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pennies-on-the-dollar-sellers-beware-of-offers-to-purchase/24897)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pennies-on-the-dollar-sellers-beware-of-offers-to-purchase/24897 "2017-01-10T13:57:46Z")
Quietly in some more remote parts of Weld County, interests held by family members of many generations past are now seeing significant production. With many successful horizontal wells from Noble Energy, Whiting, and oth… --- ## [Website issues: we need your help!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/website-issues-we-need-your-help/24764)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth\_Alford](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Elizabeth_Alford)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/website-issues-we-need-your-help/24764 "2016-10-06T11:33:48Z")
Some of our users are having trouble accessing the forum, with some browsers timing out or not rendering the full site. The tech support team is working on a fix and has requested additional information to resolve the is… --- ## [I May Own Minerals, So Now What?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-may-own-minerals-so-now-what/24905)
**Author:** [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-may-own-minerals-so-now-what/24905 "2016-08-14T18:00:07Z")
A call or letter out of the blue from a land man. An old mineral deed nestled in the bottom of a safe deposit box. Royalty check stubs in grandma’s papers. A casual mention by a cousin at a family reunion. Many who… --- ## [The Extended Reach Well and the Surface Owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-extended-reach-well-and-the-surface-owner/24776)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-extended-reach-well-and-the-surface-owner/24776 "2016-07-10T21:56:16Z")
From time to time, oil companies will want to use a surface location that is not located within the boundaries of a lease or unit to develop the minerals. In order to do so, they have to get the permission of the surfac… --- ## [Ratifying a Lease or Unit with a NPRI interest -- Revisited](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ratifying-a-lease-or-unit-with-a-npri-interest-revisited/24880)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ratifying-a-lease-or-unit-with-a-npri-interest-revisited/24880 "2016-06-27T06:40:58Z")
An interesting situation hit my desk 2 weeks ago. The property is located in Texas. My client owns a Non-Participating Royalty Interest of 1/3 x 1/32, or a decimal interest of .010416667. The Operator wanted my client… --- ## [My Producer Has Filed Bankruptcy - Now What?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/my-producer-has-filed-bankruptcy-now-what/24774)
**Author:** [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/my-producer-has-filed-bankruptcy-now-what/24774 "2016-06-16T14:19:41Z")
MY PRODUCER HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY — NOW WHAT? By: Wade Caldwell and Zach Fanucchi As the dreaded packet arrives in the mail from a Bankruptcy Court, many mineral owners are being introduced to the third “B” of the oil b… --- ## [REPORT SPAM in the Forums](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/report-spam-in-the-forums/24919)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth\_Alford](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Elizabeth_Alford)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/report-spam-in-the-forums/24919 "2016-06-09T20:25:39Z")
Thanks for all of you who are helping to crack down on the spam in our community. The admins can’t be everywhere, so we rely on you to notify us when people aren’t following the rules. You will notice a new red button t… [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/blogs/784.md?page=1)