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**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/surface-uses-we-ll-address-those-later/24930 "2013-08-26T15:42:57Z")
If you’ve received an oil and gas lease offer you may have raised concerns about the use of the surface of your property with your landman. The response of many landmen in southeastern Colorado lately has been that surfa… --- ## [Modern Day Oil and Gas Lease Form, User Guide, Explanation of Terms-special shale clauses](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/modern-day-oil-and-gas-lease-form-user-guide-explanation-of-terms-special-shale-clauses/24822)
**Author:** [@Les\_R\_Wright](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Les_R_Wright)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/modern-day-oil-and-gas-lease-form-user-guide-explanation-of-terms-special-shale-clauses/24822 "2013-07-18T03:23:57Z")
Attached is a modern day oil and gas leasing form with special shale clauses, drafted with the mineral, royalty and land owner interest in mind. A replacement for the Oil Company biased Producers 88 form. Feel free to … --- ## [Warranty of Title in an Oil & Gas Lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/warranty-of-title-in-an-oil-gas-lease/24847)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 7:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/warranty-of-title-in-an-oil-gas-lease/24847 "2013-07-12T07:30:09Z")
What is a Warranty of Title in an Oil and Gas Lease (OGL) and what are its implications? A warranty is an assurance by one party to the other party that specific facts or conditions are true or will happen; the other pa… --- ## [Economic Impact of the Utica Shale on Carroll County, Ohio](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-utica-shale-on-carroll-county-ohio/24826)
**Author:** [@anon46780133](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/anon46780133)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/economic-impact-of-the-utica-shale-on-carroll-county-ohio/24826 "2013-06-08T06:36:25Z")
Let us explore the Utica Shale’s impact as it relates specifically to Carroll County, Ohio. I would like to give credit to Carroll County Auditor LeRoy Van Horne and County Recorder Patty Oyer, who have assisted in prepa… --- ## [The Big Flip](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-big-flip/24928)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-big-flip/24928 "2013-05-27T18:32:41Z")
Sometime back on this board, there were a discussion on “flippers,” those parties who seek to purchase land at a discount then sell to the highest bidder. At that time, many people were saying “Know Thy Operator” as if … --- ## [Confidentiality Clause in an Oil & Gas Lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/confidentiality-clause-in-an-oil-gas-lease/24832)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/confidentiality-clause-in-an-oil-gas-lease/24832 "2013-05-19T06:41:54Z")
The Confidentiality Clause Oil and gas documents may include a provision obligating a land or mineral owner to keep the terms of their agreement confidential. While once seemingly limited to only atypical situations, th… --- ## [How to use the public land survey system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-use-the-public-land-survey-system/24887)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_A\_Thompson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Daniel_A_Thompson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-use-the-public-land-survey-system/24887 "2013-05-06T05:35:56Z")
A little homework and you will be able to find your property. This is a good place to start, in order to read the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Section Maps. http://geology.isu.edu/geostac/Field\_Exercise/topoma… --- ## [What is a barrel of oil equivalent (BOE)?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-a-barrel-of-oil-equivalent-boe/24836)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-a-barrel-of-oil-equivalent-boe/24836 "2013-04-20T16:07:55Z")
What is a Barrel of Oil Equivalent - BOE You do not need an Animal Husbandry degree from A&M to recognize cow patties. Why use BOE? First, that is how it is reported on statements to investors, annual reports, and the … --- ## [Oil and Gas Bank Draft](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-bank-draft/24877)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-bank-draft/24877 "2013-04-18T12:10:49Z")
For many years, it has been the tradition of oil and gas companies to use the Bank Draft as the method of passing consideration for an oil and gas lease. First, what is an Oil and Gas Bank Draft? A Bank Draft is a negot… --- ## [Order for Payment No Better than a Bank Draft](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/order-for-payment-no-better-than-a-bank-draft/24926)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/order-for-payment-no-better-than-a-bank-draft/24926 "2013-03-30T05:00:25Z")
Orders for Payment seem to have replaced the bank drafts of yesterday on oil and gas leases; however, these Orders for Payment have not replaced the downsides or difficulties of those bank drafts a generation ago. While … --- ## [Mineral Title Curative in Colorado](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-title-curative-in-colorado/24927)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-title-curative-in-colorado/24927 "2013-03-15T15:55:55Z")
You sign an oil and gas lease, but before you are paid, the company tells you that certain curative requirements must be met. This often comes up when someone has passed away and the title remains in the deceased owner’s… --- ## [Calculating a Decimal Interest - Division Orders Part 2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/calculating-a-decimal-interest-division-orders-part-2/24827)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/calculating-a-decimal-interest-division-orders-part-2/24827 "2013-02-25T06:26:58Z")
Last month, I discussed what’s in a Division Order, whether it has to be returned, and the associated paperwork. This month, I’ll take you through the steps to calculate your interest so that you can verify the most impo… --- ## [Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease - Whys and Wherefores](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/memorandum-of-oil-and-gas-lease-whys-and-wherefores/24863)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/memorandum-of-oil-and-gas-lease-whys-and-wherefores/24863 "2013-02-03T03:47:38Z")
As lease forms become more complicated and longer, it is more the fashion to file a “Memorandum of Oil, Gas and Other Minerals” in the public records where the property is located, in lieu of the original document. Why … --- ## [Mississippian Carbonate (Limestone) Play Is BIGGER Than You Think!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mississippian-carbonate-limestone-play-is-bigger-than-you-think/24825)
**Author:** [@Ralpr](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ralpr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mississippian-carbonate-limestone-play-is-bigger-than-you-think/24825 "2013-01-31T15:13:34Z")
The Mississippian Carbonate Play is much bigger than you imagined. I would like to expand the formation to include Pre-Cambrian formations further north in the United States. This blog will consist almost entirely of fig… --- ## [Division Orders Changing My Lease - You Want Fries With That?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/division-orders-changing-my-lease-you-want-fries-with-that/24828)
**Author:** [@Frederick\_M\_Mick\_Scott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Frederick_M_Mick_Scott)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/division-orders-changing-my-lease-you-want-fries-with-that/24828 "2013-01-30T03:23:27Z")
I don’t know about you, but in western Oklahoma where I live there are a lot of division orders being sent out to mineral owners for the recently-completed wells that have been drilled in Beckham, Roger Mills, and other … --- ## [Five Ways to Make More Money on Your O&G Lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/five-ways-to-make-more-money-on-your-o-g-lease/24831)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/five-ways-to-make-more-money-on-your-o-g-lease/24831 "2014-07-29T02:18:30Z")
For many the offer of an oil and gas lease brings with it the hope of great riches and the prospect that other financial needs or difficulties can be met through regular, monthly royalty payments. While many land or mine… --- ## [Bakken Shale Play - Realities of Development](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bakken-shale-play-realities-of-development/24868)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bakken-shale-play-realities-of-development/24868 "2013-01-14T18:01:42Z")
For many of you who own minerals in the Bakken Shale, you might be asking why the drilling process is moving at a slow pace while thousands of “proven” production acreage has been untapped and awaits drilling. Here are s… --- ## [Introduction to the Division Order](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/introduction-to-the-division-order/24830)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 4:42am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/introduction-to-the-division-order/24830 "2012-12-30T04:42:32Z")
A Division Order or a division of interest means a payday is coming - mailbox money, cha-ching, cha-ching. Receiving one in the mail is good news. The lease you may have signed several years ago is now transitioning into… --- ## [Why all the secrecy about oil and gas leases?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/why-all-the-secrecy-about-oil-and-gas-leases/24848)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/why-all-the-secrecy-about-oil-and-gas-leases/24848 "2012-12-17T16:40:26Z")
Every so often, mineral owners - particularly inexperienced ones - want to know why people (mineral owners and oil companies) treat their own business with such concern for secrecy, privacy or discretion. From a mineral… --- ## [Oil and Gas Interests & Year-End Estate Planning - The Fiscal Cliff Impact](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-interests-year-end-estate-planning-the-fiscal-cliff-impact/24885)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-interests-year-end-estate-planning-the-fiscal-cliff-impact/24885 "2012-11-24T18:35:20Z")
With the continued uncertainty surrounding federal taxes (i.e. the “fiscal cliff”), those with oil and gas interests should update their estate plans or at least speak with their estate planning attorney or accountant be… --- ## [Oil & Gas Mineral Rights & the Energy Industry in Obama's Second Term](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-gas-mineral-rights-the-energy-industry-in-obamas-second-term/24829)
**Author:** [@Reagan\_R.T\_Dukes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Reagan_R.T_Dukes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-gas-mineral-rights-the-energy-industry-in-obamas-second-term/24829 "2012-11-09T15:07:45Z")
What will happen to the value of oil and gas mineral rights in Obama’s second term? I began pinning this response to a forum discussion, but wanted to share with everyone: Will Obama Work to Appease the Environmental Lo… --- ## [Oklahoma Oil and Gas Lease Offers - July 2012](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oklahoma-oil-and-gas-lease-offers-july-2012/24929)
**Author:** [@Frederick\_M\_Mick\_Scott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Frederick_M_Mick_Scott)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oklahoma-oil-and-gas-lease-offers-july-2012/24929 "2012-10-29T03:00:21Z")
Below are lease offers received by mineral owners in Oklahoma during the month of July, 2012. Source: The mineral owners themselves. Hopefully you will find this information helpful in negotiating your own leases. Remem… --- ## [Cost-Free Royalty Clause - Magnolia Point Minerals, LLC v. Chesapeake Louisiana, LP, et. al. \*\*UPDATED\*\*](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cost-free-royalty-clause-magnolia-point-minerals-llc-v-chesapeake-louisiana-lp-et-al-updated/24834)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Elmore](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ben_Elmore)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/cost-free-royalty-clause-magnolia-point-minerals-llc-v-chesapeake-louisiana-lp-et-al-updated/24834 "2012-10-18T00:56:39Z")
Cost free royalty clauses are being challenged. A Louisiana federal court has issued a recent opinion that could affect mineral owners’ ability to rely on cost-free royalty clauses included in Addendums to lease forms. I… --- ## [Ratification of Oil and Gas Lease in ND](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ratification-of-oil-and-gas-lease-in-nd/24858)
**Author:** [@jody\_kuntz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jody_kuntz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ratification-of-oil-and-gas-lease-in-nd/24858 "2012-10-01T20:18:15Z")
I thought everyone needs to know what happens if you quit claim deed- life estate minerals to your heirs. My uncle did this for my siblings and me, signed the worst lease ever with Irish Oil, which requires ratification … --- ## [Oklahoma Oil and Gas Lease Offers Received during April, 2012](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oklahoma-oil-and-gas-lease-offers-received-during-april-2012/24754)
**Author:** [@Frederick\_M\_Mick\_Scott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Frederick_M_Mick_Scott)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oklahoma-oil-and-gas-lease-offers-received-during-april-2012/24754 "2012-08-02T14:50:05Z")
Below are actual lease offers that were sent to me recently by mineral owners. While some of these owners may have eventually negotiated better terms, these are (in most cases) the initial offers they received. $75/acre… --- ## [Pooling in Texas - Part 3](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-in-texas-part-3/24908)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-in-texas-part-3/24908 "2012-07-26T17:36:46Z")
If you have not done so, go back and read the two blog posts that I penned earlier to set you up for this article. This blog will have to do with voluntary pooled units in Texas. First, remember that in order to have a… --- ## [Ponzi Schemes and Bending Light](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ponzi-schemes-and-bending-light/24845)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ponzi-schemes-and-bending-light/24845 "2012-07-25T21:31:01Z")
All of the more recent gas shale plays will not pay out. On a study of 14,000 wells, only 10% have reached payout in 7 years - and with the price of gas, it is going to get worse before it gets better. Horizontal drilli… --- ## [EPA vs Fracking](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/epa-vs-fracking/24851)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/epa-vs-fracking/24851 "2012-06-22T18:42:04Z")
A hearing was recently held in regards to EPA’s findings regarding the Wyoming groundwater contamination case. The EPA holds firm its findings in this case linking the contamination of ground to the fracking processes in… --- ## [EagleFord Lease Quality ,and bonus increases per acre, from start, to present, after production has begun](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eagleford-lease-quality-and-bonus-increases-per-acre-from-start-to-present-after-production-has-begun/24752)
**Author:** [@michael\_mcgilton](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/michael_mcgilton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eagleford-lease-quality-and-bonus-increases-per-acre-from-start-to-present-after-production-has-begun/24752 "2012-06-21T21:06:57Z")
Hello, please post any information on where the bonus per acre and royalties increased as production reports came out from start to present. We have heard a lot of stories in Ohio about the price going to 35k and 27% ro… --- ## [Protecting Your Surface Rights - Stay Off and Keep Out](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/protecting-your-surface-rights-stay-off-and-keep-out/24852)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/protecting-your-surface-rights-stay-off-and-keep-out/24852 "2012-06-21T06:53:27Z")
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