# Blogs **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/blogs/784.md?page=5 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [Producers 88 Lease - This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producers-88-lease-this-ain-t-your-grandpa-s-lease/24840)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producers-88-lease-this-ain-t-your-grandpa-s-lease/24840 "2012-06-18T19:04:10Z")
Many lease offers come stamped with a “Producers 88” notation on them suggesting that the lease offer is the same, standard form that’s been around for generations. However, don’t be fooled by a lease stamped with “Produ… --- ## [Goodrich petroleum (takeover) bid](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/goodrich-petroleum-takeover-bid/24839)
**Author:** [@T.L\_Horton](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/T.L_Horton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/goodrich-petroleum-takeover-bid/24839 "2012-06-14T20:17:29Z")
June 12th 2012 Canaccord Genuity, analyst John Gerdes (Gerdes) stated in part: “Goodrich Petroleum (Goodrich) stock could triple with the success of the “Tuscaloosa Marine Oil Shale, Play” (TMS).” Gerdes and others beli… --- ## [Gas Produced and Sold](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gas-produced-and-sold/24879)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gas-produced-and-sold/24879 "2012-04-18T21:23:54Z")
The typical royalty provision for gas begins: "On gas produced and sold, the equal … What about the other gas that they do not tell you about? The Operator will use the gas to run equipment - separators, compressors, et… --- ## [Mineral Rights in your IRA](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-in-your-ira/24913)
**Author:** [@Steve\_O\_Reilly](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Steve_O_Reilly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-in-your-ira/24913 "2012-04-18T19:00:05Z")
By Steve O’Reilly Many Americans are unaware that they have the freedom to direct the investments within their Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Most people are under the impression that their current Administrator o… --- ## [Missing bonus money. Is Colorado next?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/missing-bonus-money-is-colorado-next/24866)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/missing-bonus-money-is-colorado-next/24866 "2012-04-11T07:37:34Z")
Bonus money being paid by a particular company or in a particular area is a frequent topic on the Mineral Right Forum. For many, the offer of a bonus payment to sign a lease is the first encounter with oil and gas develo… --- ## [The beginning of the end for resource gas plays](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-resource-gas-plays/24850)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-resource-gas-plays/24850 "2012-04-10T16:07:33Z")
First, go here and read a Chesapeake position news release: http://www.chk.com/News/Articles/Pages/1651252.aspx There is now enough history coming onboard to show that the gas rich plays are just not paying out. In the… --- ## [Devon Energy 2012 Analyst Day (Tuscaloosa Marine Oil Shale)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/devon-energy-2012-analyst-day-tuscaloosa-marine-oil-shale/24846)
**Author:** [@T.L\_Horton](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/T.L_Horton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/devon-energy-2012-analyst-day-tuscaloosa-marine-oil-shale/24846 "2012-04-04T17:21:27Z")
The results are in, Devon Energy announced its overview on one of the nation’s newest and hottest shale oil plays, the Tuscaloosa Marine Oil Shale. Tuscaloosa Attractive Attributes: Proven Capacity To Flow Oil; Exist… --- ## [Do Your Homework Before Accepting Unsolicited Offers to Buy Your Mineral Rights!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-your-homework-before-accepting-unsolicited-offers-to-buy-your-mineral-rights/24906)
**Author:** [@Frederick\_M\_Mick\_Scott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Frederick_M_Mick_Scott)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-your-homework-before-accepting-unsolicited-offers-to-buy-your-mineral-rights/24906 "2012-03-26T13:47:17Z")
Unsolicited Offers for Minerals and Royalties I’ve noticed that recently a certain well-known oil and gas company has been sending out letters to mineral owners in my area inviting them to sell their mineral rights to th… --- ## [3 Year plus 2 Year Kicker Lease -](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/3-year-plus-2-year-kicker-lease/24869)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/3-year-plus-2-year-kicker-lease/24869 "2012-03-25T05:59:23Z")
Is such a bad idea for the landowner, it borders on insanity. Let me give you an example, Our poor unrepresented Lessor agrees to lease his land for $500 per acre today (going rate) for three years with the Lessee havin… --- ## [Finding Mineral Interests You Didn't Know You Owned - Feels Like the Lottery](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/finding-mineral-interests-you-didnt-know-you-owned-feels-like-the-lottery/24849)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/finding-mineral-interests-you-didnt-know-you-owned-feels-like-the-lottery/24849 "2012-03-22T21:03:45Z")
The Winning Lotto Ticket You Didn't Buy The leasing of a mineral interest that you didn’t know your family had is like winning the lottery, but you didn’t buy a ticket. However, you should be careful with this winning l… --- ## [Terminology for "Oil Green Horns"](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/terminology-for-oil-green-horns/24931)
**Author:** [@Don\_Scarbrough\_Jr](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Don_Scarbrough_Jr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/terminology-for-oil-green-horns/24931 "2012-02-15T19:24:17Z")
http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Publications/Oil/primer12.html This website address will help those of us like me with wordings in an oil/gas world. --- ## [New Fracking product -- Could be a "Win-Win" for everyone!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-fracking-product-could-be-a-win-win-for-everyone/24853)
**Author:** [@John\_Anderson\_Andy\_Davis](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Anderson_Andy_Davis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-fracking-product-could-be-a-win-win-for-everyone/24853 "2012-01-17T05:42:16Z")
The EPA has approved a new pH neutral fracking solution that is “Green” friendly. It sounds like this could do away with one of the major environmental problems threatening the growth of fracking. Details here: http://w… --- ## [Freehold Owners in Canada Website and New Group](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/freehold-owners-in-canada-website-and-new-group/24907)
**Author:** [@Lori\_B](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lori_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/freehold-owners-in-canada-website-and-new-group/24907 "2012-01-06T14:26:27Z")
http://www.fhoa.ca/ Just want to increase awareness of this group. It’s very helpful. The more unified we are, the more leverage we have to negotiate better leases. There is also a new MRF Group at http://www.mineralri… --- ## [Forgotten Mineral Interests](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/forgotten-mineral-interests/24932)
**Author:** [@Jenna\_H\_Keller](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jenna_H_Keller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/forgotten-mineral-interests/24932 "2011-12-20T23:12:41Z")
Forgotten Minerals- Grandma’s pearls, Dad’s gun, and your Aunt’s Buick are rarely forgotten in a Will or by the executor in distributing property after they’ve passed. However, the same can’t be said for mineral rights. … --- ## [2011 National Oil & Gas Royalty Conference Highlights Biggest Issues Facing the Industry](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/2011-national-oil-gas-royalty-conference-highlights-biggest-issues-facing-the-industry/24855)
**Author:** [@Reagan\_R.T\_Dukes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Reagan_R.T_Dukes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/2011-national-oil-gas-royalty-conference-highlights-biggest-issues-facing-the-industry/24855 "2011-12-15T14:45:52Z")
Professionals from a number of fields involved with oil and gas royalty determination and payment converged on Houston Oct. 17 & 18 for the latest information in this demanding field. The conference opened with one of t… --- ## [Drill And Run](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/drill-and-run/24867)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/drill-and-run/24867 "2011-11-10T23:05:12Z")
The practice of drill and run, whereas the operator brings in minimal equipment such as workover rigs to conduct an initial drilling activity then leaving thus holding the lease, is a practice which could be a reality si… --- ## [Hydraulic Fracturing - Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracturing-rocky-mountain-mineral-law-foundation/24856)
**Author:** [@Reagan\_R.T\_Dukes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Reagan_R.T_Dukes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hydraulic-fracturing-rocky-mountain-mineral-law-foundation/24856 "2011-10-31T14:29:19Z")
Do you have questions about Hydraulic Fracturing? On November 17, the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation is sponsoring a one-day conference on Hydraulic Fracturing. A diverse panel of speakers from across the industr… --- ## [Tied to the Anchor - the Most Favored Nations Provision](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tied-to-the-anchor-the-most-favored-nations-provision/24933)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tied-to-the-anchor-the-most-favored-nations-provision/24933 "2011-10-06T23:04:19Z")
It is not uncommon that a mineral owner is approached by a landman or oil company, requesting the landowner to execute an oil and gas lease, as lessor. The lessor is concerned that he or she is receiving the “going rate”… --- ## [National Oil & Gas Royalty Conference Oct. 17-18 | Houston](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/national-oil-gas-royalty-conference-oct-17-18-houston/24860)
**Author:** [@Reagan\_R.T\_Dukes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Reagan_R.T_Dukes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/national-oil-gas-royalty-conference-oct-17-18-houston/24860 "2011-10-05T13:23:16Z")
The 2011 National Oil & Gas Royalty Conference will be held in Houston, TX, on October 17-18, 2011. Please support our sponsor and be sure to attend the event if you are a mineral owner or industry professional. Click H… --- ## [The Paid Up Lease Form and its traps](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-paid-up-lease-form-and-its-traps/24864)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/the-paid-up-lease-form-and-its-traps/24864 "2011-09-11T18:51:30Z")
The Paid Up Lease Form is the most common vehicle for obtaining an oil and gas lease in most parts of the country. Many sophisticated landowners demand a rental lease form, most oil companies offer a paid up lease form. … --- ## [Q & A with Tisha Conoly Schuller, CEO - Colorado Oil & Gas Association](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/q-a-with-tisha-conoly-schuller-ceo-colorado-oil-gas-association/24859)
**Author:** [@Michele\_Westergaard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Michele_Westergaard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/q-a-with-tisha-conoly-schuller-ceo-colorado-oil-gas-association/24859 "2011-08-25T18:35:33Z")
Ms. Schuller answered a series of questions written by marcus evans. All responses represent the view of Ms. Schuller and not necessarily those of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association. What is the extent of the Colorado… --- ## [NY Attorney General and SEC Subpoena Companies Over Shale Gas Reserves](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ny-attorney-general-and-sec-subpoena-companies-over-shale-gas-reserves/24909)
**Author:** [@Reagan\_R.T\_Dukes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Reagan_R.T_Dukes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ny-attorney-general-and-sec-subpoena-companies-over-shale-gas-reserves/24909 "2011-08-19T21:43:58Z")
WSJ today.... --- ## [ND Historical Photographs](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/nd-historical-photographs/24910)
**Author:** [@Snues](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Snues)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2011, 6:33am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/nd-historical-photographs/24910 "2011-07-26T06:33:07Z")
http://digitalhorizonsonline.org/index.php I came upon this website today. First, I was able to locate several past family members. Then I typed in the search box: Oil Drilling, or Oil Wells. There are hundreds of photo… --- ## [Is Fracing Tresspass?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-fracing-tresspass/24862)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-fracing-tresspass/24862 "2011-07-14T05:11:36Z")
No. Not in Texas. Coastal Oil and Gas Corp v Garza Energy Trust 268 SW 3rd 1 held that the rule of capture precludes the mineral owner’s claim of damages for hydraulic fractures that extend across a lease line from a w… --- ## [Warranty of Title in Oil & Gas Leasing](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/warranty-of-title-in-oil-gas-leasing/24911)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/warranty-of-title-in-oil-gas-leasing/24911 "2011-03-10T21:59:23Z")
In a common form of oil and gas lease, there is a warranty provision that typically begins, “Lessor herein agrees to warrant and forever defend…” The poor landman or attorney will add an interlineation to read, “Lessor h… --- ## [HECI Exploration Co. v. Neel, 982 S.W.2d 881 (Tex. 1999)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heci-exploration-co-v-neel-982-s-w-2d-881-tex-1999/24912)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heci-exploration-co-v-neel-982-s-w-2d-881-tex-1999/24912 "2011-03-03T02:45:12Z")
It’s been over 10 years since this case was passed down. Actually, the thrust of the case was all about one of the statute of limitations (2 years not under contract issues and 4 years if under contract issues) and the d… --- ## [Title Busting](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/title-busting/24872)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/title-busting/24872 "2011-02-08T23:05:00Z")
From time to time, the Title Busters will descend upon a county, looking for vagrancies in title or looking for just plain bad land work so that they find open lands that the Lessee thought that he had leased and buy a l… --- ## [I have good title - Where is my money?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-have-good-title-where-is-my-money/24870)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/i-have-good-title-where-is-my-money/24870 "2011-01-04T20:21:35Z")
Many questions arise concerning the approval of title for: 1. Acqquring an oil and gas lease. 2. Drilling a well, and 3. Production payments. To simplify things, I refer to the title required to purchase an oil an… --- ## [Rule of Capture Regarding Oil and Gas Mineral Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/rule-of-capture-regarding-oil-and-gas-mineral-rights/24876)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/rule-of-capture-regarding-oil-and-gas-mineral-rights/24876 "2010-12-22T20:04:25Z")
Note: This is excerpted from my speaker notes of Pooling and Unitization in Texas given at a landman’s conference in November. I have broken the notes into sections and this section is the first in a series. Each section… --- ## [Mineral Sales by Mail Covering Properties in the State of Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-sales-by-mail-covering-properties-in-the-state-of-texas/24871)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-sales-by-mail-covering-properties-in-the-state-of-texas/24871 "2010-09-28T15:36:38Z")
Not many landowners – and it seems fewer purchasers – are aware that in order to have a transaction that has no potential repercussions, there is a section of the Texas Property Code that addresses buying minerals and/or… [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/blogs/784.md?page=4) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/blogs/784.md?page=6)