# General Mineral Rights Discussion **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/general-mineral-rights-discussion/5.md?page=151 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 152 --- ## [Quit Claim Deed to transfer mineral rights?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quit-claim-deed-to-transfer-mineral-rights/23548)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Prescott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jack_Prescott)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quit-claim-deed-to-transfer-mineral-rights/23548 "2013-03-18T18:32:34Z")
I wish to share my mineral rights with a good friend. I’m looking for the easiest way to do this. They are presently drilling and I don’t have any idea of the worth of the mineral rights. --- ## [Who to contact to see if my family owns minerals in Sheridan County, MT](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/who-to-contact-to-see-if-my-family-owns-minerals-in-sheridan-county-mt/18192)
**Author:** [@Julia\_Watters](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Julia_Watters)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/who-to-contact-to-see-if-my-family-owns-minerals-in-sheridan-county-mt/18192 "2013-03-18T16:21:31Z")
My Father passed away in 1976. My Mother passed away in 2002. We knew that they owned mineral rights and there was a stack of deeds in a safe. There were some in Montana. At one point my brother hired an attorney to rese… --- ## [Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease signed - how do we get a copy of the actual Lease?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/memorandum-of-oil-and-gas-lease-signed-how-do-we-get-a-copy-of-the-actual-lease/23218)
**Author:** [@S.Haas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/S.Haas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 11:53am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/memorandum-of-oil-and-gas-lease-signed-how-do-we-get-a-copy-of-the-actual-lease/23218 "2013-03-18T11:53:15Z")
My parents sold their land in Karnes County years ago. There is a Memorandum signed - but they would like a copy of the actual lease. I looked on the RRC site - there is a permit pulled and this land is included in the p… --- ## [What does to warrant and defend title mean](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-to-warrant-and-defend-title-mean/23969)
**Author:** [@timothy\_shove](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/timothy_shove)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-to-warrant-and-defend-title-mean/23969 "2013-03-18T09:11:19Z")
Ive leased some mineral rights already not knowing alot about it. I did some reading about things not to do when leasing mineral rights. I have recieved another lease but reluctant to sighn. I dont understand alot about … --- ## [50% Surface and Execution Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/50-surface-and-execution-rights/19530)
**Author:** [@Phillip\_luce](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Phillip_luce)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 8:51am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/50-surface-and-execution-rights/19530 "2013-03-18T08:51:50Z")
We are looking to purchase 112 acres in Cameron, TX located in Milam County. Currently we are working to reach terms of the agreement for the mineral rights. The seller has stated that they own 50% mineral interest and 5… --- ## [Can a lease be part of more than one pool?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-a-lease-be-part-of-more-than-one-pool/19550)
**Author:** [@Amber\_Ball](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Amber_Ball)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 8:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-a-lease-be-part-of-more-than-one-pool/19550 "2013-03-18T08:39:34Z")
Or, if a lease has been pooled with some neighboring leases, can that pool be collected into a larger pool? Example: you have a lease from 1979 that states it expires 1 year after production stops. You have a document s… --- ## [Deed Conveyance Wording](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/deed-conveyance-wording/19208)
**Author:** [@Phillip\_luce](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Phillip_luce)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 8:29am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/deed-conveyance-wording/19208 "2013-03-18T08:29:42Z")
We are potentially closing on a purchase of land, where the Seller has agreed to convey only the surface and executive rights. The wording that we have received is the Deed reads “Grantor reserves all bonuses, delay ren… --- ## [Help: Pugh Clause](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-pugh-clause/19146)
**Author:** [@Pamela\_F\_Peterson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Pamela_F_Peterson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 8:21am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-pugh-clause/19146 "2013-03-18T08:21:08Z")
I just learned that my current lease has what’s referred to as a ‘Pugh Clause’. Can anyone shed any more light on this ‘clause’??? Reading several explanations on the Web, it appears I still don’t know for sure what it… --- ## [In texas i own 100 acres and 100 percent minerals how do i obtain a mineral deed](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/in-texas-i-own-100-acres-and-100-percent-minerals-how-do-i-obtain-a-mineral-deed/19059)
**Author:** [@mineral\_owner2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mineral_owner2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 8:11am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/in-texas-i-own-100-acres-and-100-percent-minerals-how-do-i-obtain-a-mineral-deed/19059 "2013-03-18T08:11:57Z")
How do I obtain a mineral deed? --- ## [Tax Deductions?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tax-deductions/18816)
**Author:** [@Susan\_Nolen](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Susan_Nolen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tax-deductions/18816 "2013-03-18T07:53:36Z")
Since I pay a portion of the post production costs which are deducted from my royalties, which include some taxes (that are not federal or state), anyone know if they are deductible? --- ## [How to value mineral interest for tax purposes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-value-mineral-interest-for-tax-purposes/18650)
**Author:** [@Michael\_J\_Zwick](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Michael_J_Zwick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-value-mineral-interest-for-tax-purposes/18650 "2013-03-18T07:49:37Z")
A client deeded to me a portion of his mineral interests in Limestone County, Texas. Because it was part of a larger deal, we didn’t allocate a purchase price for the interest he deeded. I need to place a value on the in… --- ## [Letter regarding mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/letter-regarding-mineral-rights/18304)
**Author:** [@Leslie\_Kramer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Leslie_Kramer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/letter-regarding-mineral-rights/18304 "2013-03-18T07:46:17Z")
I recently received a letter from a landman saying that my great grandparents had owned land in Live Oak County and that they had retained 1/2 of the mineral rights when it was sold. However, those rights were never conv… --- ## [Landman Flipping Our Lease?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landman-flipping-our-lease/18281)
**Author:** [@David\_Little](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/David_Little)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 7:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landman-flipping-our-lease/18281 "2013-03-18T07:17:48Z")
How do you know if they are just trying to flip your lease or actually with an oil company and if they actually plan on producing on your mineral rights. --- ## [Need help understanding royalty interest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-help-understanding-royalty-interest/21142)
**Author:** [@Kenton\_Noffke](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kenton_Noffke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 7:05am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-help-understanding-royalty-interest/21142 "2013-03-18T07:05:02Z")
Finally, I think that I have found a place where I can get some questions answered. My father accumulated several royalty interests over the years. He knew the ins and outs of the oil business but now that he is gone no… --- ## [A "quandry" re proper vehicle for holding mineral interests](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/a-quandry-re-proper-vehicle-for-holding-mineral-interests/21284)
**Author:** [@John\_Anderson\_Andy\_Davis](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Anderson_Andy_Davis)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/a-quandry-re-proper-vehicle-for-holding-mineral-interests/21284 "2013-03-18T06:58:16Z")
Ok folks, not sure which is the proper forum for this so I’ll start here. I own in my own name a number of small mineral interests spread over some 40 different Counties in 10 states. A small percentage of them are prod… --- ## [Royalties owed back to the oil company after an Amended declaration of pooled unit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/royalties-owed-back-to-the-oil-company-after-an-amended-declaration-of-pooled-unit/18071)
**Author:** [@Erik\_T](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Erik_T)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/royalties-owed-back-to-the-oil-company-after-an-amended-declaration-of-pooled-unit/18071 "2013-03-18T06:49:51Z")
To start simply, a declaration of pooled units was in place recorded 3-3-2012 effective 12-21-2011 (470.161943 acres), the well had been fracked in June, royalty payments were being made for over 7 months, they filed a f… --- ## [Inherited mineral rights in Payne county Oklahoma](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-in-payne-county-oklahoma/18881)
**Author:** [@John\_Dungan](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Dungan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/inherited-mineral-rights-in-payne-county-oklahoma/18881 "2013-03-18T06:01:30Z")
A little background, Grandparents sold some property but retained half the mineral rights on 156 acres. Had our attorney take care of getting everything transferred into each of our names (3 family members). The rights g… --- ## [Affidavit of no-production](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/affidavit-of-no-production/24299)
**Author:** [@christina\_pollard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/christina_pollard)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/affidavit-of-no-production/24299 "2013-03-18T05:46:01Z")
I just got an affidavit of no-production and it was signed by the property owner. I own the mineral rights and this is the first time I have seen this. What interest would the property owner have in signing this? 1017 F… --- ## [Royalty Taxes for Out of State Texas Mineral Owners](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/royalty-taxes-for-out-of-state-texas-mineral-owners/22087)
**Author:** [@Under\_par](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Under_par)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/royalty-taxes-for-out-of-state-texas-mineral-owners/22087 "2013-03-18T05:39:46Z")
I reside in California. I receive royalties from mineral rights I own in Texas. For those who also reside outside of Texas, do you pay state taxes on your Texas royalties? --- ## [Land Access](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-access/17474)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Buchignani](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dan_Buchignani)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/land-access/17474 "2013-03-17T15:32:04Z")
I own 160 acres of land that is surrounded by Chevron on 3 sides and another landowner on another side in Reeves County, Texas. There is no real access to my land that I am aware of. What is my best course of action to a… --- ## [Lease rates in Dawson County, TX?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-rates-in-dawson-county-tx/23365)
**Author:** [@Neva\_Earnest-Lott](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Neva_Earnest-Lott)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 7:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-rates-in-dawson-county-tx/23365 "2013-03-16T07:18:53Z")
I live 300 miles from my property in West Texas and have been offered an oil and gas lease. How can I learn what the going rate for leases is for my area? --- ## [Mineral rights (bentonite) lease montana](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-bentonite-lease-montana/21362)
**Author:** [@JEFF\_MCCOLLOUGH](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/JEFF_MCCOLLOUGH)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-bentonite-lease-montana/21362 "2013-03-15T19:44:24Z")
I just recently have been contacted about being an heir to some mineral rights from a deceased relative. I’ve been told this is in Montana. The company has an interest in leasing. They specialize in bentonite mining. Any… --- ## [Wyoming mineral owner deceased with no known heirs](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wyoming-mineral-owner-deceased-with-no-known-heirs/19478)
**Author:** [@Gerald\_Powell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Gerald_Powell)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 9:12am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wyoming-mineral-owner-deceased-with-no-known-heirs/19478 "2013-03-14T09:12:03Z")
Patentee sold homestead retaining 1/2 of all minerals (160 nma). Patentees had one child who married but no children with husband dying first. Industry took several oil and gas leases in the 1970s and 1980s from the daug… --- ## [Eastern Montana Drilling](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eastern-montana-drilling/23661)
**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eastern-montana-drilling/23661 "2013-03-13T19:05:44Z")
Has anyone heard any forecasts in regards to the “new” drills in Eastern Montana? It appears that new drilling permits in this area have dropped over the past month and not much current activity is taking place. This are… --- ## [Proposed Texas House Bill 100 - Forced Unitization](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/proposed-texas-house-bill-100-forced-unitization/17536)
**Author:** [@Paige\_Johnston](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Paige_Johnston)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/proposed-texas-house-bill-100-forced-unitization/17536 "2013-03-12T21:47:31Z")
This just received from NARO Texas regarding a proposed bill that would allow Forced Unitization in Texas: A Note from NARO TX March 12, 2013 A Hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 13, at 2:00 PM, for Texas… --- ## [HB100 - Forced Pooling](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hb100-forced-pooling/17580)
**Author:** [@6th\_Generation\_Texan](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/6th_Generation_Texan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hb100-forced-pooling/17580 "2013-03-12T00:24:22Z")
Please go to the following web site and read about TX HB100 which is being voted on this Wednesday, March 15th. http://www.tlma.org/legislative.htm Please either call or email the following list of state representative… --- ## [Kodiak checks](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/kodiak-checks/17584)
**Author:** [@ardis\_jackson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/ardis_jackson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/kodiak-checks/17584 "2013-03-11T22:35:49Z")
Hi, for a year or so, my sisters, brother, and I have gotten checks for our well in McKenzie County, North Dakota that Kodiak has. Our checks have always arrived on the 1st or 2nd of the month. Here it is the 9th and sti… --- ## [MT equivalent to NDRIN](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mt-equivalent-to-ndrin/17572)
**Author:** [@Snues](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Snues)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mt-equivalent-to-ndrin/17572 "2013-03-11T21:20:16Z")
Hi, Does anyone know if Montana has an equivalent to the NDRIN available? I googled it and found many MT government sites, but nothing like NDRIN. Susan --- ## [NSF Check](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/nsf-check/17591)
**Author:** [@William\_Douglas\_Archer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/William_Douglas_Archer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/nsf-check/17591 "2013-03-11T21:09:11Z")
Received my first NSF payment today. Does anyone have a form letter to use in getting a check reissued and recovering costs charged to a royalty owner for the NSF deposit? --- ## [Help video for TRRC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-video-for-trrc/17589)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Gray](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dale_Gray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-video-for-trrc/17589 "2013-03-10T17:12:51Z")
Recent newsletter included a link to a help video for TRRC. But can’t seem to locate it. All help appreciated. Dale. [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/general-mineral-rights-discussion/5.md?page=150) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/general-mineral-rights-discussion/5.md?page=152)