# Law & Legal **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) --- ## [Demand letter for non payment](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/demand-letter-for-non-payment/89989)
**Author:** [@DonH1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DonH1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/demand-letter-for-non-payment/89989 "2026-11-11T14:46:19Z")
Has anyone sent a demand letter for non payment? We have an interest in an old well in Custer county and have not received any payments in over 2 years. Larkspur operating bought the lease in october of 24 and has never … --- ## [Content of new mex required division order info required by state regulation to proceed payment\]](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/content-of-new-mex-required-division-order-info-required-by-state-regulation-to-proceed-payment/89940)
**Author:** [@Archie\_Smith](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Archie_Smith)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/content-of-new-mex-required-division-order-info-required-by-state-regulation-to-proceed-payment/89940 "2026-11-09T14:49:44Z")
What info is explicitly needed in division order before payment. Must it be be prepared my producer? --- ## [Calculating interest on unpaid royalties TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/calculating-interest-on-unpaid-royalties-tx/89806)
**Author:** [@ADS-OG](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/ADS-OG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/calculating-interest-on-unpaid-royalties-tx/89806 "2026-10-28T13:19:41Z")
I’m trying to figure out how to calculate interest owed on unpaid royalties within Panola County TX. Production has been small yet consistent since I took over ownership of my interest. To date I have never received a … --- ## [McClain Pooling](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mcclain-pooling/89793)
**Author:** [@sonjatanguay](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/sonjatanguay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mcclain-pooling/89793 "2026-10-23T21:33:05Z")
I do not know what to do next. I inherited mineral interest in McClain County section 5 township 7N Range 4 W. I discovered these interests were incorrectly pooled in 1981. My predecessor’s name was never listed in the o… --- ## [Royalty fraud](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/royalty-fraud/89803)
**Author:** [@Kraut](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kraut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/royalty-fraud/89803 "2026-10-23T19:08:30Z")
Is there a statue of limitation on royalty fraud in Texas, Fort Bend county? --- ## [A will? A living trust?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/a-will-a-living-trust/89566)
**Author:** [@Kraut](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kraut)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/a-will-a-living-trust/89566 "2026-10-08T00:30:13Z")
What is the best way to move my ownership of mineral rights to my wife. How is the best way to do that? A will? A living trust? I have mineral rights in Fayette and Fort Bend counties. --- ## [Looking for land person for Mountrail County, ND](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-land-person-for-mountrail-county-nd/89553)
**Author:** [@Maria](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Maria)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-land-person-for-mountrail-county-nd/89553 "2026-09-28T19:32:35Z")
My new division order decimal interest is 50% less than what I calculated. It turns out that the oil company is only paying for half my owned acreage. I’ve received a spreadsheet with their calculations and this is exac… --- ## [Naive seller signed broad buyer friendly mineral deed](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/naive-seller-signed-broad-buyer-friendly-mineral-deed/89528)
**Author:** [@mineralmed](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mineralmed)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/naive-seller-signed-broad-buyer-friendly-mineral-deed/89528 "2026-09-26T12:20:11Z")
We assumed the boiler plate was there to allow the buyer to investigate if there were any encumbrances and was standard fare. But now reading it closer it looks like the legal liability could far exceed the payment for a… --- ## [ACH payments](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ach-payments/88478)
**Author:** [@HX1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/HX1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ach-payments/88478 "2026-09-21T15:39:34Z")
Can Texas operators force royalty owners to accept payment by ACH ? --- ## [Diamondback Energy royalties in suspense](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/diamondback-energy-royalties-in-suspense/89164)
**Author:** [@BGE3256](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/BGE3256)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/diamondback-energy-royalties-in-suspense/89164 "2026-08-31T18:14:46Z")
Hi, I am having trouble with Diamondback Energy holding my royalty money in suspense due to back taxes owed. Taxes have been cleared but they will not acknowledge the payments or my multiple requests to get back into pay… --- ## [SBI West Texas I, LLC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sbi-west-texas-i-llc/88099)
**Author:** [@CFTrust](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CFTrust)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sbi-west-texas-i-llc/88099 "2026-08-25T09:34:18Z")
Does anyone know the status of this entity and where their assets may have gone to? or who was last handling their land administration? On this site associated resources was once mentioned but their website is dead. We … --- ## [What type of advisor do we need to form an LLC?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-type-of-advisor-do-we-need-to-form-an-llc/89101)
**Author:** [@NDH-33](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/NDH-33)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-type-of-advisor-do-we-need-to-form-an-llc/89101 "2026-08-24T18:31:46Z")
I’m helping a family member who is interested in forming an LLC to hold his mineral interests. What type of advisor does he need? He’s heard the good folks at NARO mention an LLC structure, but he really doesn’t underst… --- ## [Scrivener's Error/Affidavit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/scriveners-error-affidavit/88924)
**Author:** [@WinklerLabrador](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/WinklerLabrador)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/scriveners-error-affidavit/88924 "2026-08-10T17:08:51Z")
Would the following on “Deed 2” be considered scrivener’s error and curable with a scrivener’s affidavit? “Deed 1” from owner 1 to owner 2 listing: All minerals in Houston County, TX Starr County, TX Roosevelt Count… --- ## [Oil and Gas company refusing to provide accounting records](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-company-refusing-to-provide-accounting-records/88848)
**Author:** [@gigiwarrum](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/gigiwarrum)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-company-refusing-to-provide-accounting-records/88848 "2026-08-05T17:12:57Z")
I own mineral rights in Tarrant County, Texas. In 2022, I moved and failed to update my mailing address with the operator. Because of that, one of my royalty checks was returned, and my account was eventually placed in s… --- ## [Finally hired a lawyer to get oil royalties -- interest question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/finally-hired-a-lawyer-to-get-oil-royalties-interest-question/88789)
**Author:** [@Corywillfilm](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Corywillfilm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/finally-hired-a-lawyer-to-get-oil-royalties-interest-question/88789 "2026-08-03T16:24:57Z")
After 8 months of continental refusing to send us anything pertaining to royalties I had to hire a lawyer to write a letter to try and get my families royalties… its been over a year since the wells have been pumping oil… --- ## [Notice of Intent to Preserve mineral Interests](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/notice-of-intent-to-preserve-mineral-interests/88697)
**Author:** [@Xcavision](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Xcavision)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/notice-of-intent-to-preserve-mineral-interests/88697 "2026-07-25T17:36:43Z")
Hi there. I was wondering if anyone would be able to look over my notice to preserve mineral interests before I record it on Monday. --- ## [Looking for tax attorney in Marshall County, WV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-tax-attorney-in-marshall-county-wv/88601)
**Author:** [@TPD](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TPD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-tax-attorney-in-marshall-county-wv/88601 "2026-07-17T20:38:19Z")
Any recommendations or anti-recommendations? I don’t live in WV so someone who can do Zoom calls is a plus. General advice regarding shopping for an attorney is welcome. --- ## [Removed from ownership of oil rights without permission](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/removed-from-ownership-of-oil-rights-without-permission/88473)
**Author:** [@Vinca](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Vinca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/removed-from-ownership-of-oil-rights-without-permission/88473 "2026-07-09T15:21:01Z")
I think I was unknowingly removed from deceased parents’ oil wells and mineral rights in Arkansas by my estranged, older brothers. Either that, or they simply are not sending any pay outs, perhaps they are not producing.… --- ## [Midland Basin mineral interests](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/midland-basin-mineral-interests/88460)
**Author:** [@dstallard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/dstallard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/midland-basin-mineral-interests/88460 "2026-07-08T17:59:40Z")
I’m a semi-retired transactional oil & gas attorney and CPA in Lakeway who owns undivided mineral interests and non-JOA HBP working interests in Ector, Crane, Upton & Midland counties, both non-consenting cotenant (NCCT)… --- ## [Hire a lawyer or just forget it](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hire-a-lawyer-or-just-forget-it/87514)
**Author:** [@SMB](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SMB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hire-a-lawyer-or-just-forget-it/87514 "2026-05-15T22:25:39Z")
To make a long sotry short, by grandfather bought 10 acres in Roger Mills county decades ago to make his grandchildren “wealthy.” Needless to say, this is a headache and not a windfall! My mom passed four years ago and … --- ## [How to handle lawsuit/settlement notices addressed to my passed father](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-handle-lawsuit-settlement-notices-addressed-to-my-passed-father/87095)
**Author:** [@sparkle-motion](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/sparkle-motion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-handle-lawsuit-settlement-notices-addressed-to-my-passed-father/87095 "2026-05-06T17:03:47Z")
Since my father passed away 3.5 years ago, I have received a handful of lawsuit/settlement postcards in his name and then eventually settlement checks. They are always really small but I still dislike throwing money away… --- ## [Working Interest Personal Asset Protection](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/working-interest-personal-asset-protection/87342)
**Author:** [@SuzK](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SuzK)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/working-interest-personal-asset-protection/87342 "2026-05-05T20:47:28Z")
Hello! Is it advisable to form an LLC and take out an energy umbrella policy for a 1% WI on several wells? I have asked the operator for the JOA and the AFE, but it has not been provided to me. I have owned the interest… --- ## [Can Your Operator Reach into Your Bank Account? ACH Risks Explained](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-your-operator-reach-into-your-bank-account-ach-risks-explained/87161)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-your-operator-reach-into-your-bank-account-ach-risks-explained/87161 "2026-05-05T20:37:16Z")
Before you sign that direct deposit enrollment form for your royalty payments, you might want to put down the pen and grab a magnifying glass. While skipping the “check’s in the mail” anxiety is great, the fine print in … --- ## [Documents to save in anticipation of selling mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/documents-to-save-in-anticipation-of-selling-mineral-rights/85726)
**Author:** [@VivianV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/VivianV)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/documents-to-save-in-anticipation-of-selling-mineral-rights/85726 "2026-04-25T18:13:24Z")
We have file cabinets full of documents pertaining to our mineral holdings. What documents do we need to save to be prepared for selling all our mineral rights? What will we need to sell them and what will we need to hav… --- ## [Adding my wife as co-owner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/adding-my-wife-as-co-owner/87146)
**Author:** [@Carl\_Jeffrey\_Fitzwater](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Carl_Jeffrey_Fitzwater)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/adding-my-wife-as-co-owner/87146 "2026-04-22T21:17:47Z")
I want to add my wife as a co-owner on my 10 acres of mineral rights in Blaine County. What steps do I need to take to accomplish this? --- ## [Mineral Interest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-interest/87024)
**Author:** [@Duker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Duker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-interest/87024 "2026-04-16T15:28:10Z")
Looking for an oil & gas attorney in Chickasha Oklahoma. --- ## [Making sense of statement, outlook and implications to a trust](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sense-of-statement-outlook-and-implications-to-a-trust/87012)
**Author:** [@LMBlease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/LMBlease)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sense-of-statement-outlook-and-implications-to-a-trust/87012 "2026-04-15T13:34:14Z")
Possibly inheriting lease in Canadian Co, Oklahoma from my mother and to be split between brother and myself. I’ve never known of any amount of value on the lease as I’ve seen my mother receive over the years maybe a 10… --- ## [Lease question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-question/85807)
**Author:** [@B\_Elam](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/B_Elam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-question/85807 "2026-04-04T19:09:48Z")
I have leased property to a company. Another company has offered to buy the property and said that the lease would not matter. How could it not matter? --- ## [Oil company withheld royalties for months](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-company-withheld-royalties-for-months/86847)
**Author:** [@kimkay13](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/kimkay13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-company-withheld-royalties-for-months/86847 "2026-04-04T01:36:56Z")
EOG was drilling two new wells that I was pooled on. Last August (Aug. of 2025), I received a very large royalty payment. It was a huge surprise to me. I looked at my statement and the money was from production starting … --- ## [Mineral Sale Contract via Docusign](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-sale-contract-via-docusign/86739)
**Author:** [@francis6](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/francis6)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-sale-contract-via-docusign/86739 "2026-04-03T16:14:10Z")
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