# Law & Legal **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=13 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 14 --- ## [Where do I start to get correct information?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-do-i-start-to-get-correct-information/50157)
**Author:** [@TracieT1969](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TracieT1969)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-do-i-start-to-get-correct-information/50157 "2019-08-22T15:55:32Z")
Received notification about mineral rights from my great great grandfather’s estate… Vellasco isn’t very forthcoming with information? Atascosa County Texas. Do I need a landman or lawyer? --- ## [Letter of Intent to Purchase Mineral Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/letter-of-intent-to-purchase-mineral-rights/49782)
**Author:** [@Debbie\_Storm](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Debbie_Storm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/letter-of-intent-to-purchase-mineral-rights/49782 "2019-08-15T03:03:01Z")
On July 12, I signed a Letter of Intent to Purchase Mineral Rights with Southwest Energy. The letter stated that within 15 business days of receipt, Grantee will conduct a title review. It is August 12, and Southwest has… --- ## [After-aquired title](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/after-aquired-title/49405)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Sas\_Voigt](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Karen_Sas_Voigt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/after-aquired-title/49405 "2019-08-07T16:19:42Z")
My sisters and I inherited minerals from our father who was a Landman. We were approached about leasing some of our minerals/oil in the county of Williams in N.D. After, we signed the leasing company came back and said o… --- ## [How to sell royalties](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-sell-royalties/49261)
**Author:** [@Fannie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Fannie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-sell-royalties/49261 "2019-08-03T16:30:26Z")
I would like to sell my royalties. Is a site such as USMineralExchange the best way to go? Thanks. Ann --- ## [120 Hour Survival Question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/120-hour-survival-question/49208)
**Author:** [@rtcroyalty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rtcroyalty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/120-hour-survival-question/49208 "2019-08-01T15:22:25Z")
I somewhat understand the 120-hour survival requirement, per Texas estate code. I understand that if you died intestate, and say your children would be heirs to your property, and one of them does not survive you by 120… --- ## [Receivng invoices for charges from the oil company on wells](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/receivng-invoices-for-charges-from-the-oil-company-on-wells/49136)
**Author:** [@Hartgrove](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Hartgrove)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/receivng-invoices-for-charges-from-the-oil-company-on-wells/49136 "2019-07-31T02:16:38Z")
Can they charge for the work they are doing on the well when you don’t receive a royalty from the well? --- ## [Deciphering a mineral fraction in a deed](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/deciphering-a-mineral-fraction-in-a-deed/48777)
**Author:** [@smp19](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/smp19)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/deciphering-a-mineral-fraction-in-a-deed/48777 "2019-07-23T16:42:04Z")
We have an oil and gas exception in our chain of title. We are trying to find out if the deed reserves 1/16 of 100% of the oil and 50% of the gas, or 1/16 of the oil and 1/2 of the gas. The next deed in the chain from th… --- ## [Allocation Wells Disregarding Non-Drillsite NPRI Owners (TX)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-wells-disregarding-non-drillsite-npri-owners-tx/48333)
**Author:** [@TwoShoeBeagie7](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TwoShoeBeagie7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/allocation-wells-disregarding-non-drillsite-npri-owners-tx/48333 "2019-07-11T22:07:25Z")
Hoping some experienced O&G attorneys (Wade) can chime in here. Allocation wells are a way for operators to drill wells across multiple leases without having to formally pool said leases. With this method, mineral and r… --- ## [Interest Held In Suspense](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/interest-held-in-suspense/48182)
**Author:** [@Randy\_M](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Randy_M)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/interest-held-in-suspense/48182 "2019-07-08T23:14:25Z")
If a single well is drilled into 3 Sections, and I have an interest in all 3 Sections, can the Operator hold the entire interest under suspense because of a title problem on one small tract within one Section of the unit… --- ## [Mineral rights inheritance in differing states](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-inheritance-in-differing-states/47260)
**Author:** [@dklflawquestions](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/dklflawquestions)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-rights-inheritance-in-differing-states/47260 "2019-07-04T20:50:07Z")
I am the executrix and sole heir of the estate of an individual who died and whose will was probated in Texas. Several months after filing the final inventory, I discovered paperwork relating to royalty payments and a mi… --- ## [Legacy Reserves files for bankruptcy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/legacy-reserves-files-for-bankruptcy/47959)
**Author:** [@John\_Allen](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Allen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/legacy-reserves-files-for-bankruptcy/47959 "2019-07-03T03:13:03Z")
My wife and I received notice in the mail that an operator on one of the properties in which we hold NPMI has filed under Chapter 11 for bankruptcy. That’s Legacy Reserves, Inc. We don’t really understand why we are rec… --- ## [Dying Intestate](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dying-intestate/47977)
**Author:** [@Luvcoupeville](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Luvcoupeville)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dying-intestate/47977 "2019-07-02T21:08:43Z")
Dying intestate in California where spouse inherits all but with oil and gas rights in Oklahoma where they are shared between surviving family. Which state takes precedence with oil and gas rights? I have seen the statut… --- ## [Free Royalty retained by the Stae of Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/free-royalty-retained-by-the-stae-of-texas/43488)
**Author:** [@DW12](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DW12)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/free-royalty-retained-by-the-stae-of-texas/43488 "2019-07-01T20:57:57Z")
When we purchased our property from the State of Texas in 1948, the State retained a free 1/16th royalty according to the deed. My royalty interest is 1/8th. The state’s royalty interest comes out of my royalty interest,… --- ## [Eminent Domain In Texas (Gas Utility vs. Gas Gathering)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eminent-domain-in-texas-gas-utility-vs-gas-gathering/47308)
**Author:** [@JMKro](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/JMKro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/eminent-domain-in-texas-gas-utility-vs-gas-gathering/47308 "2019-06-17T22:01:44Z")
We have a piece of property in Austin County, Texas where an underground gas pipeline (16") is scheduled to come through. The work permit from the RRC lists the pipeline as a “Gas Utility” line, but the RRC’s interactive… --- ## [Quiet Claim Suit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-claim-suit/47148)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Moore1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Gary_Moore1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quiet-claim-suit/47148 "2019-06-15T04:06:09Z")
In Oklahoma, Grady County. My brother and I each have had 30 acres under production for about two years. When we leased this, each lost 2.5 acres from a previous 32.5 acre lease. We now find out the acreage loss was due … --- ## [Question on end of lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/question-on-end-of-lease/43740)
**Author:** [@Charles\_Doris\_Stubblefield](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Charles_Doris_Stubblefield)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/question-on-end-of-lease/43740 "2019-06-09T22:53:05Z")
The lease was signed and dated March 6, 2016, and was for 3 years. At the end of the lease March 6, 2019, there was a pad site staked out. On checking with TRRC there was a drilling permit approved on 1-29-10 and again o… --- ## [Oneok Arbuckle 2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oneok-arbuckle-2/46749)
**Author:** [@Allen2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Allen2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 3:56am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oneok-arbuckle-2/46749 "2019-05-31T03:56:37Z")
Who is best to contact when an easement has been violated or when pipeline construction has done damages beyond their easement boundaries? We have damages that keep being promised to be addressed but they are more focuse… --- ## [Wasn't informed i had mineral rights til 5 years later after production](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wasnt-informed-i-had-mineral-rights-til-5-years-later-after-production/46485)
**Author:** [@rollin\_stoner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rollin_stoner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/wasnt-informed-i-had-mineral-rights-til-5-years-later-after-production/46485 "2019-05-28T16:04:07Z")
My dad’s wife disclaimed her rights yet my cousin didn’t inform me so I never collected my royalty payments. They are now suspended. The payments started late 2014 so I’ve been told. Two wells still going. My cousin has … --- ## [Last Will and Testament](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/last-will-and-testament/46331)
**Author:** [@Fred4](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Fred4)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/last-will-and-testament/46331 "2019-05-21T23:27:48Z")
I have a gas and oil rights lease with BB Land in West Virginia. Do I need a specifically gas-and-oil attorney to write a will leaving my rights to my daughters, or can a general-purpose lawyer do it? Many thanks. --- ## [Grandfather owned eight wells in New Mexico, options?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/grandfather-owned-eight-wells-in-new-mexico-options/46262)
**Author:** [@ashepherd510](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/ashepherd510)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/grandfather-owned-eight-wells-in-new-mexico-options/46262 "2019-05-21T13:57:37Z")
So here’s the story: My grandfather died in the 60’s and did not have a will. Recently on unclaimed property sites we put in his name for the heck of it and discovered he had over $20,000 in unpaid gas and oil royalties… --- ## [Legally correct way to reference properties](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/legally-correct-way-to-reference-properties/45408)
**Author:** [@tarheel](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/tarheel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/legally-correct-way-to-reference-properties/45408 "2019-05-17T20:19:04Z")
What’s the maximally abbreviated format for describing a property in preparing a deed? For example, what’s the shortest legally valid way of writing “NW/4 SE/4 of Section 5 of 9N-5E in Seminole County?” What are the limi… --- ## [Shut-In Well](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/shut-in-well/46117)
**Author:** [@SarahFS](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SarahFS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/shut-in-well/46117 "2019-05-17T17:34:20Z")
Is there a limit on how many times an oil company can do a shut-in in Oklahoma on a well interest I have in McIntosh County, Oklahoma? --- ## [BCP Land Question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bcp-land-question/46142)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Schaefer1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bill_Schaefer1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bcp-land-question/46142 "2019-05-17T14:26:34Z")
Has anyone here had any dealings with BCP Land? Good? Bad? Indifferent? Any comments? --- ## [Operator selling to its affiliate](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-selling-to-its-affiliate/45307)
**Author:** [@PaulaKothmann](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/PaulaKothmann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-selling-to-its-affiliate/45307 "2019-05-03T12:21:54Z")
Does anyone have experience with an operator who sold its oil to an affiliate? My lease specifically says that I am to be paid on the proceeds of the first non-affiliate, but I have not been given the contract between th… --- ## [Operator royalty payments](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-royalty-payments/45431)
**Author:** [@Jaccai](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jaccai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-royalty-payments/45431 "2019-05-02T21:54:02Z")
We just purchased a lease from a guy with a well that was producing gas. He was not paying royalty owners properly, how do I get a “paydeck” if there never was one? Would I need to hire a title attorney and run title? We… --- ## [Mineral Title Opinion Oklahoma](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-title-opinion-oklahoma/45141)
**Author:** [@Jcssooner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jcssooner1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-title-opinion-oklahoma/45141 "2019-05-01T00:38:09Z")
What does it mean if a land man tells you they are having issues with mineral Title Opinion when they have made an offer to purchase and you have signed a document agreeing to sell? --- ## [Difference between an assignment and a lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/difference-between-an-assignment-and-a-lease/45288)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Hales](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Steven_Hales)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/difference-between-an-assignment-and-a-lease/45288 "2019-04-30T21:59:26Z")
If anyone would answer this question that would be great. What is the difference between an assignment and a lease? I received an offer of an assignment rather than a lease. The assignment appears to essentially be the s… --- ## [They threatened to sue Grannie!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/they-threatened-to-sue-grannie/45228)
**Author:** [@KatFrank](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/KatFrank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/they-threatened-to-sue-grannie/45228 "2019-04-29T15:21:43Z")
Grannie received a packet from an attorney saying if she didn’t sell her coal interest in WV they would file a suit against her and ask the courts to partition her interest and then sell it to a co-tenant or on the court… --- ## [Question re: Intestate Succession and per stirpes vs. per capita](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/question-re-intestate-succession-and-per-stirpes-vs-per-capita/45145)
**Author:** [@John\_Allen](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Allen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/question-re-intestate-succession-and-per-stirpes-vs-per-capita/45145 "2019-04-26T21:27:58Z")
I have a question about the Texas Intestate Succession Law. It’s my understanding that when a person dies intestate, without a living spouse, children, or parents, then their estate will pass to the brothers and sisters… --- ## [My Dad's estate is in Probate...HELP!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/my-dads-estate-is-in-probate-help/45102)
**Author:** [@Nichole\_Crane](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Nichole_Crane)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/my-dads-estate-is-in-probate-help/45102 "2019-04-26T19:00:20Z")
I’ve looked at a few of the discussions regarding probate already, and I think I’ve gleaned together some helpful info, but I have a few more questions regarding my Dad’s inherited mineral rights and the probate of his e… [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=12) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=14)