# Law & Legal **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=26 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 27 --- ## [How to determine what mineral rights were worth 16 years ago.Gonzales County TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-determine-what-mineral-rights-were-worth-16-years-ago-gonzales-county-tx/23049)
**Author:** [@July\_Smit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/July_Smit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-determine-what-mineral-rights-were-worth-16-years-ago-gonzales-county-tx/23049 "2011-08-22T05:59:26Z")
Is there any way of determining what oil and mineral rights only were worth in Gonzales County, Texas on no well of any sort? If there is no official way to find out, can anyone tell me what they paid or sold for around … --- ## [Mineral Owners Rights in Oregon](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-owners-rights-in-oregon/22869)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Brown](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bob_Brown)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mineral-owners-rights-in-oregon/22869 "2011-08-20T19:26:18Z")
My sister received a phone call today from a lawyer in Oregon stating his client was selling 1250 acres on this coming Tuesday. We inherited from my mom 25 acres of mineral rights a few years ago. He stated to my sister … --- ## [Stipulation of interest and cross-conveyance of Oil, Gas and other minerals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/stipulation-of-interest-and-cross-conveyance-of-oil-gas-and-other-minerals/22980)
**Author:** [@Terry\_Petersen](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Terry_Petersen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/stipulation-of-interest-and-cross-conveyance-of-oil-gas-and-other-minerals/22980 "2011-08-02T04:25:49Z")
My son received a letter from the oil company who holds his lease. It says the Drilling and Division order attorney has determined the intent in the conveyances was unclear and ambiguous. Without trying to make things t… --- ## [Interpretation of Deeds and Mineral Rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/interpretation-of-deeds-and-mineral-rights/23074)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Miller3](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Gary_Miller3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/interpretation-of-deeds-and-mineral-rights/23074 "2011-08-01T21:54:46Z")
I own 25 acres and 1/2 mineral rights in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. From researching previous deeds I am questioning the ownership of the other 1/2 interest in mineral rights. In 1979 previous owners (husband and wi… --- ## [Special Warranty Deed - "Reservations from and exceptions to conveyance and warranty"](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/special-warranty-deed-reservations-from-and-exceptions-to-conveyance-and-warranty/22999)
**Author:** [@A112](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/A112)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/special-warranty-deed-reservations-from-and-exceptions-to-conveyance-and-warranty/22999 "2011-07-29T20:59:46Z")
Hello, I purchased a house in the Barnett Shale in Texas through foreclosure in 2009. The previous owner had signed a gas lease and the unit has now gone into production. I signed a lease in June of 2010. I have read an… --- ## [Blank Mineral Deed for ND and Montana](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/blank-mineral-deed-for-nd-and-montana/23050)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Tario](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Benjamin_Tario)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/blank-mineral-deed-for-nd-and-montana/23050 "2011-07-16T19:12:26Z")
Happy Friday Folks, I’m searching for a blank mineral deed so I can transfer some property that I own to a recently created LLC. Any thoughts on where I can find a general deed outside of contacting an attorney? Thank y… --- ## [Do I need to have a lawyer look over mineral rights lease?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-i-need-to-have-a-lawyer-look-over-mineral-rights-lease/23087)
**Author:** [@KS1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/KS1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-i-need-to-have-a-lawyer-look-over-mineral-rights-lease/23087 "2011-07-16T03:59:00Z")
I inherited mineral rights when my father passed away years ago. I am now old enough to oversee them on my own but know NOTHING about mineral rights or the process of negotiating a lease for minerals. I have been on this… --- ## [Got an AFE to plug and abandon. What happens if I don't sign it?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/got-an-afe-to-plug-and-abandon-what-happens-if-i-dont-sign-it/23066)
**Author:** [@Mary\_Web](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mary_Web)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/got-an-afe-to-plug-and-abandon-what-happens-if-i-dont-sign-it/23066 "2011-07-14T20:14:03Z")
Got an AFE to plug and abandon. What happens if I don’t sign it? We have 10% in the well in Oklahoma. --- ## [Please Help! Who inherits my dad's mineral rights?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/please-help-who-inherits-my-dads-mineral-rights/23110)
**Author:** [@T\_Clark](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/T_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/please-help-who-inherits-my-dads-mineral-rights/23110 "2011-07-11T21:36:22Z")
I am new to all of this but I’m needing help with some information. My great-grandparents had mineral rights in Oklahoma. When they passed, it was divided between their kids. Now that my grandmother has passed, her shar… --- ## [OGM Rights in Coal County](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ogm-rights-in-coal-county/23123)
**Author:** [@rgrswife](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rgrswife)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ogm-rights-in-coal-county/23123 "2011-07-04T18:42:18Z")
My mother has Oil, Gas, and Mineral (OGM) rights in Oklahoma. We just went to have her will re-done and the attorney said that because of her mineral rights, we need to hire an independent appraiser in the area (we live … --- ## [Suspense funds - need help because company i sold rights to states it belongs to them!](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/suspense-funds-need-help-because-company-i-sold-rights-to-states-it-belongs-to-them/23121)
**Author:** [@Andy\_Anderson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Andy_Anderson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/suspense-funds-need-help-because-company-i-sold-rights-to-states-it-belongs-to-them/23121 "2011-07-04T17:14:41Z")
I sold my mineral rights to a company in Oklahoma. I received a letter from them asking me to sign a letter they typed up that will go to the Oklahoma State Treasurer. The company states that the State Treasurer is holdi… --- ## [What does ND say about the wife and children splitting minerals?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-nd-say-about-the-wife-and-children-splitting-minerals/23130)
**Author:** [@sharon\_wilcox](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/sharon_wilcox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-does-nd-say-about-the-wife-and-children-splitting-minerals/23130 "2011-07-03T12:33:46Z")
Can you tell me if North Dakota law says the widow gets half of the mineral rights and the other 50% goes to the children. --- ## [Can Mineral Lease Aggreements from the 1930s be updated?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-mineral-lease-aggreements-from-the-1930s-be-updated/23135)
**Author:** [@steve\_william](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/steve_william)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-mineral-lease-aggreements-from-the-1930s-be-updated/23135 "2011-07-02T03:30:57Z")
I am currently receiving royalty payments for a couple of small oil wells that are on some farm property my dad owned. He has passed away and I have inherited the property. The original lease was signed by my great-grand… --- ## [Need help understanding what personal libility means](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-help-understanding-what-personal-libility-means/23140)
**Author:** [@Sherry\_Downes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sherry_Downes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-help-understanding-what-personal-libility-means/23140 "2011-07-01T23:19:17Z")
I need to know what the terms, personal liability and no personal liability mean. We inherited royalties from my mother recently, in which she had not paid county taxes in ten years. She always thought that because it w… --- ## [Unleased minerals in a producing gas unit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/unleased-minerals-in-a-producing-gas-unit/23191)
**Author:** [@Gus\_J\_Pullen\_Jr](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Gus_J_Pullen_Jr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/unleased-minerals-in-a-producing-gas-unit/23191 "2011-06-22T03:19:03Z")
We have the surface and 1/2 minerals on 40 acres in Leon County, Texas. We have never leased this interest but are included in a 640-acre producing gas unit. There is one well, but it is not on our surface. We have 1/2 m… --- ## [2 leases - One had a Pugh Clause and one didn't](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/2-leases-one-had-a-pugh-clause-and-one-didnt/23196)
**Author:** [@Steve\_W\_Bye](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Steve_W_Bye)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/2-leases-one-had-a-pugh-clause-and-one-didnt/23196 "2011-06-21T17:18:51Z")
My brother and I have Mineral Rights in NE Sheridan County. There are permits to drill all around us so all signs point to there being a Bakken Well on our leased acres in the future. There are two leases; one is 3 years… --- ## [What to do with your land if someone else has deed to your land also--Dimmit County, TX?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-to-do-with-your-land-if-someone-else-has-deed-to-your-land-also-dimmit-county-tx/23246)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Bullard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jeff_Bullard)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-to-do-with-your-land-if-someone-else-has-deed-to-your-land-also-dimmit-county-tx/23246 "2011-06-20T20:23:22Z")
We are looking for any advice/help regarding our land we own in Dimmit County. We have found out after negotiating a SWD lease earlier this year that another individual/company has a larger plot of land that they purchas… --- ## [What authority does a division title order have in North Dakota?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-authority-does-a-division-title-order-have-in-north-dakota/23232)
**Author:** [@david\_antonson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/david_antonson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-authority-does-a-division-title-order-have-in-north-dakota/23232 "2011-06-14T04:56:54Z")
In 1992 dad and mom made a life estate in Divide County, dad passed away in 1997 leaving mom the estate. In 2005 she signed a lease agreement. For some reason she made a quit claim to my brother, which he recorded in 200… --- ## [Option to lease mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/option-to-lease-mineral-rights/23309)
**Author:** [@Dr\_John\_M\_Stewart](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dr_John_M_Stewart)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/option-to-lease-mineral-rights/23309 "2011-05-28T02:28:40Z")
What would a typical Option to Lease Mineral Rights contract look like? What compensation per acre, timelines, sharing percentages, etc. would be specified? --- ## [Can I sell just the executive rights?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-i-sell-just-the-executive-rights/23329)
**Author:** [@john\_blades](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/john_blades)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-i-sell-just-the-executive-rights/23329 "2011-05-25T22:46:32Z")
I own an 8% undivided mineral interest in the Eagle Ford Shale covering 6,224 acres. I sold my surface acreage (an undivided 25% of 2,072 surface acres) years ago and saved all minerals, executive rights, etc. In the las… --- ## [Can we be sued is we only own a portion of the minerals?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-be-sued-is-we-only-own-a-portion-of-the-minerals/23345)
**Author:** [@larry\_pritchett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/larry_pritchett)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-be-sued-is-we-only-own-a-portion-of-the-minerals/23345 "2011-05-24T01:08:35Z")
We are in the process of signing an oil & gas lease, we own 25% rights to land in North Dakota. We are concerned about being sued by landowner or whomever owns the other 75% mineral rights should we go forth with this… i… --- ## [Estate Mineral Rights Transfer Process (California) and will probate](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/estate-mineral-rights-transfer-process-california-and-will-probate/23370)
**Author:** [@Hugh\_Davidson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Hugh_Davidson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/estate-mineral-rights-transfer-process-california-and-will-probate/23370 "2011-05-23T06:43:31Z")
Hi there, I’m an executor for my father’s estate, which currently holds a share of mineral rights on two properties (non-producing), one in Kern County, the other in Kings County, California. The will requires my fathe… [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=25)