# Law & Legal **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=9 [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 10 --- ## [Take Point Gap Issues](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/take-point-gap-issues/62976)
**Author:** [@Carey\_J](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Carey_J)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/take-point-gap-issues/62976 "2021-08-29T03:28:57Z")
I am having difficulty finding information and/or litigation related to mineral rights owners receiving royalties for the take point gap in horizontal drilling. The take point gap runs from the kick off point (where the … --- ## [Strips and Gores Doctrine, Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/strips-and-gores-doctrine-texas/62856)
**Author:** [@Raleigh\_D\_Wood](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Raleigh_D_Wood)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/strips-and-gores-doctrine-texas/62856 "2021-08-15T23:58:19Z")
Greetings, My family owned a 30 acre tract of land in Howard County, Texas. In 1960, they sold 2.7 acres to the State for construction of a highway and reserved 100% mineral interest. In 1969, they sold the remaining 27.… --- ## [Dormant Mineral laws in New Mexico?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dormant-mineral-laws-in-new-mexico/62469)
**Author:** [@Mikro1TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mikro1TX)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dormant-mineral-laws-in-new-mexico/62469 "2021-08-10T17:37:24Z")
Hello All, I have been looking into some oil and gas leases inherited a while back and they seem to just disappear some time after 1985? These were purchased in 1939. I suspect they went dormant. From my research and re… --- ## [BLM lease in CA - what rights do we have?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/blm-lease-in-ca-what-rights-do-we-have/62685)
**Author:** [@Hollowtop](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Hollowtop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/blm-lease-in-ca-what-rights-do-we-have/62685 "2021-08-02T19:24:33Z")
My sibs and I recently inherited some land in CA along with an old Oil and Gas lease my Grandpa took out in the 40’s with the BLM. Various oil companies have drilled there over the years, and now we are trying to underst… --- ## [Theft and fraud case law by 3rd party in Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/theft-and-fraud-case-law-by-3rd-party-in-texas/62597)
**Author:** [@jm88wells](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jm88wells)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/theft-and-fraud-case-law-by-3rd-party-in-texas/62597 "2021-07-27T15:22:11Z")
I’m looking for any case law in the last 20 years in Texas that specifically deals with theft, fraud and forgery in order to obtain title to a mineral estate by a third party individual. Also trying to determine the sta… --- ## [How do I add a wonderful attorney name to the list?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-wonderful-attorney-name-to-the-list/62560)
**Author:** [@Pflum](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Pflum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-wonderful-attorney-name-to-the-list/62560 "2021-07-21T13:44:27Z")
How do I add a great attorney name? --- ## [Rule 37 Allows Oil and Gas Companies to Steal Minerals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/rule-37-allows-oil-and-gas-companies-to-steal-minerals/62383)
**Author:** [@Clint\_Liles](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Clint_Liles)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/rule-37-allows-oil-and-gas-companies-to-steal-minerals/62383 "2021-07-05T13:07:51Z")
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/dallas-fort-worth/news/2021/07/02/rule-37-allows-texas-oil-and-gas-companies-to-take-minerals-without-payment- --- ## [Converting WI to Royalty interest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/converting-wi-to-royalty-interest/61972)
**Author:** [@oilwell13](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/oilwell13)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/converting-wi-to-royalty-interest/61972 "2021-06-16T12:43:07Z")
How does anyone know how to go about converting working interest into a royalty? I’m thinking it wiser to not be part of a well for liability reasons and just receive a royalty instead. Is there such a thing and if so d… --- ## [Does TX law allow post production deductions with " at the well " lease language?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/does-tx-law-allow-post-production-deductions-with-at-the-well-lease-language/61992)
**Author:** [@mick\_h](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mick_h)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/does-tx-law-allow-post-production-deductions-with-at-the-well-lease-language/61992 "2021-06-15T15:55:04Z")
Hello, We have new wells with Noble/Chevron. They are deducting Transportation and Gathering expenses from our gas residue, NGL, and oil sales proceeds, as well as gas residue compression and plant processing fees from … --- ## [Trinity Operating- Delay of Direct Deposit Request](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/trinity-operating-delay-of-direct-deposit-request/62012)
**Author:** [@Diane49](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Diane49)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/trinity-operating-delay-of-direct-deposit-request/62012 "2021-06-04T21:20:29Z")
It has been at least four months since I have submitted and received acknowledgement of a request for direct deposit of my royalty checks from Trinity Operating. The company always cuts the check on the last day of the m… --- ## [What happens after force pooling is paid off?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-happens-after-force-pooling-is-paid-off/61863)
**Author:** [@abc123](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/abc123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-happens-after-force-pooling-is-paid-off/61863 "2021-05-21T17:28:56Z")
Hey folks, I was force-pooled in NM and currently paying off the 200% risk penalty to the operator. My question is this: What happens when the risk-penalty is paid off? Do I become a full-working interest owner? Am I su… --- ## [NOTARY - Texas or Oklahoma](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/notary-texas-or-oklahoma/61676)
**Author:** [@JANET\_RAINEY](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/JANET_RAINEY)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/notary-texas-or-oklahoma/61676 "2021-05-06T21:14:28Z")
I want to make a TOD for my mineral rights. My mineral rights are in Caddo County, Oklahoma. I live in Texas. My question is this—can a Notary in Texas sign the Oklahoma form? --- ## [What to do when a loved one dies... article on being prepared](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-to-do-when-a-loved-one-dies-article-on-being-prepared/44183)
**Author:** [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-to-do-when-a-loved-one-dies-article-on-being-prepared/44183 "2021-04-30T15:56:37Z")
Remember to include your minerals in your estate plan and let your heirs know where to find important info and who to contact. Some of the attorneys on the site might want to add their comments regarding minerals that a… --- ## [New Mexico Operator won’t communicate](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-mexico-operator-won-t-communicate/61468)
**Author:** [@fixit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/fixit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/new-mexico-operator-won-t-communicate/61468 "2021-04-19T03:54:16Z")
Are there any laws in New Mexico that operators have to respond to mineral owners within a certain timeframe? --- ## [Amended lease, allocation well](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/amended-lease-allocation-well/61398)
**Author:** [@DRAGON](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DRAGON)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/amended-lease-allocation-well/61398 "2021-04-13T15:26:00Z")
Around 1990, W.C.S. amended the original lease to take in more acreage for a new horizontal well in Austin Chalk, which included a clause that any units drilled on our acreage would not be less than 25% of any unit. They… --- ## [Can they make me sell his mineral rights?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-they-make-me-sell-his-mineral-rights/60812)
**Author:** [@ndmom](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/ndmom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-they-make-me-sell-his-mineral-rights/60812 "2021-03-29T17:29:12Z")
My brother lives in Arizona and has to go into a group home with an Arizona health plan to pay for it. He has to sell his house, but does he have to sell his mineral rights in North Dakota? --- ## [Taylor v Sheridan class action suit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/taylor-v-sheridan-class-action-suit/61183)
**Author:** [@jimr7200](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jimr7200)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/taylor-v-sheridan-class-action-suit/61183 "2021-03-27T16:03:00Z")
My mother’s account was due a payment from this suit but her account was suspended due to her death. The funds were returned to “reorganized debtors” but after lots of calling and work, I’ve been unable to recover (I’m h… --- ## [Remove name from mineral rights](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/remove-name-from-mineral-rights/61240)
**Author:** [@David\_McCrory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/David_McCrory)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/remove-name-from-mineral-rights/61240 "2021-03-26T20:02:15Z")
Hello, my stepfather passed away and I need to have his name removed from the mineral rights in two states. My mother’s name is on both of them but she and I are both at a loss as to how to go about doing this. I have th… --- ## [Does the Mineral owner have liability?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/does-the-mineral-owner-have-liability/60910)
**Author:** [@ZA1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/ZA1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/does-the-mineral-owner-have-liability/60910 "2021-03-05T20:17:26Z")
What is the liability exposure for a mineral owner? I’m concerned about the possibility of being held liable in the case of an operator fouling an aquifer, leaving wells uncapped, or other major problems—perhaps due to b… --- ## [Class Action Settlement Question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/class-action-settlement-question/60905)
**Author:** [@Randy\_M](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Randy_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/class-action-settlement-question/60905 "2021-03-03T13:33:41Z")
Is an overriding royalty owner normally included in a Class Action Settlement when it says “all persons or entities who are or were royalty owners in Class Wells"? --- ## [Lease and chapter 11](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-and-chapter-11/60731)
**Author:** [@rinehartn](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rinehartn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-and-chapter-11/60731 "2021-02-26T12:36:55Z")
I have an objection to my current lease. Should I try to request a new restructured lease during Highpoint Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing? If I don’t object at this time, does that signify a consent for accepting my curren… --- ## [Tiny acreage accidentally omitted from a gas unit?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tiny-acreage-accidentally-omitted-from-a-gas-unit/60759)
**Author:** [@G\_Hundt](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/G_Hundt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/tiny-acreage-accidentally-omitted-from-a-gas-unit/60759 "2021-02-22T16:42:57Z")
I own a very small (1 acre) mineral interest in East Texas that I felt like had been inadvertently omitted from a gas unit (created in 2006). I contacted the operator a few months ago, they agreed, and promptly put me in… --- ## [Need Attorney to transfer Oil Royalties after Death per Will](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-to-transfer-oil-royalties-after-death-per-will/60679)
**Author:** [@taramoore11](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/taramoore11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/need-attorney-to-transfer-oil-royalties-after-death-per-will/60679 "2021-02-20T18:11:20Z")
Hello! My Dad passed last month and he left his largest Oil Royalty to me in his Will. In a letter he left in 2016 it states the name and owner number. Apparently I am being told I need an attorney to get this transfer d… --- ## [Not never gotten any gas royalty from any wells since 1958](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/not-never-gotten-any-gas-royalty-from-any-wells-since-1958/60654)
**Author:** [@Monkey](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Monkey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 3:07am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/not-never-gotten-any-gas-royalty-from-any-wells-since-1958/60654 "2021-02-18T03:07:03Z")
We have 8 wells most held in production by Le Jones but the couple that are we never have received anything from the gas and it’s been a lot of it but Le Jones hasn’t done anything. Is it possible to fire Le Jones becaus… --- ## [Is lithium part of the mineral estate in Texas?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-lithium-part-of-the-mineral-estate-in-texas/60576)
**Author:** [@Alpine](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Alpine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-lithium-part-of-the-mineral-estate-in-texas/60576 "2021-02-10T13:51:35Z")
Hi, Would lithium be considered part of the mineral estate in Texas? For example, would an oil company have to pay mineral owners if they wanted to also extract and sell lithium from the oil and gas wastewater? Thanks … --- ## [Ratifying an OGL](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ratifying-an-ogl/60358)
**Author:** [@Cbottom](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Cbottom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ratifying-an-ogl/60358 "2021-01-30T15:19:25Z")
I have an existing OGL that the primary term is set to expire in Sept of this year. The bonus and royalty on for this lease is $6k/acre @ 1/5 I now have an additional 5 NMA that has become open and the company that I’m … --- ## [Mother Hubbard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mother-hubbard/60250)
**Author:** [@Cbottom](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Cbottom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/mother-hubbard/60250 "2021-01-20T17:01:29Z")
Is there a set number of NMA that the MH clause applies to? It is the intent of the Lessor to lease, and Lessor does hereby grant, demise, lease and let unto Lessee, all oil and gas, as defined herein owned by Lessor i… --- ## [Subsurface Trespass](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/subsurface-trespass/60227)
**Author:** [@Cbottom](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Cbottom)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/subsurface-trespass/60227 "2021-01-20T13:02:56Z")
Good morning, I was looking for someone or referrals to an attorney who has some experience dealing with subsurface trespass in Oklahoma. --- ## [Ohio Regulatory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ohio-regulatory/60247)
**Author:** [@BLB2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/BLB2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/ohio-regulatory/60247 "2021-01-20T03:50:28Z")
Public comment is open for the three salt wells in Monroe County, Ohio. The wells will be used for ethane and NGL storage to support the coming petrochemical renaissance in the Ohio Valley. Well-funded out-of-state group… --- ## [Looking for an advice how to sale my land](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-an-advice-how-to-sale-my-land/60224)
**Author:** [@Adrian\_Popa](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Adrian_Popa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/looking-for-an-advice-how-to-sale-my-land/60224 "2021-01-18T13:52:59Z")
Hello, Dear Members, I have 10 acres of farmland in Ward County. I hit a bump in my life now and I need to sell my land. But I don’t know how is the procedure with closing papers and the deed transfer. Also should I us… [Previous page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=8) [Next page](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/law-legal/7.md?page=10)