# Regulation **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/c/regulation/19.md [Latest](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/tags.md) --- ## [P17 Objection Letter Template](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/p17-objection-letter-template/89496)
**Author:** [@CFTrust](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CFTrust)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/p17-objection-letter-template/89496 "2026-09-22T02:05:30Z")
Does anyone have a suitable template we can use to object to P17 filings? --- ## [Texas RRC unit maps](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-rrc-unit-maps/83817)
**Author:** [@Ragtop](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ragtop)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-rrc-unit-maps/83817 "2025-09-29T19:53:34Z")
I believe the P-16 form is used by the Texas Railroad Commission for unit information, but I am looking for maps of units and can’t find them on the RRC site. Specifically, I’d like to have maps, not of the individual we… --- ## [Change in Drilling & Spacing Unit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-in-drilling-spacing-unit/78321)
**Author:** [@A\_Monty](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/A_Monty)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/change-in-drilling-spacing-unit/78321 "2024-11-21T19:35:56Z")
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission recently issued a final order in Cause # CD 2024-002607-T establishing 1,280-acre horizontal drilling and spacing units for Mississippian and Woodford zones. There are 3 horizontal wel… --- ## [Methane Tax Questions](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/methane-tax-questions/76712)
**Author:** [@Jonah92](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jonah92)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 4:40am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/methane-tax-questions/76712 "2024-07-31T04:40:57Z")
Hi everyone, If I’m interpreting the Waste Emissions Charge correctly, it seems like operators nationwide should be panicking. However, operators nationwide don’t appear to be panicking. What’s going on? Is the Waste Em… --- ## [Operator/Purchaser Responsibilities](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-purchaser-responsibilities/61256)
**Author:** [@Doug2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Doug2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/operator-purchaser-responsibilities/61256 "2021-05-21T20:52:32Z")
When the Operator/Purchaser changes on a lease in Texas, does the Purchaser have a responsibility to request the pay deck from the Operator? I had this problem come up last year so I contacted the Purchaser and they sai… --- ## [North Dakota Amending the Field Rules](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/north-dakota-amending-the-field-rules/55306)
**Author:** [@jilian27](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jilian27)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/north-dakota-amending-the-field-rules/55306 "2020-01-26T18:23:42Z")
I am a mineral rights owner of property in Mountrail County, North Dakota. I received a Notice of Hearing concerning a well that was drilled in a 1280-acre unit next to the Section containing our property. Noted on the N… --- ## [1970's SWD wells](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/1970s-swd-wells/28324)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Pruitt](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jay_Pruitt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/1970s-swd-wells/28324 "2018-09-18T20:44:28Z")
I was wondering if anyone knew what was required to permit or convert a well to a non-commercial disposal well in the early to mid 70’s. I know there were some regulatory changes in or around 1982 and later years. Was th… --- ## [Is there a deadline to drill?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-there-a-deadline-to-drill/28055)
**Author:** [@dhhc](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/dhhc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/is-there-a-deadline-to-drill/28055 "2018-06-17T02:15:49Z")
After the Oklahoma Corporation Commission issues an order for Horizontal Well Drilling and Spacing Units order, is there a deadline for when the applicant must drill or is it only determined by the terms of the leases? I… --- ## [Gov. Abbott signs into law restrictions on cities’ ability to regulate oil and gas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gov-abbott-signs-into-law-restrictions-on-cities-ability-to-regulate-oil-and-gas/6996)
**Author:** [@Timothy\_Smith\_SFO](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Timothy_Smith_SFO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/gov-abbott-signs-into-law-restrictions-on-cities-ability-to-regulate-oil-and-gas/6996 "2015-05-19T09:47:46Z")
AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law restrictions to how municipalities can regulate oil and gas drilling operations within their city limits. The law comes as a response to a hydraulic fracturing ban passed by Dento… --- ## [HB 2411 Tax Reimbursement](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hb-2411-tax-reimbursement/7769)
**Author:** [@Claudia\_Kemmerer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Claudia_Kemmerer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/hb-2411-tax-reimbursement/7769 "2015-02-04T13:42:09Z")
If an oil and gas operator received their full share of the HB 2411 tax reimbursement, why are they permitted to periodically reimburse me my proportionate share of same, as opposed to my receiving full reimbursement? Th… --- ## [What is the minimum spacing of a nearby well to require royalty payments](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-spacing-of-a-nearby-well-to-require-royalty-payments/14688)
**Author:** [@Pennsylvania\_Rob1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Pennsylvania_Rob1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-spacing-of-a-nearby-well-to-require-royalty-payments/14688 "2014-08-07T02:58:21Z")
Hello everyone, I am new to this whole thing of mineral rights. My grandfather gave me his rights in 1983. Is there a minimum distance at which other companies need to start giving you mineral royalties? I have partial… --- ## [Completion Reports](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/completion-reports/11327)
**Author:** [@Dalton\_W\_Bordner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dalton_W_Bordner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/completion-reports/11327 "2014-05-08T18:39:24Z")
Are there regulations that require disclosure of the drilling results? I have been following a well being drilled in Potter County, Texas. A completion report has been filed. However, the report does not show whether any… --- ## [Horizontal Drilling](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/horizontal-drilling/13049)
**Author:** [@Loyd\_Clayton](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Loyd_Clayton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/horizontal-drilling/13049 "2013-08-23T11:48:45Z")
I have royalty on a producing lease, if a horizontal well is drilled under this lease at a much greater depth,will that company be required to pay me royalty? This lease is in Oklahoma seminole co. --- ## [Force-pooled to frack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/force-pooled-to-frack/13880)
**Author:** [@Chipper\_Roth](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Chipper_Roth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/force-pooled-to-frack/13880 "2013-08-19T15:58:27Z")
I received a Notice of Forced Pooling from Continental Resources the same day I saw the HBO documentary "Gasland 2." Have you seen the footage from Texas and NY of landowners lighting their garden hoses and kitchen s… --- ## [Can royalties from the same Section and the same company be set at different levels for each well?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-royalties-from-the-same-section-and-the-same-company-be-set-at-different-levels-for-each-well/14687)
**Author:** [@Pennsylvania\_Rob1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Pennsylvania_Rob1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-royalties-from-the-same-section-and-the-same-company-be-set-at-different-levels-for-each-well/14687 "2013-07-09T04:50:17Z")
Hello Everyone, I am new to this whole thing of mineral rights. My grandfather gave me his rights in 1983. I have partial rights for the NE/4 of 4-19N-3W and Kirkpatrick Oil Company has 4 wells in this section. I am gett… --- ## [LLC's](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/llcs/16701)
**Author:** [@Christine\_Putnam](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Christine_Putnam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/llcs/16701 "2013-04-13T19:32:30Z")
Gary, I saw on one of your replies to a post that some of your clients are LLCs. Do you know if it’s necessary to register an LLC as a foreign limited liability company in every state where we own royalties? We only have… --- ## ["Paying Quantities" As pertains to Oil Production](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/paying-quantities-as-pertains-to-oil-production/23152)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Wilson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Chris_Wilson)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/paying-quantities-as-pertains-to-oil-production/23152 "2013-03-26T01:56:32Z")
Dear Friends, I recently saw that some of my wells are pumping 1 Barrel a month, 11 Barrels of Oil per year. Now I’m curious in my Producers 88 Lease, it says: (5. Except as provided for in Paragraph 3. above, if Lesse… --- ## [Can a company outbid the company that leased my mineral rights?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-a-company-outbid-the-company-that-leased-my-mineral-rights/23104)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Young](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lee_Young)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-a-company-outbid-the-company-that-leased-my-mineral-rights/23104 "2013-03-19T02:20:26Z")
I have a lease from Company #1. Now have an offer to lease from Company #2. My current lease states under provision 18. “If during the term of this lease Lessor receives a bona fide offer from any party to purchase a ne… --- ## [Forced Pooling Attempt in Texas House - Act now](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/forced-pooling-attempt-in-texas-house-act-now/23510)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/forced-pooling-attempt-in-texas-house-act-now/23510 "2013-02-28T21:31:05Z")
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB02087H.pdf#navpanes=0 House Bill 2807 has been proposed. A full text of the bill is linked above. This bill has to do with Non-Participating Royalty Interests (NP… --- ## [Sage Grouse Breeding Season](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sage-grouse-breeding-season/19282)
**Author:** [@Juliet\_Violette](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Juliet_Violette)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sage-grouse-breeding-season/19282 "2013-02-05T04:39:41Z")
I understand they won’t do any exploratory drilling on our Wyoming land during sage grouse breeding season. Does anyone know when exactly that is? I saw somewhere that it was Oct-March, but other sites tell me it’s in th… --- ## [Texas Railroad Commission Modernizing](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-railroad-commission-modernizing/18404)
**Author:** [@Paige\_Johnston](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Paige_Johnston)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-railroad-commission-modernizing/18404 "2013-01-29T17:54:12Z")
Changes coming - name, rules/regulations, operations, computers and website improvements, etc. - hooray! Article about Texas RRC Modernizing --- ## [Texas Mineral Interest Pooling Act (MIPA)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-mineral-interest-pooling-act-mipa/23406)
**Author:** [@Adam2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Adam2)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-mineral-interest-pooling-act-mipa/23406 "2012-09-10T22:44:42Z")
If Company A has leased a single 10 acre tract that is surrounded by Company B & C Units, can Company A force itself into one of the Company B or C units? --- ## [Fracing notification](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracing-notification/21949)
**Author:** [@Morris\_Reese](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Morris_Reese)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/fracing-notification/21949 "2012-03-09T13:26:36Z")
A well was drilled on a tract of land I have a mineral interest. This was finished (although not completed) around Sept. of last year. However, they have not done any fracing on the well to date. Assuming that they will … --- ## [Lease land description](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-land-description/22470)
**Author:** [@Donald1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Donald1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:38am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-land-description/22470 "2011-11-26T06:38:24Z")
I have a lease that I signed which stated the wrong Land description. They sent a check that I did not Cash. They resent a new lease agreement that I Have not signed with the right land for lease on it. I have tried to t… --- ## [Lessor, inactive,VS O&G Co not leased but drilling](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lessor-inactive-vs-o-g-co-not-leased-but-drilling/22543)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Young](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lee_Young)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lessor-inactive-vs-o-g-co-not-leased-but-drilling/22543 "2011-11-07T20:41:19Z")
I am leased with oil company (#1) who is not active on my mineral interest. There is another oil company (#2) who obviously has obtained leases from interest owners who share my area, since this company (#2) is currentl… --- ## [Texas Railroad Commission Maps, Blocks, and Sections](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-railroad-commission-maps-blocks-and-sections/23148)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Stancliff](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bill_Stancliff)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-railroad-commission-maps-blocks-and-sections/23148 "2011-07-17T23:38:17Z")
As a point of information the Texas Railroad Commission has online maps that show all blocks and sections in Texas along with information on all wells that have been drilled.