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## [Implied Covenenants of an oil and gas lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/implied-covenenants-of-an-oil-and-gas-lease/21985)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Osadchuk](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mark_Osadchuk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/implied-covenenants-of-an-oil-and-gas-lease/21985 "2012-02-14T01:15:49Z")

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There are 6 commonly recognized “implied covenants” in an oil and gas lease. Recognized by States like Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, etc. Does the State of North Dakota recognize these implied covenants and have they ever …

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## [Seismic Survey Results](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/seismic-survey-results/24453)

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**Author:** [@MALCOLM\_MILBURN](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MALCOLM_MILBURN)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/seismic-survey-results/24453 "2012-02-14T00:00:35Z")

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Do your seismic survey agreements call for sharing results with surface/royalty owners? Sticking point in our negotiations. Any info - suggestions welcome. Thanks.

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## [Oil and Gas Calculators-Texas](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-calculators-texas/21989)

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**Author:** [@Native\_American](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Native_American)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-and-gas-calculators-texas/21989 "2012-02-13T21:18:39Z")

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Are the oil and gas calculators accurate on this site or any other site? I know they can’t be to the penny but how accurate can they be? Has anyone used them that is receiving a royalty check? Are they close to the figur…

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## [When is an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease Considered Expired?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/when-is-an-oil-gas-and-mineral-lease-considered-expired/22027)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_A\_Baird](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mark_A_Baird)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/when-is-an-oil-gas-and-mineral-lease-considered-expired/22027 "2012-02-13T17:18:42Z")

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I have an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease in Karnes County, Texas which was executed on June 11, 2009 for three years with an option for an additional three years. I have 100% of the minerals. There has been no drilling on th…

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## [Releasing vs top lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/releasing-vs-top-lease/22383)

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**Author:** [@thelmarule](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/thelmarule)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/releasing-vs-top-lease/22383 "2012-02-13T16:14:06Z")

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What is the difference between releasing a soon to be expired lease and top leasing?

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## [Can the seller of my house sign a lease extension?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-the-seller-of-my-house-sign-a-lease-extension/22005)

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**Author:** [@John\_Slaughter](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Slaughter)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-the-seller-of-my-house-sign-a-lease-extension/22005 "2012-02-13T15:15:01Z")

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I was notified that a lease extension was signed on Aug 5 2011 by the seller of my house. I would think this lease would be invalid because I bought the house with no reservations on Sept 9 2008. I emailed Chesapeake En…

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## [How Many wells?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-many-wells/21990)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Klein](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Tom_Klein)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-many-wells/21990 "2012-02-13T15:13:13Z")

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We have a small interest in a well named “Cagle 1-5” and I was trying to figure out how many wells there are. The Land Access information provided by Pottawatomie County shows 2 entries but the 1-5 is a bit confusing. I …

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## [Sliding scale royalty?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sliding-scale-royalty/23504)

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**Author:** [@r\_w\_kennedy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/r_w_kennedy)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/sliding-scale-royalty/23504 "2012-02-13T15:07:53Z")

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I have heard that some mineral owners in N.D. are adding a clause that would increase their royalty if their minerals are pooled, and the pool is larger than a single well can drain, unless more wells are drilled in a sp…

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## [Lease Offers in Terry County, TX](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-offers-in-terry-county-tx/23349)

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**Author:** [@Dave\_Thompson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Dave_Thompson)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-offers-in-terry-county-tx/23349 "2012-02-13T13:36:09Z")

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Use this post to share your lease rates (bonus, royalty, primary term), so we all know if we’re getting a fair deal.

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## [N. Dakota forced pooling questions](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/n-dakota-forced-pooling-questions/23048)

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**Author:** [@r\_w\_kennedy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/r_w_kennedy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/n-dakota-forced-pooling-questions/23048 "2012-02-13T11:40:26Z")

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If you are force pooled in the state of North Dakota, how long does the operator have to drill a well? Question #2 is, if the operator tried to lease me over a year ago for multiple parcels, only one of which they have f…

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## [Dissapeared - Title Company Can't Find Me](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dissapeared-title-company-cant-find-me/21993)

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**Author:** [@James\_Teske](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Teske)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 10:16am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/dissapeared-title-company-cant-find-me/21993 "2012-02-13T10:16:10Z")

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Anybody, have you ever had a landman contact you with a potential lease offer and then claim the title company can’t find you? If anyone can help me to understand this game please let me know. Thank you. 161N 77W Bottine…

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## [Township 141n 103w sec 33,34](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/township-141n-103w-sec-33-34/22402)

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**Author:** [@Ralph\_Peterson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ralph_Peterson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/township-141n-103w-sec-33-34/22402 "2012-02-13T08:57:49Z")

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Is there any activity in this area?

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## [Plugged or Producing](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/plugged-or-producing/22171)

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**Author:** [@Allan\_Peterson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Allan_Peterson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/plugged-or-producing/22171 "2012-02-13T06:57:10Z")

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Does anyone know what the term plugged or producing means on the daily report for the NDIC? Seems like a strange category for those two terms to be together. Thanks.

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## [Blk 45 tract 12?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/blk-45-tract-12/22516)

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**Author:** [@Randy\_Garceau](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Randy_Garceau)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/blk-45-tract-12/22516 "2012-02-13T04:05:19Z")

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Anyone know if there is any type of activity in this area. I have been to the Texas state maps but have no idea how to read them. Thanks!

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## [Any thoughts on how this might effect the bigger picture for Arapahoe?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/any-thoughts-on-how-this-might-effect-the-bigger-picture-for-arapahoe/22000)

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**Author:** [@John\_Doe1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/John_Doe1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/any-thoughts-on-how-this-might-effect-the-bigger-picture-for-arapahoe/22000 "2012-02-13T00:27:25Z")

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http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/02/03/colorado-land-board-delays-ok-of-137m.html

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## [Going rates for selling water/terms to include in a water sale agreement](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/going-rates-for-selling-water-terms-to-include-in-a-water-sale-agreement/22588)

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**Author:** [@Bob\_Christensen](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bob_Christensen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/going-rates-for-selling-water-terms-to-include-in-a-water-sale-agreement/22588 "2012-02-12T21:57:27Z")

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Looking for advice on the market rates for the sale of water for drilling, completion and fracing as well as any advice on terms to include in a water sale agreement. Thank you.

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## [Current Lease Bonuses (Williams County, ND)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/current-lease-bonuses-williams-county-nd/22002)

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**Author:** [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/current-lease-bonuses-williams-county-nd/22002 "2012-02-12T19:46:35Z")

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Does anyone know the current bonus/acre amount for Williams County, ND? This area is located near the MT border; specifically in T157N; R103W; Section 29.

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## [SWD wells and leases](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/swd-wells-and-leases/21996)

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**Author:** [@Robert\_E\_Buie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Robert_E_Buie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/swd-wells-and-leases/21996 "2012-02-12T04:17:59Z")

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Buddy Cotten, Buddy, I enjoy your writings and thanks so much for doing them. You are a very unselfish person which is a rarity on this site but is also a rarity in life, in general, today. I need to lean on you for so…

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## [NPRI Question](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-question/22007)

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**Author:** [@Lee\_Young](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lee_Young)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/npri-question/22007 "2012-02-12T00:13:13Z")

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One drilling company (for sake of clarification - call it B Company) sent me a certified letter for me to choose between leasing or assigning my mineral interest for a cash consideration; 2) or lease for a cash per acre …

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## [Quit Claim that becomes effective upon death](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quit-claim-that-becomes-effective-upon-death/22020)

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**Author:** [@marlene\_ferrel](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/marlene_ferrel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/quit-claim-that-becomes-effective-upon-death/22020 "2012-02-11T21:28:11Z")

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Does anyone know if it is possible to have a quitclaim drawn up and done completely legal and have it worded so it would become effective upon death? We would like to do this with our mineral rights that are active now a…

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## [How to read/map mineral rights in lease](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-read-map-mineral-rights-in-lease/22003)

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**Author:** [@Bryan\_Williams](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Bryan_Williams)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/how-to-read-map-mineral-rights-in-lease/22003 "2012-02-11T18:45:00Z")

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I am trying to see where my mineral rights are. I have mineral rights in the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas. In the lease my father signed, he has since passed away, it states the following: N/2 NE1/4 & SE/4 NE1/4 of Se…

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## [Contract delivered in the mail by Brandy Bezak (landman Kenyon)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/contract-delivered-in-the-mail-by-brandy-bezak-landman-kenyon/21998)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_K\_Hebenstreit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Katherine_K_Hebenstreit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/contract-delivered-in-the-mail-by-brandy-bezak-landman-kenyon/21998 "2012-02-11T18:02:20Z")

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Previous ‘proposals’ were going for $5k an acre with 21% royalty. Contract actually reads for $10 consideration with 1/8 net for royalty (amended to 20%).

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## [Landmen](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen/21999)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_K\_Hebenstreit](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Katherine_K_Hebenstreit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/landmen/21999 "2012-02-11T16:17:20Z")

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Seems there is only one working in the area.

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## [Texas Oil and Gas Lease Forms](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-oil-and-gas-lease-forms/24431)

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**Author:** [@Buddy\_Cotten](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Buddy_Cotten)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/texas-oil-and-gas-lease-forms/24431 "2012-02-11T15:50:13Z")

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Over the years, I have seen the most comprehensive oil and gas leases ever drafted, crafted by oil and gas attorneys for their respective major landowners. I have taken the best of those lease forms and have blended the…

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## [Has anyone heard of Twenty-Three Oil & Gas in Shreveport?](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/has-anyone-heard-of-twenty-three-oil-gas-in-shreveport/22006)

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**Author:** [@Vernon](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Vernon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/has-anyone-heard-of-twenty-three-oil-gas-in-shreveport/22006 "2012-02-11T13:51:32Z")

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I signed a 3 year lease in 2004 in Harris County, Texas, with Twenty-Three Oil & Gas, Ltd. They drilled a dry hole and there was never any production. I have never received a release and now I am unable to locate the com…

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## [Okla Intestate Succession](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/okla-intestate-succession/22058)

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**Author:** [@Stephanie\_Wilbanks](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stephanie_Wilbanks)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 7:23am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/okla-intestate-succession/22058 "2012-02-11T07:23:13Z")

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A married male resident of Oklahoma dies in 1996. He inherited minerals in Oklahoma from his father’s estate in 1984. His only wife died in Oklahoma in 2011. She had one child from a prior marriage. Other potential heirs…

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## [Seward County, KS - Oil & Gas Discussion archives](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/seward-county-ks-oil-gas-discussion-archives/1222)

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**Author:** [@Ann\_Whitchurch](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ann_Whitchurch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/seward-county-ks-oil-gas-discussion-archives/1222 "2012-02-11T03:51:37Z")

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Seward County, KS oil & gas discussion group. Share your experience regarding lease bonus, royalty rates, drilling activity, and oil & gas news.

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## [Decatur County, KS - Oil & Gas Discussion archives](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/decatur-county-ks-oil-gas-discussion-archives/1225)

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**Author:** [@Ann\_Whitchurch](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ann_Whitchurch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/decatur-county-ks-oil-gas-discussion-archives/1225 "2012-02-11T03:49:26Z")

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Decatur County, KS oil & gas discussion group. Share your experience regarding lease bonus, royalty rates, drilling activity, and oil & gas news.

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## [Xto drills for oil and splits pool](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/xto-drills-for-oil-and-splits-pool/22044)

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**Author:** [@Randy\_Taylor](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Randy_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/xto-drills-for-oil-and-splits-pool/22044 "2012-02-10T14:47:42Z")

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Maybe someone can advise, suggest, in Robertson County I am in 690 acre tract with 26 acres, thought that was involved in any pool production, 2 gas wells later and they split the 690 acres and drill for oil and leave me…

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## [Considering Selling Part Of My (leased)Acreage](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/considering-selling-part-of-my-leased-acreage/22010)

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**Author:** [@Stephen\_Long](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Stephen_Long)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/considering-selling-part-of-my-leased-acreage/22010 "2012-02-10T14:24:04Z")

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Just wondering if anyone here has had experience/success in doing this? Six tracts ranging from 5 acres to 20 acres… total of 68.75 acres. Most are 1/4 royalty with one being 1/5. Leased to Clayton Williams, Browning an…

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