# Assigning leases

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/assigning-leases/22155
**Category:** Lynn County, TX
**Created:** [January 17, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/assigning-leases/22155 "2012-01-17T00:50:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![mary\_Johnston](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@mary\_Johnston](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/mary_Johnston)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/assigning-leases/22155/1 "2012-01-17T00:50:34Z")

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My family was recently notified that our leased mineral rights have now been assigned to Shell oil. Is this a common practice?

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### Author: ![Paige\_Johnston](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/paige_johnston/32/4362_2.png) [@Paige\_Johnston](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Paige_Johnston)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/assigning-leases/22155/2 "2012-01-17T02:08:20Z")

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Yes, it is common. The speculators or small companies come in early and contract for leases, then sell/assign them later to the ‘big guys’.

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### Author: ![system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/uploads/db5755/original/3X/6/c/6c7c56608c843272ad6e3662ce9562a5956f173e.png) [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/assigning-leases/22155/3 "2018-08-15T04:00:08Z")

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