# Can we do better?

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009
**Category:** Williams County, ND
**Created:** [April 22, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009 "2025-04-22T16:18:36Z")
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### Author: ![MFSchultz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@MFSchultz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MFSchultz)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009/1 "2025-04-22T16:18:36Z")

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Re: T159N R101W Sections 6, 7, 8 1100+ acres Offer is 4 years, 2 year renewal option, bonus 500, additional 500 with renewal, 18.75%. Planning to counter with 3 years, 20% but unsure how far to push bonus and gas capture. Any thoughts?

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### Author: ![M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/m_barnes/32/10942_2.png) [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009/2 "2025-04-22T16:35:27Z")

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Make sure you make a separate lease for each section. Suggest that you DO NOT put them on the same lease. I see one lease filed back in 2023 at 20%, only two others at 1/6th in 2024. KODA has permits in the townships just north of you for three section horizontals.

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### Author: ![MFSchultz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@MFSchultz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MFSchultz)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009/3 "2025-04-22T17:59:21Z")

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Thank you. There are 6 cousins and all leases will be separate.

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### Author: ![M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/m_barnes/32/10942_2.png) [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009/4 "2025-04-22T18:24:53Z")

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If each cousin has part of each section, then make sure each section is on a different lease by cousin. If you do them all together, then they could drill on one and leave the others stranded and held by a lease. If they are independent, it is safer.

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### Author: ![Skimo](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Skimo](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Skimo)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009/5 "2025-04-25T17:48:10Z")

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We have signed a few leases in neighboring Townships over the last several years. We have not been able to secure the 3-year terms anymore. Everything is 4/2.

I’m suspect you can do better than $500/acre bonus, but it is also dependent on how much of the unit you have–how much of the unit do they/will they need for control? Royalties are between 18.5 and 20–again depends how much they want your acres. Have you talked to more than one Landman?

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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: [July 21, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/can-we-do-better/81009/6 "2025-07-21T16:18:51Z")

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