# Disputing royalties

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disputing-royalties/63390
**Category:** West Virginia Mineral Rights
**Created:** [September 27, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disputing-royalties/63390 "2021-09-27T10:17:58Z")
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### Author: ![Ancel\_Smith](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/ancel_smith/32/806_2.png) [@Ancel\_Smith](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ancel_Smith)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disputing-royalties/63390/1 "2021-09-27T10:17:58Z")

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To discuss and dispute royalties, I cannot get the other party to pick up the phone.

Suggested paths to follow?

Thank you.

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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: [September 27, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disputing-royalties/63390/2 "2021-09-27T12:21:40Z")

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Send a certified letter return receipt requested. State your name, address, owner number and a reason why you are disputing their assumptions. Keep a copy of everything you send. Make sure that you have the correct operator. Lots of sales going on these days. Use your last check stub. If not check stub, then direct your letter to the Division Order department of the operator.

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### Author: ![Ancel\_Smith](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/ancel_smith/32/806_2.png) [@Ancel\_Smith](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ancel_Smith)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disputing-royalties/63390/3 "2021-09-27T12:54:20Z")

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THANK YOU very much for your reply Ms. Barnes! A great start.

(What was promised 5 years ago was much larger than the 1st check received last month.)

Aside, part of the fracking has affected my free gas supply from another well operator a few hundred feet away (all about 5k’ vertical).

Each party points to other in a language I never studied … but in a nutshell, say I’m on my own when cold weather starts.

Thanks again for your insight.

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### Author: ![Steve\_Durrett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@Steve\_Durrett](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Steve_Durrett)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disputing-royalties/63390/4 "2021-09-28T14:49:36Z")

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Unfortunately, I doubt your free gas clause has any kind of a guarantee in it. I would be making backup plans for the winter.

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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: [December 26, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/disputing-royalties/63390/5 "2021-12-26T10:18:43Z")

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