# Do leases have to include 100% of all owners?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881
**Category:** Grady County, OK
**Created:** [September 11, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881 "2013-09-11T20:55:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@C\_East](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/C_East)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881/1 "2013-09-11T20:55:35Z")
Hello,
Lately there has been a great deal of activity (after several years of ziltch) of companies wanting to buy or lease my small oil/mineral rights in Grady County. If over 50% of the owners (multiple owners in all my holdings) agree to lease, what does that do to me? What If I am not willing to lease/sell? Do the companies need 100% agreement of all owners? Thanks in advance for any information!
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### Author:  [@Rick\_Howell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rick_Howell)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881/2 "2013-09-11T21:19:01Z")
No, they do not need 100% agreement of all owners.
There is a process to gather up or "pool" all of the owners that cannot be found or refuse to lease.
Here is some info from the state on it.
[http://www.occ.state.ok.us/ap/pooling.html](http://www.occ.state.ok.us/ap/pooling.html)
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### Author:  [@Ron\_McKenzie](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ron_McKenzie)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881/3 "2013-09-11T21:22:03Z")
No they can force pool you ,and that is not a bad thing in most cases . If you would like to send me a friend request I will give you my # and tell you how it works if you want to call.
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### Author:  [@C\_East](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/C_East)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881/4 "2013-09-12T00:03:19Z")
Thanks for the information. I was hoping the info might be different, it certainly doesn't leave much negotiating power for those of us with smaller shares. But, good to know. I appreciate the responses!
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### Author:  [@Lawrence\_Betche](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lawrence_Betche)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881/5 "2013-09-12T12:28:59Z")
Most mineral interests when split up for various reasons are an undivided interest and not a divided interest. This is a little difficult concept to understand at first and the link below may help.
[http://www.coyotemineralroyalties.com/news-updates/divided-vs-undivided-interest-selling-mineral-royalty-interests-00522.html](http://www.coyotemineralroyalties.com/news-updates/divided-vs-undivided-interest-selling-mineral-royalty-interests-00522.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-leases-have-to-include-100-of-all-owners/12881/6 "2018-08-15T01:16:30Z")