Failure to pay promised bonus money

[PaulaKothmann]

Has anyone ever heard of an operator treating one mineral interest owner as a non-consenting co-tenant even though that mineral owner actually consented to the same terms as all the other mineral owners? I signed the same lease terms as the rest of my family, but the operator refuses to pay me bonus money ($2,000/acre) and is treating me as a non-consenting co-tenant. This same operator suspended my royalties for months but paid the rest of my family. Why would an operator single out one family member (with executive rights) to treat differently? (Texas)

As a residential landlord, I am obligated to treat all of my tenants fairly. Are there some kind of nondiscrimination laws applicable to mineral leases? (e.g., you can’t penalize a royalty owner for asking for information due under the lease)

[AJ11]

I responded to your similarly phrased question in another post. I do not see that thread or my comment now on the main page. Was your executed lease recorded in the county clerk’s office? Do you have emails or printed documents from the lessee stating that they will pay you a $2000/acre bonus? Did oil crash while you were holding out for a higher bonus? This publication by Texas A&M might be worth reading: “Rights and Responsibilities of Mineral Cotenants”