# Free Royalty?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/free-royalty/66827
**Category:** Robertson County, TX
**Created:** [June 24, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/free-royalty/66827 "2022-06-24T12:01:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Texserena](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Texserena)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2022, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/free-royalty/66827/1 "2022-06-24T12:01:43Z")
I have been approved for free royalty in a lease, except for third-party costs of whom are not affiliated with Lessee in an arms-length transaction. So does that pretty much negate the free royalty? Don’t third parties usually transport, process, and compress?
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### Author:  [@tracy\_lenz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/tracy_lenz)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/free-royalty/66827/2 "2022-06-25T02:46:33Z")
In Texas, it really depends on the exact language of the lease since Texas tends to default to paying post-production costs (I’m not an attorney though). Are you negotiating a new lease, and are you working with an attorney? I highly recommend talking to an attorney before signing a new lease (in most cases).
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/free-royalty/66827/3 "2022-09-22T12:02:01Z")
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