# Heir to land and mineral rights

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [August 27, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324 "2019-08-27T01:48:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Mweimer10](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mweimer10](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mweimer10)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324/1 "2019-08-27T01:48:55Z")

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I’m an heir to 40 acres of land. This includes the mineral rights as well. My grandmother leased the land and was receiving royalty checks in various amounts ($35, $40, etc.) She was being paid 1/28% per barrel when she first signed the lease in 1982. How do I negotiate?

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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: [August 27, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324/2 "2019-08-27T02:21:49Z")

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You need to clarify with a state, county and a legal description. No one can answer at this point. 1/28% does not make sense. Can’t mix a fraction and a percent.

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### Author: ![Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/richard_winblad/32/11511_2.png) [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324/3 "2019-08-27T16:55:36Z")

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If there is a lease or pooling order, there is no opportunity to renegotiate a lease that is producing. If living, your grandmother may want to put the interest in a mineral trust or use a transfer on death deed to avoid probate for your parent or whoever she wants to inherit. If she already has a trust, the property needs to be placed into it. To find an attorney in the state where the minerals are located, you may want to click [![image](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/uploads/db5755/original/2X/3/3217118212602d3892b0b3d6d50fd4dc80ca9952.png)](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/page/mineral-services-directory/1/) above.

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### Author: ![Mweimer10](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mweimer10](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mweimer10)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324/4 "2019-08-30T17:53:36Z")

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I/6 for royalties on 80 acres tract.

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### Author: ![Mweimer10](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@Mweimer10](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mweimer10)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324/5 "2019-08-30T18:23:10Z")

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Interest was 0.000000000035. Some incredibly small number similar to this.

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### Author: ![MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/heir-to-land-and-mineral-rights/50324/6 "2025-01-11T19:28:53Z")

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