# Lease bonus question DeSoto Parish, LA
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933
**Category:** Desoto Parish, LA
**Created:** [December 30, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933 "2024-12-30T19:59:11Z")
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### Author:  [@jham](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jham)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/1 "2024-12-30T19:59:11Z")
This regards the Haynesville Reservoir A, Spider Field in DeSoto Parish where my sister and I own (RI) mineral rights.
In 2022, I discovered Comstock had a producing horizontal CU well that crosses our Section, Township and Range we were not aware of. We inherited these interests and had completed transfer of ownership. Comstock claimed the reason we were not aware was that they didn’t have our contact info. The well was permitted October 2018 and started producing January 2019. We were paid all back royalties and currently receive monthly royalty payments.
**Question:** Would we have been entitled to be paid a lease bonus at any point? Just curious. I can provide more info if needed. Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/2 "2024-12-30T21:46:47Z")
You would have to contact Comstock and ask for a copy of the lease. It may have been leased before you inherited, or you might have been pooled.
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### Author:  [@James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Garner1)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/3 "2025-01-01T00:03:54Z")
LA presents a few complexities as a mineral/prescription rights owner. Was there an existing and effective OGL prior to the Comstock activity? Did you enter into an OGL with Comstock? If not, you are considered a UMO, then a lease bonus is not available. If you are a UMO, you will have operating costs deducted from your production payments. If you leased to Comstock, then you may have leased with a no bonus royalty OGL.
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### Author:  [@jham](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jham)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/4 "2025-01-03T13:23:31Z")
It slipped my mind to check the lease to see if it’s pooled. Thanks for sharing. I’ll take a look!
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### Author:  [@jham](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jham)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/5 "2025-01-03T14:43:12Z")
Thank you, James. _To your first question:_ yes there was an existing OGL prior to Comstock with various other producers over the years (currently Amplify). This involves currently producing vertical wells in the same Section, Township, and Range. _To your second question:_ We didn’t officially enter into an OGL with Comstock. I “stumbled” onto the currently producing well after receiving a Field Order for Comstock to drill 5 additional alt unit wells. The currently producing well was permitted 10 years after we transferred ownership of our father’s interests following his passing. We were in the process of transferring ownership of our mother’s interests following her passing when I stumbled onto this in '22.
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### Author:  [@James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Garner1)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/6 "2025-01-03T15:53:17Z")
Pooling is a different action in LA. It does not force unleased mineral owners (UMO) into a pseudo OGL. It provides incentives for the producer to enter into an OGL with the UMO or the UMO can back-in for 100% APO.
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### Author:  [@James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Garner1)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/7 "2025-01-03T18:10:07Z")
I assume that Comstock is developing Haynesville/Bossier in DeSoto. I have to chuckle at the “no current contact info” excuse by companies today. The issue of a previously existing OGL would apply to shallower production, depth/pugh limitation, or pooling/CUW limitation. I am not sure what you mean by “officially”. Your OGL with Amplify may apply to the Comstock development. If you are unsure of your mineral/OGL status, I can put you in touch with my attorney in Shreveport or a landman with Comstock.
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### Author:  [@Kenny\_DuBose](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Kenny_DuBose)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/10 "2025-01-08T01:59:00Z")
UMO = Unleased Mineral Owner
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### Author:  [@James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Garner1)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/11 "2025-01-08T14:27:59Z")
I thought I had that definition in here, but I can see that it was not all that clear. Acronyms and O&G go hand in hand. Thanks for the clarification.
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### Author:  [@jham](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jham)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/12 "2025-01-08T21:44:29Z")
Thanks for your reply, James. You are correct on your assumption about Comstock developing in the Haynesville/Bossier (of which both shales impact my minerals). The lease Comstock has goes back to 1946 when my grandfather leased to an O&G individual (not a company). My father inherited the minerals, then my sister and I inherited from him. We currently receive royalties on 6 non-Haynesville wells from Amplify, and on 1 Haynesville horizontal CU well from Comstock who has a field order to drill 5 additional HOR CU wells that affect our property. So, having said all this, I’m assuming that the original 1946 lease means no other lease bonus(es) would be applicable. Does that sound correct? Thanks again!
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### Author:  [@James\_Garner1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/James_Garner1)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/13 "2025-01-08T22:28:38Z")
From what you described, your minerals are HBP by the 1946 OGL. So you are correct with the no further OGL bonus payments; however, you do have the continued royalty income as a definite plus. Lease bonuses for this area have significantly decreased as well as royalty rates.
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### Author:  [@Feliciawindham1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Feliciawindham1)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-bonus-question-desoto-parish-la/78933/14 "2026-10-19T18:43:42Z")
Well if it’s like my property was the parent trac for multiple properties or “unit” or not it could mean that depending on the situation you could be owed millions or nothing depending on of the property was divided in halves or solely one person’s. And if so did your inheritance state your portion had minerals or what lots of different faces. Although the parish is collecting most of the minerals by running dual tax rolls for each persons property completely hiding owners mineral interest. It can only be legal when someone in the family sighns they have to have a vehicle to move ybise . The french and colonial wars granted land grants in DeSoto and these people got their mineral rights when lots of people didn’t. Warning DeSoto Sabine caddo Red River residents get your deed out them somewhere safe. This is primetime oil and gas revenue and their is s outfit that is just our home Town official doing mortgage theft and fake overlsys to our deeds and stealing property. It is about to get slot words if something doesn’t happen soon . Believe me its happening right here right now. Don’t let them get you to GET YOUR DEEDS AND HIDE THEM CHECK UR TAX PARCEL REGURLY