# Lease holder vs well operator
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003
**Category:** Smith County, TX
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003 "2026-02-13T21:18:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Mary\_Cooper\_Gilliam](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mary_Cooper_Gilliam)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003/1 "2026-02-13T21:18:15Z")
I recently received a call from Caddo Minerals to sell my mineral rights. I am not interested in doing so. But they indicated my lease was held by Sabine Energy. However, my royalty payments etc. come from Diversified Energy.
Can this be verified? If so, how?
Mary Gilliam
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### Author:  [@Rock\_Man](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rock_Man)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003/2 "2026-02-13T22:29:46Z")
Sabine probably sold these interests/wells to Diversified Energy.
If you post the well name and location, I can check online sources to confirm this.
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### Author:  [@Mary\_Cooper\_Gilliam](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mary_Cooper_Gilliam)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003/3 "2026-02-13T23:29:53Z")
NE Overton in Smith County. But I never had Sabine. Breitburn and then Maverick and now Diversified who would rather not have.
RR Commission site lists Diversified on wells.
Mary Gilliam
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### Author:  [@Rock\_Man](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rock_Man)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003/4 "2026-02-13T23:53:11Z")
Those East Texas gas properties have been turned over/sold many times - and more to come in the future.
Problem is that each operator has their own “way” of paying revenues and slapping deductions on the revenues to mineral owners.
Did your lease have a “cost free” clause?
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### Author:  [@Mary\_Cooper\_Gilliam](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Mary_Cooper_Gilliam)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003/5 "2026-02-14T00:46:07Z")
Wish I had one but no.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-holder-vs-well-operator/86003/6 "2026-05-14T21:18:56Z")
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