# Lease modification
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-modification/20468
**Category:** Madison County, TX
**Created:** [August 31, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-modification/20468 "2012-08-31T04:18:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Roy\_Botard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Roy_Botard)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2012, 4:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-modification/20468/1 "2012-08-31T04:18:29Z")
Anyone else been contacted by Eiche-Mapes to modify their standing lease? The requested modification deals with pooling and the size of the pool whether the well is labeled an oil or gas well. Any input?
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Stewart1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Stewart1)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-modification/20468/2 "2012-09-15T18:32:49Z")
We did and we signed it. Not much to it in my opinion. Whatever it takes to get the operator to drill.
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### Author:  [@Roy\_Botard](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Roy_Botard)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-modification/20468/3 "2012-09-18T01:03:44Z")
Hard to argue with getting the drilling done. However, I contacted a well known real estate/oil and gas expert from A&M and he already knew of this solicitation. He could find no valid reason why the oil company would want to change the lease. The pooling parameters are dictated by the railroad commission, and should remain in their court to direct that. One can only assume that the oil company has a motive that serves them. The verbiage in the lease modification letter, about producing both oil and gas through the same production string is somewhat disingenuous as it is done every day.
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Stewart1](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Stewart1)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-modification/20468/4 "2012-09-19T02:13:37Z")
It seems like a belt and suspenders approach. I’ve been in the business ten years, and although this type modification is rare, I see no good reason not to sign it and move on. They probably have an attorney or someone at the RRC telling them they need the special language. I’m sure they can do what they need to do without it.
Roy Botard said:
Hard to argue with getting the drilling done. However, I contacted a well known real estate/oil and gas expert from A&M and he already knew of this solicitation. He could find no valid reason why the oil company would want to change the lease. The pooling parameters are dictated by the railroad commission, and should remain in their court to direct that. One can only assume that the oil company has a motive that serves them. The verbiage in the lease modification letter, about producing both oil and gas through the same production string is somewhat disingenuous as it is done every day.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/lease-modification/20468/5 "2018-08-15T03:27:20Z")