# Making sure you are getting your fair share of royalties
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [July 4, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512 "2017-07-04T01:00:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/1 "2017-07-04T01:00:21Z")
I have a share in mineral and oil rights, and have tried repeatedly to contact the other share holders. I am trying to find out if there has been an added well on the property.
It is impossible for me to go there and check out the site in person. Any suggestions?
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### Author:  [@Nancy\_Mosley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Nancy_Mosley)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/2 "2017-07-04T01:02:53Z")
What state? Do you know who owns the surface of the land?
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/3 "2017-07-04T01:40:59Z")
Montana/yes I do know them and have written them twice, and called once requesting a response, with no success. Feel I am being stonewalled.
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### Author:  [@Clint\_Liles](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Clint_Liles)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/4 "2017-07-04T02:08:10Z")
Rebecca, if you truly want someone on this great Forum to help you, supply the Forum folks with the name of the County and legal description of the minerals acreage in question.
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### Author:  [@r\_w\_kennedy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/r_w_kennedy)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/5 "2017-07-04T03:41:19Z")
Rebecca, on the Montana Department of Resources site there is a GIS server map and it would be worth the time to look it up and learn to use it. [http://bogc.dnrc.mt.gov/WebApps/DataMiner/MontanaMap.aspx](http://bogc.dnrc.mt.gov/WebApps/DataMiner/MontanaMap.aspx)
This should allow you to answer your own questions.
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### Author:  [@TennisDaze](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TennisDaze)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/6 "2017-07-04T17:00:39Z")
You mention “shareholders” in your post. If you own minerals in your individual name and are paid by the oil company, then contact the operator. If you are a shareholder in corporation / partner in partnership / beneficiary of trust, then you need to contact the manager or trustee with questions. Are you entitled to ask for copies of tax returns and bank statements, so you can review the data? Do you only get your K-1? If the trustee or officer will not respond, then you may need an attorney to ask.
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/7 "2017-07-05T03:11:55Z")
Will do tomorrow. Thanks! Happy 4th to you!
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/8 "2017-07-05T03:12:52Z")
Shall do! Thank you!
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/9 "2017-07-05T03:17:19Z")
I own them on my own. There are a number of individuals that own a percentage of the rights, including the property owners, whom I sold the property to many years ago.
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/10 "2017-07-05T03:18:36Z")
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/11 "2017-07-18T03:08:46Z")
RIGHTS I’m CONCERNED ABOUT: STILL NO REPLY FROM SURFACE OWNERS
McCone County: Sections 7 E1/2, 8 W1/2, 17, 18 Lots 3,4 E1/4, NE1/4, E1/2, SW1/4, SE1/4, 19, Lots 1,2,4: N1/2, NE1/4, E1/2, NW1/4, 20, N1/2, NW1/4.
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### Author:  [@rebecca\_artz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/rebecca_artz)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/12 "2017-07-25T03:17:44Z")
RIGHTS I’m CONCERNED ABOUT:/STILL NO REPLY FROM SURFACE OWNERS
McCone County: Sections 7 E1/2, 8 W1/2, 17, 18 Lots 3,4 E1/4, NE1/4, E1/2, SW1/4, SE1/4, 19, Lots 1,2,4: N1/2, NE1/4, E1/2, NW1/4, 20, N1/2, NW1/4.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/making-sure-you-are-getting-your-fair-share-of-royalties/2512/13 "2018-08-14T22:23:33Z")