Newbie to oil leasing

[Biz]

I’m new to this so please be patient. My family has mineral rights to @ 17 acres in the J.A. Chireno Survey, Abstract No. 17, TRACT 3. I’m curious to know what the current drilling activity looks like. We’ve been approached by a landman who wants us to execute a lease agreement.

I’ve read up on agreements, and I’ve played around with RRC Public GIS Viewer but since I have no idea what I’m doing of course it was no help. Anyone care to weigh in and give me some pointers?

[M_Barnes]

Depending upon where you are, there are quite a few horizontal wells already drilled and permits for several more. It would be really wise to get a good oil and gas attorney to help with the leasing as the first drafts are not in the mineral owner’s favor. Several TX attorneys are listed in the Directories tab above. Don’t just think one well, think several…so getting the lease right is critical.