I would like to ask why a production company could know about a mineral rights owner but never offer any lease. The only way I found about it was their attorney sent me a notice of changing the well drilling spacing.
The company has already drilled a well in the area and want to drill two more.
I have contacted the company but they seem to hope that I will give up and go away.
Thanks
Richard
Richard, the State and legal description on the property would be helpful in getting you an answer. Your profile list both Texas and Oklahoma and the rules are very different.
Richard,
Review the strength of your title. Since they are drilling, you will have to do so eventually.
The property in location is 34-16N-24W in Roger Mills County oklahoma
Rick Howell said:
Richard, the State and legal description on the property would be helpful in getting you an answer. Your profile list both Texas and Oklahoma and the rules are very different.
They pooled it (changed operator actually) in Aug 2012. The well was completed in October
I'd guess you inherited the rights, if so from whom?
Here is the last pooling application, does the source of the rights name appear here?
http://imaging.occeweb.com/AP/CaseFiles/03033555.pdf
I agree with Gary, you may have some title/ownership issues. Or a there is much smaller chance that they made a mistake in researching title on the property.
If you inherited your minerals, they would not have to contact you and would not have to offer you a lease (unless the prior one expired by its terms). However, if you did inherit your minerals, it would be an extremely diligent producer who found out of your inheritance on their own, without having been notified by any other of your family members. I recommend taking any documentation proving that you own your mineral interest to the operator's land department in person (if the operator is near by), or sending it to them by USPS (if not close by).