Oil and Gas Lease Extension, Williams County, ND

Oil and Gas Leasing Help
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My 85-year-old mother has been approached to extend her five year lease for one year with an offer of $500/acre (she has 20 acres) and 3/16 royalty. The location is:

Township 153 North, Range 100 West, 5th P.M.

Section 20: SE4SE

Section 28: SW4NW4, NW4SW4

Section 29: NE4

Is this a reasonable offer? If not, what would be a reasonable offer?

Thanks

Joe

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Hi Joe, I am a mineral owner as well and always looking for information about leasing. The offer $500 per acre for one year is a good price. The 3/16 royalty is the going rate or higher from what I have heard. Who is the oil company that is making the offer? I would be interested to leasing some minerals in Burke co. ND.

Thanks, Dale Walsh 701-220-9811 dwalsh500@gmail.com

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Oasis Petroleum

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Joe , I think the question is have you got a good lease to extend ? When the lease expires you could add or delete something from the lease. I am particularly speaking about any charges you agreed to have taken out of your royalty for conditioning gas, as they could be significant to you. Costs add up. In one case I have noticed my brother gets a larger check with a 16% cost free royalty than I do with a 19% lease royalty with costs. I think you could get something added or deleted in an extention also but you would have less clout than with an expired lease. Good luck.