# Oil Lease Terminology

**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-lease-terminology/21278
**Category:** Reeves County, TX
**Created:** [May 29, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-lease-terminology/21278 "2012-05-29T14:46:43Z")
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### Author: ![P.L\_Williams](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@P.L\_Williams](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/P.L_Williams)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-lease-terminology/21278/1 "2012-05-29T14:46:43Z")

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I’m looking at an oil company lease contract where the property is called a ‘feral prospect.’ Knowing feral refers to either a wild state or something domesticated but now wild, I just wondered if anyone has a thought on this use in an oil lease contract.

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### Author: ![system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/uploads/db5755/original/3X/6/c/6c7c56608c843272ad6e3662ce9562a5956f173e.png) [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oil-lease-terminology/21278/2 "2018-08-15T03:42:51Z")

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