# Own lease form?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868
**Category:** Weld County, CO
**Created:** [July 18, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868 "2012-07-18T19:07:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@CY\_Lundy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/CY_Lundy)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868/1 "2012-07-18T19:07:30Z")
I deal with minerals in other states, and we use our own lease form. One landman that contacted us to lease our interests in Weld County jumped down my throat for even suggesting the idea. Is this unheard of in Colorado? Have any of you ever used a non-company lease?
Thank you for your help.
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### Author:  [@michelle\_Smith](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/michelle_Smith)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868/2 "2012-07-31T20:05:04Z")
Yes, Yes, Yes use your own lease form. Do NOT let the Landman intimidate you!
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### Author:  [@vicky\_ehrlich](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/vicky_ehrlich)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868/3 "2013-09-28T23:40:31Z")
hmm, what was his name?
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### Author:  [@Jeremy\_J\_Gautreaux](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jeremy_J_Gautreaux)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868/4 "2013-10-04T20:14:58Z")
I work for an operator in Denver and we have used lessors' lease forms. Just like any other lease form, some language needed to be negotiated and we did. No problem with that.
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### Author:  [@Jason\_Haack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jason_Haack)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868/5 "2013-10-05T02:03:41Z")
Leases are almost all the same and all negotiable.
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### Author:  [@sj11](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/sj11)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868/6 "2014-01-12T05:08:57Z")
Hi, I think an objective determination of bonus rates and royalty rates can be found on the Weld County website. Go there to see what rates they have received from auctioning their land. Some of the bonus amounts are $2500 to $2750/acre with a royalty of 25%. They have posted their leases and while the bonus amount has been redacted out, the royalty amount is there. You can also see which companies bid on the leases and what the winning bid amounts were. Go to this link: [https://www.co.weld.co.us/Departments/Purchasing/CurrentRequests/Oil&GasLeases-BidsandTabulations.html](https://www.co.weld.co.us/Departments/Purchasing/CurrentRequests/Oil&GasLeases-BidsandTabulations.html)
Some of the users of this forum have said that they got a bonus of $400/acre and a low royalty. While that may be true a lot has changed since 2011. You would be giving away the farm if you got so little. The oil companies would be getting a steal. Hope that helps.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 3:34am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/own-lease-form/20868/7 "2018-08-15T03:34:36Z")