# Pooling Question Oklahoma
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-question-oklahoma/55209
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-question-oklahoma/55209 "2020-01-24T10:50:19Z")
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### Author:  [@Randy\_M](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Randy_M)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-question-oklahoma/55209/1 "2020-01-24T10:50:20Z")
So what happens when a Pooling Order is issued during the primary term of your Oil & Gas Lease, but the lease then expires before commencement of any drilling operations? I was not included on the pooling, and never received notification due to the lease in place. The lease then expired 9 days after the pooling election deadline.
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### Author:  [@RachelTalasaz](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/RachelTalasaz)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-question-oklahoma/55209/2 "2020-01-24T14:29:29Z")
As a general rule, if you were not listed as a respondent to a Pooling Order you are not subject to it. If a well has not commenced before your oil and gas lease expired, you are unleased. It sounds like you are free to execute a new lease. You now have really good data points from the bonus provided under the Pooling for negotiation.
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### Author:  [@TODD\_M\_Baker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TODD_M_Baker)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-question-oklahoma/55209/3 "2020-01-24T14:29:35Z")
If drilling did not commence during that timeframe, your lease expired. Because you were not named in the pooling, you are not bound by it. With this limited information, I would say your interest is unleased.
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### Author:  [@Randy\_M](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Randy_M)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-question-oklahoma/55209/4 "2020-01-24T19:36:10Z")
Sounds good…thank you!
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/pooling-question-oklahoma/55209/5 "2020-04-23T10:50:20Z")
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