# Producing Well 14 Years - No Lease, no Royalties Paid
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [April 2, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711 "2025-04-02T20:24:31Z")
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### Author:  [@DavidR](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DavidR)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/1 "2025-04-02T20:24:31Z")
After research, I found that there is an operator in Oklahoma that spud and completed a producing well in 2011 without a lease or royalty rate on one of our properties where we have mineral interest ownership. No royalties have been paid.
I’ve already contacted the operator with proof of ownership. What steps should I take? There is no lease or royalty rate on our property, the property is not NPRI, it is mineral interest ownership.
Thank you in advance. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/2 "2025-04-02T21:36:04Z")
It is possible that you were Force pooled if no one answered the lease request. Ask the Division Order Analyst for clarification.
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### Author:  [@AlexanderHamilton](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/AlexanderHamilton)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/3 "2025-04-03T02:51:44Z")
Depending on cost of the well and operator financial strength. They might have decided to roll the dice and just not pay anything to mineral owners. If the title is extremely confusing and there are hundreds of owners the odds of someone getting a title opinion done shrinks. As a mineral owner you would have to provide it.
Being from Louisiana I have seen it happen a lot in old fields.
Good luck.
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### Author:  [@DavidR](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DavidR)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/4 "2025-04-03T15:00:01Z")
Thank you M\_Barnes. I really appreciate it. I am following up with the DO analyst and will try to get some answers.
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### Author:  [@DavidR](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/DavidR)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/5 "2025-04-03T15:01:31Z")
Thank you AlexanderHamilton. I’ve already provided them with the deed.
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### Author:  [@corivick](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/corivick)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/6 "2025-04-03T16:46:15Z")
We are in the same situation with inherited mineral rights where there are producing wells. How do I find out who the Division Order Analyst is for our rights in Utah?
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/7 "2025-04-03T18:40:42Z")
Contact the operator and ask them.
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### Author:  [@corivick](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/corivick)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/8 "2025-04-03T21:41:56Z")
Thanks for the reply.
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### Author:  [@Jneves2629](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jneves2629)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/9 "2025-04-09T19:06:33Z")
Does anyone know if there is a statute of limitations that would apply for unpaid royalties? If so, how far back can someone collect royalties that weren’t paid? Any information on statute of limitations in such circumstances would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, JN
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### Author:  [@PeteR](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/PeteR)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/10 "2025-04-09T21:05:30Z")
@Jneves2629, yes, there are statutes of limitation that apply to unpaid royalties. The rules vary depending on which state the royalties are from.
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### Author:  [@Jneves2629](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Jneves2629)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/11 "2025-04-10T01:24:16Z")
Thanks PeterR. Our property is in Texas. I’ll talk to our attorney.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/producing-well-14-years-no-lease-no-royalties-paid/80711/12 "2025-07-01T20:24:56Z")
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