# Recovery Costs
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378
**Category:** Weld County, CO
**Created:** [September 17, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378 "2016-09-17T13:52:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Ken\_Fridley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ken_Fridley)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378/1 "2016-09-17T13:52:40Z")
Just received a notification from Whiting legal counsel concerning an application to apply recovery costs to any new wells or other authorized wells within Weld County.
I didn’t go to law school, but I think the gist of this notification is to start collecting money from the lease holders to recover some of their costs.
Could someone maybe provide a more clear understanding of what this may mean in terms of cost to a lease holder, and if there is any way to push back?
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### Author:  [@anon29755035](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/anon29755035)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378/2 "2016-09-17T14:47:15Z")
Ken, could you clarify a bit? I’m new to this. What are recovery costs? Future site restoration? I assume lease holder refers to the lessee, not the mineral rights owning lessor. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Ken\_Fridley](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ken_Fridley)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378/3 "2016-09-17T15:51:56Z")
That’s my question… What are recovery costs? We have producing wells in Weld County, and it appears Whiting wants to recover some expenses they have incurred. When I refer to lease holder, I was meaning myself, the person who leased their mineral rights.
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### Author:  [@anon29755035](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/anon29755035)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378/4 "2016-09-17T16:04:56Z")
I did a bit of reading. It seems recovery costs sometimes refers to money recovered by the oil company from partial owners that have not signed a lease, but where there is a well. To receive royalties, the oil company and rights owner need to come to terms. I’m sure someone out there can set us straight.
Rachel
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### Author:  [@r\_w\_kennedy](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/r_w_kennedy)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378/5 "2016-09-17T19:19:59Z")
I believe this would be from those who were force pooled. I would look up Colorado Oil & Gas Code 34-60-116.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/recovery-costs/4378/6 "2018-08-14T23:02:04Z")