Agreed, these are legal issues. I contend as a Non-Participating Royalty Interest (NPRI) owner, that geothermal heat in Oil & Gas Fields, and planet-wide is created by radionuclides (Cesium-137 and Strontium-90, et al) which are minerals in the rock strata (owned by mineral owners that have encompassing language) which create the heat (in addition to pressure,etc…) Thus, mineral owners should be compensated for geothermal heat in British Thermal Units (BTUs), in my opinion.
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