# Well drilled before leases are finalized
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-drilled-before-leases-are-finalized/5826
**Category:** Reeves County, TX
**Created:** [December 8, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-drilled-before-leases-are-finalized/5826 "2015-12-08T22:13:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Elizabeth\_robertson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Elizabeth_robertson)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-drilled-before-leases-are-finalized/5826/1 "2015-12-08T22:13:08Z")
Can a company drill on land that I have not leased the mineral rights on? What happens if this happens? Am I up a creek w/out a paddle?
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### Author:  [@Thomas\_Klossner](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Thomas_Klossner)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-drilled-before-leases-are-finalized/5826/2 "2015-12-09T16:57:18Z")
Is there a way to monitor the progress of a new well as it is being drilled?
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### Author:  [@wade\_caldwell](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/wade_caldwell)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-drilled-before-leases-are-finalized/5826/3 "2015-12-10T03:15:20Z")
Yes, if other mineral owners have leased. You can still negotiate a lease.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/well-drilled-before-leases-are-finalized/5826/4 "2018-08-14T23:24:49Z")