Question concerning ratification of and consent to pooling when holding a royalty interest but not a mineral interest.
Conveyance document retained executory rights but required any lease entered to be “subject to the usual 1/8 royalty on oil…”. This was from about 1950.
Now three daughters make a lease subject to 1/6 royalty (2000).
Horizontal wells are permitted up to this acreage. Operator has engaged third party to obtain ratification and consent to pooling presumably so they can drill horizontal wells which require or span beyond our 320-acre tract.
Now 1/6 royalty does not seem to me to be market but I have no executory rights. Together with those holding executory rights we have 62.5% of tract, again subject to 1/6 royalty.
Is there anything we can do and should do that would allow greater participation?
Good afternoon,
My family and I have 2 areas of land to lease, not sale, in Dawson County. There are 4 of us. We have 240 acres in Section 2 Block 35 T4N. We have had wells on this land before, just not drilled but about 5000 ft, so I know there is oil there. Plus, we have 160 acres for lease. It is located at Section 28 Block 35 T5N. We are open to lease all together or by themselves.
Please contact me on here or at marc.rogers33@yahoo.com
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