Does a regular homeowner have sufficient leverage to negotiate terms on gas leases?

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

I have a .28 acre parcel with a home in Fort Worth which I purchased 6 months ago for K. I have just received a letter from a landman expressing an interest in leasing my mineral rights. From what I have been able to find out, this landman’s company is one of several [...]

lawyers in michigan regarding property owners and oil/gas drilling?

Monday, October 18th, 2010

my property is next door to an active oil/gas drilling job. The noise and inconvenience is unbelievable. I do not have mineral rights, but want to be compensated for my hardships that have been going for 3 weeks and they say another 6-7 weeks. What lawyer should I call? I have been on here all [...]

Does property sold during 1st marriage and reacquired during 2nd become joint prop in Ark?

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Yrs are relevant – A man married in 1958.& purchased land in his name only in 1959. Same day, he sold the mineral rights on the property to a third party for a 10 year period. Upon expiration of 10 yrs, rights reverted back to him. 1st wife signed the deed to [...]

geology terms could i have oil or natural gas on my mineral rights?

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

My family owns mineral rights in Dunn county ND. They have drilled and are in the process of fracturing,not sure what that means either. I read a report on core samples on where they are drilling. Here are some of the termsdescibing samples,intercrystalline,mudstone,wackestone,microcrysalline,anhtdrite,argillaceous limestone,hydrcarbon gas peaks of 17 to 19 units,disseminated pyrite,caleareous,facture orosity sparrycalcite,glauconite no [...]

mineral rights and avulsion question?

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

hi, my dad lives on red river just north of the dowtown airport. he lives at 1434 wells island rd. he is in township 18N and range 13W. part of lots 25,26,27 in wells island plantion and lots 25,26,27 in northside addition all lots being along red river on wells island rd. during the flood [...]

Why did the local tribes in Arabia get ownership of the oil?

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

When Settlers Arrive at a New Land, How are the Rights of Aboriginals Determined?
There are two cases that I’m most interested in.
The English settlers that arrived in Australia.
and
The English control over the Arabian Penisula prior to 1925.
Why did the Bedouins get oil rights, while the Australian Abos did not get mineral rights, or any other [...]

Do I have a good chance of having oil on my well?

Monday, May 17th, 2010

I have some mineral rights along with my siblings in the Bakken Formation on Dunn County ND. The well drilling has been completed and is now being air fractured,two questions are,is a permit needed to fracture? I know the drilling process needs permits second question does it sound favorable if they are fracturing the well [...]

Lease Mineral Rights?

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

So I live in Forest Hill, TX and this last week we had tons of companies asking
us to lease them our mineral rights since they are very interested in having a
well 2 miles way from our properties, we had meeting in city hall and all that
but they don’t give you more information than you would [...]

I need advice about leasing the mineral rights we own in the Marcellus shale field.?

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

My husband and I have been contacted by landmen offering us a contract to lease our mineral rights.
We live in the southern area of the Marcellus Shale field.
They presented us with a contract. At the top of this document it is titled PAID-UP OIL & GAS LEASE.
The lease outlines terms and [...]

inherited land in Texas has had sqwaters on it for 3 years, they have filed to keep it how do we fight it?

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

MY mother inherited a portion of 167 acres from her dad when h passed away. She lives in California. The property is in EAst Texas, the taxes were being payed by logging on the property.
We just found out from a land rep that they want my mom to lease them the mineral rights on the [...]

When will people wake up and realize that environmental nazis are enemies of civilization?

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_us/gas_drilling
This time, the environmental nazis managed to get a federal court to rule against drilling for oil and gas in northern Michigan on 3 acres of a tract of land measuring almost 6000 acres, in large part because it might hurt the Kirtland’s Warbler, a small bird which is apparently more important to environmental whackos [...]

Average price per acre for leasing in WV for natural gas exploration?

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Price per acre for leasing out mineral rights for natural gas exploration in West Virginia
I own my land’s mineral rights and just received an offer to lease it out for 5 years. They are offering 15.00 per acre and a 1/8 of profit for royalty.
I would like to find out if this is a [...]

I need general oil & gas questions answered about oil comapany wanting to lease my residentual mineral rights.

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

How would I know, as a novis, if I am getting a good deal or scamed by by drilling companies. Some want to lease my mineral rights but don’t explain how or who pays me my due royalty potentials or how its paid, or when? What are the advantages of one offer over another? I [...]

How to say “Free Hawaii” and “Free Alaska” in Chinese?

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

I want to tell Chinese people that Hawaii and Alaska should be free.
America forcibly seized control of Hawaii from its native people in 1893. The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown by US Marines and thugs working for American plantation owners. The disenfranchised native Hawaiian people still struggle to maintain their identity.
America purchased [...]

Will I earn money if I lease my land to oil / gas company that wants to drill a well?

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Will I earn money if I lease my land to oil / gas company that wants to drill a well…even though I dont have the mineral rights?
They have offered money for leasing land, for damages to land, and offer 25% royalties. I didnt think you could get paid royalties if you didnt [...]

Oil Companies & Drilling Laws?

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Apparently in Texas a land owner only owns the rights to the surface of his or her land. Somebody who owned the land 100 years ago may own the mineral rights.
The oil companies use this as a way to drill on our land without our permission.
What I’m wondering is what gives them the right [...]

Louisiana law?

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

As a land owner that does not own the mineral rights to said land, what rights do I have in regards to an Oil Company placing an oil or gas well on my property. Is there a required distance from a dwelling? Is there compensation for surface usage of the property.
Thanks

Inherited property between two siblings – rights to copy of land deed?

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

My brother & I inherited a parcel of land w/ mineral rights from my parents. All was divided equally. I have never been given nor seen any information, papers, deeds etc. I did sign documents at the reading of the will. When I mentioned I wanted my own set of deeds etc…he told me [...]

When the companies come in a drill for oil and they hit a natural gas pocket,?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

What is the chances that the pocket that is really small? They had to cap it off and the company is offering to buy the mineral rights to the land for 150,000 dollars. They won’t tell either way how much they think is down there. How big is the average natural gas [...]

Why do people think that a stateowned oil company that would make gas cheap and employ 1000s is evilCommunism?

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

When I lived in Alaska during the 04 elections there was a proposition by some candidate that I don’t know the name of that suggested that Alaska state should allow the residents of Alaska to vote for or against a State owned oil and refinery company. and a month or so before the 04elections the [...]

Barnett Shale Mineral Rights?

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

I live in Mansfield Texas and in March of 2007 I leased my mineral rights and have yet to hear or receive any information or payments, I tried calling the company that leased them but no one ever answered. I was told that the company sold out to another but no information was ever [...]

When Settlers Arrive at a New Land, How are the Rights of Aboriginals Determined?

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

There are two cases that I’m most interested in.
The English settlers that arrived in Australia.
and
The English control over the Arabian Penisula prior to 1925.
Why did the Bedouins get oil rights, while the Australian Abos did not get mineral rights, or any other rights really.
Why was the House of Saud set up and legitimized and declared [...]

How long in general does it take to fracture a oil and gas well?

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

We have mineral rights in Dunn County North Dakota and the company drilling completed well around Feb, and according to the report I read on North Dakota website they were going to start fracturing the well. How long can this process take?

un devided interest in minral rights but own all the surface rights?

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

I have 1/3 undivided interest in mineral rights but own 100%all the surface rights. deed reads like this after the property description…(Reserving the granters an 2/3 interest of all oil, gas, minerals and other hydrocarbon substances together the right to remove the same.)
Oil and gas exploration company has sign the lease an acre [...]

Oil and Gas Law Question?

Monday, October 19th, 2009

My family inherited about 50 acres when my grandfather died. Since then we have been pestered by two companies, a company that wishes to timber the land, and a company that wishes to drill for natural gas. We have always ignored their advances because my family enjoys visiting the land during the summer like a [...]