If you own mineral rights, but not the surface, can you still lease the mineral rights?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

If the owner of the mineral rights is not the owner of the surface rights, in the case of an oil lease, who get’s the lease, the owner of the mineral rights or the owner of the land? RE: North Dakota

Mineral rights. Who thinks that is screwed or what?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Don’t get ‘Edna on me’.
Here’s a definition:
An ownership interest in the minerals contained in a particular parcel of land, with or without ownership of the surface of the land. The owner of mineral rights is usually entitled to either take the minerals from the land himself or receive a royalty from the party that actually [...]

I am about to short sale my home and I would like maintain the mineral rights. Can I?

Monday, August 31st, 2009

My agent seems to think we can keep them but the buyer says they will come to him in the sale.
We have 90 days to sell and the first looker made the offer. The rights are not providing income but could in about a year. He knows this and thats why he wants them. Bank [...]

Offer from gas company on lease of our land and mineral rights?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Recently, we were contacted by a gas company who wants to lease our land and drill for gas. We own the land and the mineral rights. We are just curious as to what kind of revenue we might be able to expect if this well produces, as we really have no idea, [...]

Why would a company lease the mineral rights from me , and hit oil ……but cap the well?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

I have a interest in a oil lease that my dad had reserved the mineral rights on. A company came to me in 1986 to lease and drill the well. They hit oil!….and capped the well and mailed us a check for .60…..why are they not pumping the well?

Question regarding mineral rights and the sale of my home. Realtors??

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

I live in Texas in the Barnett Shale area. For those who aren’t familiar the Barnett Shale is considered a source bed rock that is actually actively producing natural gas through bacteria breakdown. So about two years ago, we leased our mineral rights to a company who started drilling for natural gas. Anyway, [...]

What must I do to help my mother to capitalize on mineral rights (coal) that she inherited from her father?

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

My grandfather purchased mineral rights to 81 acres of land in a coal-mining area in 1944. Those rights passed to his heirs (my mother) who is wondering what to do. I suggested that with oil so expensive, now might be a good time to mine the coal. How do we exercise the "mineral rights" [...]

Does the executor have the right to sell or manipulate the mineral rights stocks?

Monday, August 17th, 2009

In case of getting the certificate of appointment, Does the executor have the right to sell or manipulate the mineral rights stocks without informing the legal beneficiaries or the court house?

Any legitimacy to solicitations to sell mineral rights for homeowners, with all the Barnett/Shale fuss?

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

I received a solicitation, that looked like a legal contract to sell the mineral rights to my property, which is just a small area that my home sits on? How can the average joe know what to do in this situation? How do I know I even OWN the mineral rights? Then, [...]

at the time of purchase my mineral rights on my property were worth nothing?

Monday, August 10th, 2009

And it was never mentioned in my mortgage,now i have minerals that can be exstracted,i feel that if i want to sell my mineral rights,lease them,transfer them to a family member it shouldnt have anything to do with my mortgage company that loaned money to me to be the owner of my house and property.im [...]

Can you collect money on mineral rights even if you don’t own the land rights?

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Along time ago, and im talking like 3 generations back, my family lost part of our land to Texas and sold the other part. However we never lost the mineral rights to the land. Can you still collect without actually owning the land?

Will mineral rights to one’s land be affected if onshore oil drilling is passed?

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Is it true that Joe Kennedy bought up a lot of mineral rights to land and when that land is sold buyers may not be aware that someone else may profit from their land.

How do I find out who owns the mineral rights under my house?

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

We bought our home last winter and we recently received notice that they may start drilling for gas around our property and may eventuall move to our property. I know that we don’t own the rights, but how do I find out who does own them?
I live in PA and in PA buying property doesn’t [...]

Mineral rights on property when buying a house?

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

We are looking at buying a certain house. The curent owner sys he will keep the mineral rights on the property when he sells the house. Is is a bad idea to buy a property when the mineral rights belong to someone else>? I GREATLY appreciate any advice!!

Transferring my mineral rights to my son?

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

i purched my house years ago before the mineral rights were worth anything,now in the last year they have figured out how to get the gas in barnett shall.my mortgage states something about this being my primary residence/?not a rent house,but nothing about mineral rights.i would just like to tansfer the mineral rights to him,for [...]

I was asked to sell my Louisiana Oil & Gas royalties (royalty interest) & mineral rights. Is this a good idea

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

I own a tract of land in North Louisiana, there has never been much production around my property. I have been offered a nice amount of money to sell my mineral rights and my royalty interest. Should I sell my Oil & Gas royalties?

what does “mineral rights convey” mean on a house for sale listing?

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

were looking at houses for sale and i found one i love one thing what does "mineral rights convey" mean? i kow it has something to do wih oil but i am lost please help!

Question regarding mineral rights?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

We have had a nightmare experience with an energy company that we signed with nearly 3 months ago. We signed a contract and were given a bank draft that was supposed to fund within 30 business days. When it had not, we began calling our "landman" and if he answered the call [...]

Can someone steal oil from a property that someone owns mineral rights on from tapping into it offof property?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

My parents neighbor sold his mineral rights and now an oil co. is drilling to get the oil. A large chuck of oil is on my parents land and don’t want it mined because it would damage/distroy the new house that my father built by himself. My parents own mineral rights but if [...]

How do gas & oil leases work for land owners?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

We recently inherited some land & mineral rights and I am trying to figure out how this process works for the land owners.

how can i find out about mineral rights on my property in texas? who might own them?

Friday, July 31st, 2009

been trying to find out who owns the mineral rights. a drilling company has surveyed a proposed drilling site for natural gas five feet from my property line. already been to railroad commission web site, not much help, and not wanting to get legal help at this time.

Should I sell the oil / gas mineral rights that are currently producing? How do I know an offer is fair?

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

I own 1/5ths interest of some mineral rights that are currently producing and leased. I inherited this from my father. I am trying to decide if I should sell or not. Currently I get about 0 every other month (so, 0 a month) but in the past it’s been as low as [...]

What are the mineral rights of Canada ?

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Say I own about 200 acres in Manitoba where I know there is oil & uranium. What are the mineral rights when an American owns the land ?

How do I begin the process of selling/leasing mineral rights?

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

My family owns mineral rights on around 500 acres of land in polk county texas. How do i start the process of looking into selling/leasing the land to look for oil or natural gas? besides post a question on yahoo =) thanks for your time

Who would I write to in the Arab world to sell my mineral rights for oil and gas here in the U.S.?

Monday, July 27th, 2009

I have mineral rights here in the Fayetteville Shelf wilth oil and gas wells surrounding me. Who would I write to in the Arab would to try an sell these rights before they drill?