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| Missing Signature on Gas lease | 6/5/2008 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: I signed a gas lease, but my wife's name was not on the lease, so she didn't sign it. We were ...
A: The answer depends on the wording of both documents and the law of your state. In general, without ...
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| Gas/oil drilling in Shreveport,LA | 6/5/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: i have several relatives whom have called, about a company offering 10,000 dollar, signing bonuses ...
A: You need to talk to an independent landman or oil and gas attorney who is familiar with the "going ...
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| Forced Pooling per Haynesville Shale Play | 6/5/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I have read so much per forced pooling. I Live in Shreveport, LA...Approx. 90% of recent legal ...
A: Dr; I'm not sure if you're talking about the pooling clause that is commonly found in leases, or ...
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| info on oil | 6/4/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: I have had people calling me about to invest on oil wells. This one company called Jasmine, Inc in ...
A: I have never heard of Jasmine Oil and Gas so, therefore, I cannot comment on their credibility in ...
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| buying back royalty rights | 6/4/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: My father and I jointly own 192 acres in Gilmer County, WV. A neighbor owns the royalty rights to ...
A: David, if there is no production being sold, then your neighbors lease has expired. He may still own ...
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| NATURAL GAS ROYALTIES | 6/3/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: I HAVE A GAS WELL ON MY PROPERTY THAT STARTED PUMPING ON SEPTEMBER 20 2007,TODAY IS 6/3/08 AND I ...
A: I have answered this question before, so I hope you understand my answer because there won't be a ...
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| leasing property to Chesapeake oil | 6/3/2008 | Soheil Moayedi |
Q: I won 57 acres of property in Deposit NY. Chesapeake (as well as 2 other companies) have been ...
A: I appreciate your interest to share your discussion with me. Actually, your doubt could be very ...
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| Gas Lease | 6/3/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Currently have a lease on 200 acres in Candor, NY (Tioga County) that expires in May 2009, company ...
A: Kathryn, if your lease doesn't expire until May of 2009, and they are already wanting to renew it, ...
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| Lease Agreements for Susquehanna Cty PA | 6/2/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: Our community in Northeastern PA - Susquehanna County is being targeted for oil/gas leases. The ...
A: I ask myself the same question. They are spending money on leases like drunk sailors in your area ...
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| leasing property to Chesapeake oil | 6/2/2008 | Soheil Moayedi |
Q: I won 57 acres of property in Deposit NY. Chesapeake (as well as 2 other companies) have been ...
A: Actually, I don't know what to advise. First, let me tell you honestly, that I have no idea whether ...
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| Protecting certain property - gas lease | 6/2/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: Mr. McConnell, I am the land and mineral owner of 131 acres in Faulkner Co., Arkansas, Section 26 - ...
A: Have you thought about going to the Commission and testifying at the hearing about why you oppose ...
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| Oil from the Alaskan Pipeline | 6/2/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: When Nixon signed the bill for the construction of the Alaskan pipeline, he exclaimed this would end ...
A: I do not know the answers to your questions; I suggest that you contact their external relations ...
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| oil and gas lease offer | 6/2/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: This is the offer I received from Timberlake Management Corp Natrona County, Wyoming Offer to lease ...
A: Nora, I'm not too familiar with Wyoming leasing rates, but I'd say $10 per acre is pretty low. I'd ...
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| Extension option | 6/1/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: My husband and his brother jointly own 10 acres of land near Ringgold, LA. In July 2005, they ...
A: When you signed the lease it was a good deal at the time. Your mother in law is wrong about not ...
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| Exploration for oil and NG in East Texas | 6/1/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: My family owns 17 acres near Emory Texas and we would like to locate a company interested in ...
A: You can start your search by locating the active operators in your county (link is below). Once ...
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| mineral lease in Jasper County, Mississippi | 6/1/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: We are being asked to sign a lease that is very wordy and we aren't sure what to look out for. Is ...
A: Linda, The statement "Lessor accepts bonus as lump sum....." will not affect your royalty. If a well ...
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| 75w90 vs marine gear oil | 5/31/2008 | William Hawk Howes |
Q: Just wondering if I can use 75w90 in my outboard rather than marine gear oil. Is there a differance? ...
A: Hey Clint, This is an excerpt from Amsoils site. "Marine gear oils operate in environments subject ...
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| Rural OK request for Oil Pipeline Easement | 5/31/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: I recently purchased property in Rural Oklahoma. A representative of an oil company approached me to ...
A: You can flat out refuse. But the kind of line they are talking about is dug with a small ditching ...
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| Gas well in residential neighborhood | 5/31/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: We live in a neighborhood in Arlington, Texas, which has a 6-7 acre open tract, zoned residential, ...
A: I would forget about it until I saw the drilling rig being set up. If your neighborhood association ...
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| Oil and Gas Lease Questions, Grant County, OK | 5/31/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Mr. Scott, We have an oil and gas lease offer for 80 acres of minerals in SW/4 of Section 12, ...
A: Carl, the bonus is not bad for that area, but I'd ask for $200, and then accept $175 if they offer ...
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| ratification | 5/31/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: could you please inform me on what a ratification of an oil and gas lease is used for. What is the ...
A: If you are a non participating royalty owner it allows your interested to be pooled with a lease or ...
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| typical plan for drilling a geographic section | 5/30/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: I have a approximately 60 acres of land in a geographic section where gas exploration seems to be on ...
A: This can vary greatly from company to company; it mainly depends on how much money the oil company ...
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| States as a Working Interest | 5/30/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: Greetings, Do you know of any states which invest in oil and gas wells as a working interest instead ...
A: States sell lottery tickets because winning is a sure thing for them. Why would any entity want to ...
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| Atoka County | 5/30/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Mr. Frederick Scott, I'm wondering if you can help us out with the following offer: $500 per ...
A: Kim, it's not bad, assuming you get a decent lease; i.e. none of that "less a proportionate share of ...
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| How and Where to Get an Appraisal of Value for Probate Action | 5/29/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: I am the executor of my deceased mother's estate. My mother's owns an undivided interest percentage ...
A: A real appraisal will cost you way more than the property is worth. Unless you own the land, forget ...
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| Oil & gas lease | 5/29/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Mr. Scott, my brother and I own 1/2 interest in the mineral rights located at T35N, R74W, Sec.9, ...
A: You sure can; they're your minerals and you can lease them (or not lease them) to whomever you wish. ...
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| old wells and mineral rights | 5/28/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: I just spent 2 hours reading posts, so I hope I do this correctly. If not, I apologize in advance ...
A: That section is full of old shallow oil wells. The one you have is probably an orphan well. I ...
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| Oil & gas lease | 5/28/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Mr. Scott, my brother and I own 1/2 interest in the mineral rights located at T35N, R74W, Sec.9, ...
A: Diana, if you are really in a hot spot, then it's probably other companies would also be interested ...
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| Sale of Minerals in Hughes County, Oklahoma | 5/27/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: I have been offered $4,500 an acre for the sale of my minerals. I have 7 1/2 acres in Section 22, ...
A: You have have probably been force pooled already. If not there is probably an application pending ...
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| Pennsylvania gas leasing | 5/27/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: there are several companies working this area. if i sign with company "a" and adjoining land signs ...
A: Sign with whomever offers you the best deal, let them work out the details. Your lands will be ...
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| Oil & Gas Leases | 5/27/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: My husbands stepfather owned oil & gas leases in Hughes County, OK. He died in 1994 leaving his ...
A: Carmen, It would be helpful to find the will in order to prove that your late husband's step father ...
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| mineral rights | 5/26/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: I have been contacted by someone in Tulsa that is offering to buy my inherited mineral rights. He ...
A: Jon, it's possible that some mineral rights were owned by your grandparents. Often, if someone owns ...
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| ORRI | 5/23/2008 | Frederick M. Scott CMM |
Q: Mr.Scott, I leased over 4,000 acres of land in Kansas back ~2001. I sold the leases to a large ...
A: Mark, as I'm sure you know, an ORRI expires when the lease from which it was carved expires. Since ...
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| Crude oil yields | 5/22/2008 | William Hawk Howes |
Q: How many gallons of gasoline can be obtained from a 50 gallon barrel of crude oil?
A: Gallon of gasHi Bill, Would you know " How many gallons of gas can be produced from a barrow of ...
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| severed mineral estate | 5/21/2008 | Alan H. Coogan |
Q: I am in contract for a house I purchased on an online auction. I am concerned that someone else owns ...
A: I don't understand your question about buying the deed. The disclosure, as you recite it, says the ...
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| Flooded well | 5/20/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: My interest is in the BTA/Hawthorne #1 Napoleon Cypress Well located in St. James parish, Louisiana. ...
A: The word flood as used in the context above relates to water entering the well in the hole and not ...
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| gas well | 5/20/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: I have a completed gas well on my property in Mississippi. It is not online producing quiteyet. I ...
A: The only reason they would need permission is if you were a partner in the well (which I assume you ...
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| Force pooling and mineral lease | 5/20/2008 | James H. McConnell, CPL |
Q: I live in northwest La. The area of the Haynesville Shale. I recently received a notice in the ...
A: Most of Caddo, Bossier, Red River, DeSoto will be unitized for the Jurassic or Haynesville shale, ...
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| Longevity of a gas well | 5/19/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: Gas well in Nacogdoches, Texas.....I guess situated near southern tip of a gas field. Well drilled ...
A: Typically production will continue to drop until the well eventually dies and then a number of ...
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| Oil and Gas Investment | 5/18/2008 | David Traugott |
Q: I get about 30 phone calls a month from people trying to sell me interests in drilling projects. I ...
A: You need to continue your research and make sure that you are very comfortable with the situation ...
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