Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Grice on August 18, 2008 at 3:07

Visit the DNR website on a daily basis.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by smith1 on August 18, 2008 at 3:11

can you explain a little more detailed, thank you

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Grice on August 18, 2008 at 3:27

http://dnr.louisiana.gov/CONS/CONSEREN/hearings/pubhearings2008.htm

And, as Mr.McConnell explained, you will be notified (by certified mail) of any hearings that will effect your property. The DNR website allows you to locate the information prior to the certified mail arrival.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Bacon on August 18, 2008 at 3:51

Curious if they send neighboring properties the notice as well? My dad received a notice and he's just north of the specified sections.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Dion Warr, CPL on August 18, 2008 at 4:09

This is common. Interested parties lists are generally compiled with respect to the area reasonably affected by the petition and/or proposed order. This area generally extends a certain radius outside of the unitized area. It would not be unreasonable therefore, in a "regular township", that if your father owned the NW/NW (40 ac) of Section 12, that he would receive a notice which might only unitize Section 1 (to his north), Section 2 (to his northwest), Section 11 (to his west), but may or may not receive a notice as to units being formed in Section 6 or 7 of the adjacent township, or Section 13 or 14 (from which he is located at least 3/4 mi. away).

Depending on the unit(s) formed, the lands affected, and who is putting together the interested parties list, typically all parties within about a 1/2 - 1 mile radius receives the notice.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by SAM Cd2 on August 18, 2008 at 4:13

Dion,
Is it possible for someone who is located in the adjoining section to the drilling section to receive royalties from that well if their property is less than 1/2 mile from the well?
Thanks,
SAM

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Dion Warr, CPL on August 18, 2008 at 5:07

Royalties, no; monies, not unless you have something in your lease that would allow to you to collect some sort of payment in the circumstance of a well being drilled in a certain range of proximity of your leased land (in a small private landowner's lease this type of clause would be RARE.)

It would be more common (again, extremely uncommon, if not rare) to have some sort of specific additional performance provision in a lease requiring a lessee or operator to drill an offset well to prevent drainage (but then you would receive royalty from the through the successful completion of the offset, not the well in the adjacent unit). Most printed forms of the lease require an offset if within 330' of the lease line, however, this is usually the minimum setback for a legal drilling location for a unit well, so the clause generally doesn't come into play for a unit.

• ▶ Reply