Texas Smackover Lithium Play
As the Smackover (SMK) Lithium (Li) play picks up steam we need to acknowledge that from regulatory and legal standpoints, there will be significant differences between the play in South Arkansas and in East Texas. Very soon we expect to know more about royalty provisions and regulatory guidelines. From past experience with dissimilarities between Texas and Louisiana mineral laws and regulatory statutes governing the Haynesville Shale, we hope to limit confusion and make it easier to access the information that will be pertinent to land and mineral owners.
In order to help members and quests to the website and to avoid confusion, we will start two new discussions, one for Texas and one for Arkansas. There is an abundance of information in the original SMK Lithium discussion threads and members may want to click on them and then save them to their computer bookmarks/favorites to be able to access them in the future as they will eventually rotate off the main page. After 24 hours, comments in those discussions will be closed but the replies will remain available in the website archive. Archived discussions are available by using the search box in the upper right corner of all website pages.
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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant
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Others have said Standard Lithium is leasing in East Texas and early in 2024 a map was published that covered brine leasing in East Texas - Cass, Morris, Titus and Franklin counties. Since then Hopkins County has been confirmed as having brine leasing. Standard Lithium or a land company representing the company has offered leases in Cass, Titus and Franklin. East Texas Natural Resources (ETNR) has been confirmed as leasing in Cass and Morris. The map is now dated and it makes sense that other leasing companies and counties may be part of the competition for brine leases in East Texas. I uploaded the attached map in mid March.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa -
The guy talking to us stated the company he is representing, but I can’t remember it— probably because of my assumption it was all for SL.
I’ll ask him the next time he calls.
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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant
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It is getting about time for companies to begin recording memorandums of lease in the public records of the counties where leasing is ongoing. Those memorandums will be filed of record in order to hide as much of the detail as possible that appears in the lease so there will be no record of bonus paid or royalty. In the Smackover (SMK) what is important is the location of the minerals that are leased. We need to keep in mind that this is a conventional reservoir play so the "sweet spots" are important to know. A sweet spot will be a location with commercial concentrations of lithium (the higher the better) and a sufficient volume of brine. If anyone lives in reasonable proximity to the county seats, please consider a trip to the clerk of courts record room to see what has been filed.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa
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I talked to the guy who approached us. They are indirectly representing Standard Lithium. The offer is indeed a great starting place. We’ll be meeting with an O&G attorney soon. Recommendations welcome!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant
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For Texas O&G and mineral work, I use Lake Hearne Jr. at the Davidson, Summers, Hearne, Powell and Martin firm in Shreveport. Lake is admitted to practice in Texas and does a good bit of work for Texas mineral owners. He has been keeping up with the SMK brine play.
https://www.davidsonsummers.com/attorneys/william-lake-hearne-jr/
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