Got a question about minieral rights that were sold by my mother. I know that the rights will revert back to the land owner in ten years and one day from purchase if there is no activity. My question is what constitutes "activity"? Is an application for a permit "activity" or does there have to be a well in process or production? Thanks! 

Tags: Mineral, Rights

Views: 238

Replies to This Discussion

Wendell, you are referring to "prescription of a mineral servitude".  Andrew has a couple of excellent blogs on LA servitudes in the site archive.  The short answer to your question is that prescription is interrupted by a good faith effort to produce (drill a well).  If the well is productive, the prescriptive period of 10 years is suspended and begins to run again from day one on the day the well ceases to produce.  If a well is drilled and it is dry and plugged then prescription begins anew from the day the well is P&A'ed. 

No other activity will suspend prescription.  A drill bit must hit the dirt prior to day 3651.

Link to Andrew's Servitude blog: 

http://www.gohaynesvilleshale.com/profiles/blogs/what-is-a-servitude

Skip, Thanks for the info.

You're welcome, wendell.

RSS

Support GoHaynesvilleShale.com

Blog Posts

History of GoHaynesvilleShale

The History of GoHaynesvilleShale.com

GoHaynesvilleShale.com (GHS) was launched in 2008 during a pivotal moment in the energy industry, when the Haynesville Shale formation—a massive natural gas reserve lying beneath parts of northwest Louisiana, east Texas, and southwest Arkansas—was beginning to attract national attention. The website was the brainchild of Keith Mauck, a landowner and entrepreneur who recognized a pressing need: landowners in the region had little access to…

Continue

Posted by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on May 21, 2025 at 6:00

Not a member? Get our email.

Groups



© 2025   Created by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher).   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service