"You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth! We live in a world that needs clean natural gas, and gas wells have to be frac’d by men with rigs and pumps. Who’s gonna do it? Microsoft? Apple? The energy industry has greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for your i-phone app, and you curse the frac crews. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what we know. That fossil energy fuels economic growth. And the existence of frac’ing, while grotesque and… Continue

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU SIGN YOUR OIL & GAS LEASE?



This article discusses what generally happens from oil and gas lease (“Lease”) signing to royalty check arrival. Every situation is different and these steps may happen in a different order than listed below but all occur before the mineral owner (“Owner”) gets a royalty check. This article is based on Texas law but should be similar to the process in other states.



1) Finding a Surface Site



A surface site…

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NATURAL GAS PIPELINE EASEMENT AND

RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENTS:

A LANDOWNER’S LIST OF TERMS TO NEGOTIATE



ERIC C. CAMP

DECKER, JONES, MCMACKIN, MCCLANE, HALL & BATES, PC

801 CHERRY STREET, SUITE 2000, UNIT #46

FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102

(817) 336-2400

ECAMP@DECKERJONES.COM



Disclaimers and Acknowledgements



This paper is not intended as legal advice and should not be relied upon as such.…

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