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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 19, 2010 at 9:32

Forced Pooling does not hold leases in force (nor does an assignment), only production within a unit including all or a portion of your mineral tract could do that depending on the wording in your lease. I suggest that you get a contact name and number from EXCO for an appropriate staffer at Wild Horse and request a release be filed of record for your old lease. Get the mailing address and send a certified letter also.

Permalink Reply by Liz on August 20, 2010 at 5:12

Thanks for your reply Skip.

So (in general), even though we were pooled with other sections, unless they drill a producing well in my section I should not expect to receive royalties?

Re: requesting a release to be filed...is this with respect to expiration of my lease?

Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on August 20, 2010 at 5:40

Liz, your section was not pooled with other sections. Your section was included in a drilling and production unit. And the other surrounding sections in their own separate units. Just because you receive a unit application does not necessarily mean you own a mineral interest in that section/unit. The Office of Conservation unit application regulations require that an application notice not only those mineral owners of record within the unit boundaries but those in immediately adjoining sections falling within 1000' of the unit boundary. That's why you received multiple unit application notices and why I think you are confused as to "even though we were pooled with other sections".

Yes, you should pursue a release, filed of record with the Clerk of Court, for your expired lease.

Permalink Reply by Liz on August 20, 2010 at 5:45

Thanks Skip, that makes perfect sense (yes I was confused lol).