Austin Oil and Gas Frequently Asked Questions
Oil and Gas Leasing
- What is a “landman”?
- How does an oil and gas lease work?
- How can I negotiate an oil and gas lease?
- What is an expense free royalty?
- When must royalties be paid?
- The oil company is not paying my royalties timely. What can I do?
- What is a division order?
- I disagree with the calculation of my interest that is shown on the division order the oil company has given to me. What should I do?
- Am I required to sign a division order in order to receive payment of my royalty?
- The oil company is selling the production from my property at a very low price. What can I do?
- The oil company is deducting costs for transportation, compression, dehydration, etc. from my royalty payments. What can I do?
- What happens if a company drills a well on my land without leasing my mineral rights?
- What does it mean to have the executive rights?
- What duty does the executive right holder owe me if I am a non-executive mineral interest owner?
- I own the surface. What can I do if an oil company is drilling a well on my property?
- Can a lease be used to limit surface activities or prescribe specific damages?
- What is pooling?
- My lease has been pooled with other leases, what can I do?
- I did not lease my mineral rights, but an oil company drilled its horizontal wellbore under my land. What can I do?
- A well has been drilled on my neighbor’s tract but may be draining my tract. What can I do?
- I own a large tract of land, but the oil company has only drilled one well on my land. What can I do?
- What is the Texas Railroad Commission?
- What type of information can I obtain from the Railroad Commission?
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Payment of Royalties and Payments to Working Interest Owners
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Improperly Drilled Wells
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Executive Rights
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Surface Damages
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Pooling
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Issues with Horizontal Wells
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Drilling on Neighboring Tracts
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Obligation to Develop Property
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