'Being new to the group, I have some learning to do.  I am selling my surface land and retaining all mineral rights. I want to allow the buyer to have rights for a gas well for his home use and to share half of the royalties if any from that well. I understand that the deep well/shale drilling production does not present gas useable for surface owner use. If that is correct, would limiting drilling to a shallow well level for his purposes affect my right to deep well gas leasing?  Also, if…

Does anyone have any experience with them? 

I live in Wisconsin and on March 2nd I was contacted by one of the company's representatives because they want to drill in the Sardis district of Harrison County, WV and apparently, I own a small portion of the mineral rights of one of the properties.

I received a copy of the proposed lease 2 weeks later and have concerns about it as well as the issue of past due property taxes I may owe.  I was told by the county assessor's office to…

First and foremost, anytime a gas or pipeline company wants you to sign ANY document you must thoroughly understand the document and any and all consequences that may result upon execution of the document.  Unfortunately, I have seen landowners lose hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars where they blindly executed legal documents without fully understanding their leverage and options.  Please do not repeat these costly mistakes and make certain you understand the document…