When it comes to listing or selling mineral rights, a question arises. Do landowners need to get their minerals appraised before proceeding? In the United States, mineral rights are closely linked to land ownership. This plays an important role in natural resource extraction. Landowners can potentially gain income from the resources below the surface, such …
You have likely heard of mineral owners receiving large royalty checks for leasing their mineral rights to oil & gas companies, but not all land is favorable for oil & gas drilling. Even if there is no oil and gas under your land, there are many other opportunities for you to make money from …
Adam Smith is credited with the quote “Land is the Basis of all Wealth”. And we know a few railroad companies that would agree. In a recent oil and gas leasing class, we discussed different types of oil and gas mineral ownership in the United States, such as Federal, State, Tribal, and private ownership. And …
In 2019 and 2020, many oil and gas mineral owners in Oklahoma were not interested in selling their oil and gas mineral rights. In fact, they wanted LandGate to assist them in getting their minerals leased. What we started seeing at the end of 2020 was an increased desire to sell. Why the change? Seems …
At LandGate, our clients often ask if they should demand a higher oil and gas mineral lease bonus payment or a higher oil and gas royalty when negotiating an oil and gas lease. That’s a great question. Not all mineral rights owners are in the same financial situation. So, although this is a lease bonus …
Here at LandGate, we welcome every call and online inquiry. 90% of the oil and gas-related calls we receive are from mineral rights owners that want to know what their minerals are worth or want us to market their minerals for lease or sale. Last week, a caller wanted to know if we could tell …
Map of Free Data If you have mineral rights, then you no doubt have questions concerning them. LandGate offers mineral owners more information online than ever available before without any cost. You don’t have to pay tens of thousands of dollars in data subscriptions like many industry professionals do. On LandGate.com you can access well & …
Are you interested in investing in geothermal, carbon credits, wind or solar energy? If yes, you might also be wondering about what kind of monetary incentives are available. Read more below to learn about what kind of credits can be available for each type of renewable energy investment. Carbon credits and tax credits are both …
When a surface owner leases land for renewable energy development, there are implications for mineral owners looking for mineral leasing options. These implications can vary depending on the terms of the lease agreement and the laws of the state where the property is located. Surface and mineral ownership in the US are separate so different …
A ranching family, who has stewarded more than 5,000 acres in southeastern Wyoming for generations, used information they found on LandGate.com to transform an eyesore on their property into a business-changing moneymaker. In two years, income from solar energy leases resulting from the information not only removed the pressure to sell a portion of their …