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Division Orders Clause in an Oil and Gas Lease
As of the current printing of this book, Texas is the only state allowing production revenues to be withheld from an owner, and interest...
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Aug 8, 20225 min read
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Cost-Free Royalty Clause in the Oil and Gas Lease
Leasehold royalty owners are exempt from bearing any of the costs of exploring, drilling, equipping, and producing oil or gas from the...
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Aug 1, 20225 min read
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Overpayments Clause in the Oil and Gas Lease
More than a few Lessors have experienced a demand by a Lessee to return signing bonus or royalties paid, when the Lessee discovers the...
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Jul 18, 20223 min read
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Nonparticipating Royalty Clause in an Oil and Gas Lease
Also called “NPRI” by analysts, a non-participating royalty gets its name from its non-participation in signing bonus, delay rentals,...
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Jul 11, 20225 min read
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Horizontal Payout Wells: Multiple Payouts Division of Interest Basics
Many horizontal wells are subject to multiple payouts, both contractually and statutorily. A new division of interest is required for...
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Jun 27, 20223 min read
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Horizontal Payout Wells: Initial BPO Division of Interest Basics
There are four basic types of data analyzed in order to create an initial revenue division of interest (DOI) for a horizontal well. This...
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Jun 20, 20223 min read
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Division Order Case Study: Correction Deeds
Correction deeds can be tricky, and can be processed incorrectly if the analyst doesn’t know what to look for. An experienced division...
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Jun 13, 20224 min read
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Pooling: Basic Comparisons between Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana Horizontal Wells
This week’s blog will focus on the high-level similarities and differences between the pooling processes in Texas, Oklahoma, and...
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Jun 6, 20223 min read
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Cross-Unit Horizontal Wells: Division of Interest Issues
A cross-unit horizontal well is one that begins in one pooled unit or non-pooled tract and ends in another pooled unit or non-pooled...
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May 30, 20225 min read
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Cimarex v. Anadarko: Declaration of Pooled Unit Case Study
Every division order analyst working Texas properties needs to be aware of a recent Texas court case that has changed the operator’s...
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May 23, 20224 min read
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Declaration of Pooled Unit: Operator’s Responsibilities Towards Third Party Leasehold Owners
As discussed in previous blogs, the Declaration of Pooled Unit (DPU) pools the leases within a geographical area that are owned or...
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May 16, 20223 min read
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Declaration of Pooled Unit (DPU): Important Components
Every producing state allows voluntary pooling of lands and mineral interests. The lesser grants permissions for voluntary pooling via...
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May 9, 20223 min read
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Horizontal Well Plat: Important Types and Plat Components
There are three types of plats most commonly used by a division order analyst in their work. These are the lease plat, proposed-drill...
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May 2, 20222 min read
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Division of Interest Transfers for Probate: Always Begin with the Documents
Changes to a division of interest (DOI) due to the passing of an owner appear deceivingly straight-forward. The three types of estate...
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Apr 25, 20223 min read
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Conveyance Division Order Transfers: Always Begin with the Granting Clause
Every producing well in which a company owns an interest must have a revenue division of interest (DOI) record created for it. If the...
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Apr 18, 20224 min read
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Division of Interest Spreadsheet Mania: What Format Is Best?
This question comes up often among new division order analysts, but experienced analysts ask it, too. The truth is, there is no “right”...
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Apr 11, 20223 min read
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Owner Number Records: Maintaining Accuracy and Consistency
One owner should have one owner number account, ideally. Not all systems today accommodate that suggestion, but certainly the most...
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Apr 4, 20224 min read
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Texas Probate Documents Case Study: Intestate Estate in Texas
This case involves a deceased mineral owner under an oil and gas lease now in its secondary term and producing from three unitized wells...
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Feb 28, 20223 min read
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Common DOI Management Issues: Address Variations
Owner address issues are varied in division order work. Beginning with the constant problem of trying to fit a long street address into...
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Feb 21, 20224 min read
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Common DOI Management Issues: Similar Owner Names
“A rose by any other name” may have been true in Shakespeare’s day, but not today in a division of interest. The primary duty of a...
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Feb 14, 20225 min read
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