Thursday, July 23, 2009

Essentials of Buying Mineral Rights

Buying mineral rights is simpler than buying property - provided you have no interest beyond just acquiring mineral rights to the property. However, in any case it’s a good idea to get a geological survey done to assess the best property for exploitation.

Confirm the right of ownership of both the property and the mineral rights. Consulting an attorney proficient in oil and gas laws would be helpful. Thereafter you have to draw up a lease, which will give you the mineral rights. A payment is involved and there is a term of lease by which time production should have commenced. Both of these should be negotiated in your favor.

The property owner would have to be paid oil gas royalties generally defined by the state. The royalty should be negotiated in your favor. The property owner will also ask for indemnity towards protection of his property.

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