MRP 340: Listener Questions July 2026

MRP 340: Listener Questions July 2026

From The Mineral Rights Podcast: Mineral Rights | Royalties | Oil and Gas | Matt Sands by Matt Sands

July 9, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 340

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This episode addresses listener questions about mineral rights and royalties, covering various topics related to oil and gas activity across the country.

In this month's listener Q&A episode, we tackle a run of "what's really happening with my minerals" questions from across the country: whether a century-old Montana formation still has any life left in it, how to gauge future drilling near existing wells in Louisiana, how to spot a planned refrac before it happens (plus a tangled century-old inheritance dispute out of the Haynesville), how to avoid getting lowballed by unsolicited purchase offers, what to check when a new Texas well starts sending royalty checks, how to research undeveloped minerals in New Mexico, and the potential issues that could arise if you decide to skip paying property taxes on your non-producing mineral rights. Whether you're trying to figure out what your minerals are worth, confirm you're being paid correctly, or just protect what you've inherited, this episode has something for you. As before, many of the questions in this episode are covered in more depth in my Mineral Management Basics online course , including how to read a legal description, perform a title search, identify nearby oil and gas activity, and determine whether you should be getting paid on a well. Thanks again to everyone who left…

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Places: Montana, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Haynesville

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