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

In this month's Mineral Rights News episode, we discuss the controversial expansion of the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, a bipartisan bill that aims to speed up approval of new energy projects, and the surprising forced Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings against a gas operator in East Texas, plus the rig count!

As always, links to the articles and resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

In this episode we answer listener questions submitted by Pam, Les, Rebecca, "buttacupss7" (YouTube comment), Greg, and Al. This episode was filled with questions ranging from negative royalty "payments", horizontal pooling, how to interpret your oil & gas lease, getting started with mineral investing, API numbers, and more.

As always, links to the resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

Pennsylvania's natural gas fields have the potential to produce a significant amount of lithium - enough to make a real dent in US demand. There are regional differences that could affect production strategies. And while there are challenges to overcome, the potential benefits are substantial. We dive in to this and more.

As always, links to the reports and resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

Currently, the United States is experiencing a natural gas boom. We have so much gas that in some areas, prices have even gone negative. This oversupply has led to wasteful practices like flaring, where excess gas is burned off at well sites. Did you know that based on energy content alone, natural gas should be priced at about one-sixth the price of oil. However, gas is currently trading much lower than this ratio would suggest. This price disparity creates an opportunity for innovative solutions. We talk about how an amazing technology that has been around for over 100 years is being piloted in the Permian Basin to convert excess natural gas to valuable products like gasoline.

As always, links to the resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

In this episode we answer listener questions submitted by Ben, Mark, Jennie, and David. This episode was filled with a wide variety of questions from how to value non-operated working interests and how to find a buyer, the differences between different types of oil & gas interests, lease washouts, how to find production data for Oklahoma, and the DIY method to get interests transferred to your name, and more.

As always, links to the resources mentioned in the episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

Happy Independence Day and happy Episode #250! In this month's Mineral Rights News episode, we discuss an important new endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin, a report on the production forecast for 2025, and a surprising lithium discovery in Pennsylvania, plus the rig count!

As always, links the articles and resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

I had a great conversation with Registered Professional Landman, Ryan Fairbanks, recently. We discussed a wide range of topics including what it is like to be an independent landman to how other oil and gas professionals and mineral/royalty owners can benefit from networking with their peers. Ryan also talks about his podcast, the Landman Pivot Podcast, and how a learning mindset can prepare us for whatever is next in life.

As always, links to the resources and how to connect with Ryan can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

https://mineralrightspodcast.com/mrp-248-how-to-find-oil-gas-lithium-info-for-arkansas/(opens in a new tab)In this episode we show you how to find oil & gas (& Lithium) info using the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission website. As before, we walk step-by-step how to find your minerals or royalties on a map to determine if you should be getting paid on a well. We also show you how to download important documents related to your wells, how to see how much oil & gas was produced in a given month, how to find out the lithium potential of your mineral rights, and more. This assumes you already know your legal description and the type of oil & gas interests you own.

If you would like to learn more about the topics covered in this episode as well as the different types of mineral and leasehold interests, from how to read a legal description, how to perform a title search, and how to identify nearby oil and gas activity, be sure to check out my Mineral Management Basics Online Course.

As always, links to the resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

Who owns the minerals beneath roads, could U.S. oil mergers help stabilize prices, the outlook for natural gas, what OPEC+ did, and the rig count!

As always, links to the articles and resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com!

In this episode we answer listener questions submitted by Heidi, Greg, Sarah, Nikki, Eric, and a listener who wishes to remain anonymous. This episode was filled with a wide variety of questions from the difference between MCF and MMBtu's and how to audit gas royalties, Lithium, leasing the minerals and surface rights, going through ancillary probate in New Mexico, wastewater disposal issues and earthquakes, getting information from a previous operator, and more.

Some of the listener questions in this episode are addressed in my Mineral Management Basics online course, from how to read a legal description, how to perform a title search, and how to identify nearby oil and gas activity.

Thanks again to everyone who left a review or who submitted a question! If you have a question about your minerals or royalties, send it to [email protected] and we may feature it in an upcoming episode!

As always, resources mentiond in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com