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

Will the HR 1 "Lower Energy Costs Act" actually lower energy costs and could it benefit mineral and royalty owners? Justin and I break down the latest thinking on this proposed legislation and the potential impacts on our minerals and royalties.

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

There are several factors that can have a large effect on value of minerals, including commodity prices, when wells are drilled, and lease terms. Of all of these, the one factor that is in our control is the lease royalty rate. In this episode we talk about tips for maximizing value of your minerals and a quick rule of thumb you can use to determine value in certain cases.

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

We get through the last batch of listener questions asked towards the end of 2022. We covered a wide range of topics from leasing tips, how to find unclaimed royalties and other interests you might not know about, how to get notified when there are new wells permitted nearby (and how to tell if you might have an interest in these wells), how to get started investing in minerals the right way (and what to do if you get an unsolicited offer to invest in drilling a well), and more.

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

In this episode, we discuss the recently approved resolution allowing the Uinta Basin Railroad to secure up to $2 billion in private activity bonds, BP's CEO warns of issues if we rush the energy transition, and New Mexico looks to follow Colorado with oil & gas regulation overhaul. And as always, we talk about the latest rig count and where we are seeing the biggest changes.

If you come across any interesting articles that you would like us to cover in an upcoming episode, please send it to [email protected]. As always, the links to the articles mentioned in the show can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

You probably have gone through a lot of effort to understand and get a handle on your mineral interests. In this episode, we talk about how to make it easier for your heirs and what to do if they aren't interested in managing your interests. From how to educate the next generation, hiring a mineral manager to do it for them, to selling your interests, there are a lot of options to consider.

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

In this episode we talk about what the midstream sector in the oil & gas industry does and how it affects royalty owners. From marketing and managing royalty payments for some operators to separating out the high value NGL's from your gas stream, the midstream oil & gas sector has a big impact on most royalty owners.

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

In this month's news episode for February 2023, we discuss the bearish outlook for natural gas in 2023, how California's new "emergency" oil & gas setback regulations hurt mineral owners, what happened in the latest OPEC+ meeting, and what to make of the drop in rig count.

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

https://mineralrightspodcast.com/mrp-188-why-does-the-u-s-import-heavy-oil/In this episode we discuss what type of oil is considered heavy crude, where it is found, and some of the reasons why it is still imported to the U.S. after the shale revolution.

As always, links to the articles we mention in the episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.

My guest this week is Jared Boehs. Jared is the CEO of HyQ Technologies, an Oklahoma-based company focused on recycling oilfield produced water into distilled water and other valuable by-products for beneficial reuse. Jared is also a certified mineral manager and helps property owners with operator negotiations. In this conversation, Jared shares the amazing opportunities around water that is produced as a by-product of oil and gas activity.

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 more of the questions that were submitted in 2022. We hope you enjoy! As always, the links to the resources mentioned in this episode can be found in the show notes at mineralrightspodcast.com.