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

What do Groucho Marx and James Dean have in common? Also, did you know that Bing Crosby (yes the same White Christmas Bing Crosby) owned mineral rights in Grady County, Oklahoma? Today's guest, attorney Richard Winblad, tells us these fun and interesting stories and more.

You may recognize Richard's name from the Mineral Rights Forum as he is a frequent contributor there and has helped many mineral owners make sense of what they might own.

Richard explains what marketable title is, the ins and outs of probate, estate planning, and when an affidavit of heirship might be useful for clearing up title to your minerals.

The value of your mineral rights to you is what is most important. We may have a connection with our mineral rights since they have been handed down within our families for generations. That said, there are several factors that can impact the value of your mineral rights and royalties. In this episode, we break down the top 6 biggest factors that impact the value of your oil and gas mineral rights and royalties.

As always, you can find the show notes and additional resources mentioned in this episode at mineralrightspodcast.com

Water management is big business in unconventional oil & gas fields. Today we talk about produced water and things to consider if you are approached to sell or lease your land for a saltwater disposal well (aka SWD well). This episode is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or legal advice.

Show notes can be found at mineralrightspodcast.com where you will find links to the resources mentioned in this episode like my favorite book on negotiating, Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss.

In this month's mineral rights news episode for December 2020:

• Court: 118-year-old document gives Anadarko mineral rights to Lincoln County land
• Dueling Dinosaurs Find Scientific Community, Despite Near Fossilization Of Legal Case
• Sen. Heinrich wants to protect the Pecos watershed from future mining
• Colorado Has A Brand New Set Of Oil And Gas Rules With A Focus On Regulating The Industry

As always, you can go to mineralrightspodcast.com to find the links to these articles and other information referred to in this episode. To send us an article you would like us to cover in a future episode, please email [email protected]

This week is part two of our 2020 listener questions series where we answer questions submitted by Jonna, Kevin, Marla, and Sean. If you haven't listen to part one yet, be sure to go back and listen to Episode 80 as well.

Thanks again to everyone who left a review or who submitted a question. If you have a question about your minerals or royalties, you can send it to [email protected] and who knows we might just answer it on the air.

This feedback really helps keep us going and helps make sure that we are putting out content that is tailored to your needs. So if this has been helpful, please take a moment and leave us an honest rating & review on Apple Podcasts if that is where you are listening to this.

In this episode, we shout out listeners who left a review on Apple Podcasts and we answer the questions that were submitted by Butch, Gregg, Frank, and Ken via email. In fact, we had so many questions in the backlog that we had to split this into two episodes. Stay tuned for Part Two next week!

Thanks again to everyone who left a review or who submitted a question. If you have a question, you can send it to [email protected] and who knows we might just answer it on the air.

This feedback really helps keep us going and helps make sure that we are putting out content that is tailored to your needs. So if this has been helpful, please take a moment and leave us an honest rating & review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks!

In this month's Mineral Rights Podcast news episode for November 2020, we talk a novel technology that addresses renewable energy storage issues, peak oil demand after COVID, the latest mergers of U.S. shale producers, and why the recent Texas Railroad Commission election was so important

An $11 trillion global hydrogen energy boom is coming. Here's what could trigger it |

Rystad Revises Peak Oil Demand Forecast | U.S. shale mergers reshuffle the oil production landscape | Republican Candidate Jim Wright Poised To Be Texas' Next Oil And Gas Regulator

As always, you can go to mineralrightspodcast.com to find the links to these articles and other resources mentioned in this episode. To send us an article you would like us to cover in a future episode, please email [email protected]

Selling your mineral rights? Here's what you need to know about how to sell your minerals or royalties to get the highest price possible from a sale or lease and the three primary ways this can be done.

This is a deep dive into the 4th tip that we covered in Episode 70 about what to know if you are thinking about selling your minerals or royalties. Specifically we touched on the different ways you can go about selling your property, from hiring a broker, to listing it on an auction website, to contacting buyers yourself.

If you are thinking about selling your mineral rights or royalties, get our free cheat sheet with all the details to help you sell your property for top dollar like a pro.

These tips can also be used if you are interested in leasing your mineral rights so this doesn't just apply to mineral owners wanting to cash out of their property.

In this episode, we do a deeper dive on the issue of a fracking ban on federal lands that Joe Biden has talked about implementing if he gets elected president in 2020.

To help you understand what this might mean for the value of your mineral rights and for the future royalties that you might receive, we look at what it would mean for the oil & gas industry, the states that would be impacted the most, and the takeaway for mineral and royalty owners. You might be surprised at what we have to say.

As always, you can go to mineralrightspodcast.com to find the links to the resources mentioned in this episode. Let us know what you think about this important topic - email [email protected]

When you read about the coming transition to renewable energy, critical minerals may not be the first thing that comes to mind. That said, these minerals are critical (pun intended) for the "renewable" energy infrastructure being touted by some politicians. From solar panels and wind turbines to electric vehicles and the large quantities of batteries that make these technologies usable, minerals like lithium and cobalt are required. In fact, the World Bank predicts a 500% increase in the production of these critical minerals by 2050 to meet growing demand.

Growing the food required to feed the growing global population uses a lot of fertilizer, and potash is a naturally occurring ingredient in fertilizer.

Like oil & gas, for a company to be able to mine for potash or other critical minerals on privately owned land, they must obtain a lease from the mineral owner beforehand.

In this episode we talk about what Potash is, where it is located, things to think about before signing a mining lease to mine potash or other critical minerals.