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What is a ratification form? - Oil Gas & Minerals I need to know what a ratification form is. There is a oil and gas lease company wanting me to sign one. 04/12/2007 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » TX #3039

Who is responsible for moving items of private property to repair gas lines? Both my wife and I are disabled. We are raising five grandchildren. We barely make it from month to month. There's a gas line that comes across our property within 20 or 30 feet of our back door. I have a utility building, a car shelter, trees, and flowers. I was told by a compan... 05/12/2007 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » NC #4526

Can the gas company legally condemn my property to lay pipe on it? Can a Gas company legally condemn my property if I refuse to let them dig and lay a pipe line on it? 05/22/2007 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » TX #5557

Do the overriding royalty holders drop off of the list once the lease has changed hands? I live in Tennessee and I purchased several oil leases in Lee County, Kentucky. These leases have not been in production for over 15 years. Do the overriding royalty holders drop off of the list once the lease has changed hands? Or, Is the overriding royalty expired because produ... 01/19/2009 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » TN #15023

How does my friend claim the mineral rights that her mother owned when she passed away? I have a client whose mother owned mineral rights (natural gas) in Los Angeles County at the time of her death. Is there a particular form of deed for this? The mother didn't own the fee. The daughter (my client) probated the will in New Jersey, where her mother resided. So-d... 02/10/2009 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » CA #15221

Does Gas Company Need to Give My Franchise a Right of First Refusal? I have been a lessee of a gas station for 13 years. The lease has been transferred 2 times. I bought the station as a 'Company A' and a few years later 'Company B' bought 'Company A'. For the deal to go through, 'Company A' had to divest assets in Oregon and other states as well.... 06/24/2009 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » OR #17176

What are the Penalties for Illegal Prospecting? What is the fine and jail term for illegally prospecting on Federal Parks Land that is prohibited. 02/16/2011 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » WI #24237

Can a Surface Owner Prevent Assignment of Oil and Gas Rights? Can an owner of the surface rights of real property prevent a different owner of the oil and gas rights from leasing the oil and gas rights? I am asking the above question relevant to oil and gas interests in Noble county, Ohio 04/14/2011 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » FL #24640

Who is responsible for the death of a subcontractor when he was performing prescribed tasks? if a subcontractor is hired by larger corporation to provide a specific task and while working on this specific task the subcontractors employee dies, who's responsible? who is the subcontractor an employee of? the statutory employment law is being used as well, what is this l... 09/01/2011 \| Category » Oil Gas and Minerals State » LA #25444