How to sell mineral rights in Red River Parish, Louisiana

Red River Parish, Louisiana is undergoing development of the Haynesville shale, an oil and gas formation from 11,000 to 13,000 feet subsurface. Many wells have been drilled over the past few years. There are some sweet spots in Red River Parish but there are also some bad spots. Roughly the eastern 25% has not turned out very well. But in other areas of the parish, decent to prolific production has been found. The production is dry natural gas; there is no oil produced. If oil were found in the Haynesville shale, it would help, as the price of crude oil relative to natural gas is much higher. Natural gas prices have been low for three years now.

By the way, persistent rumors that there is oil production below the Haynesville shale are just that. We have seen no verification of this. For now, that's all it is, a rumor. Rumors are common in the oilfield.

Those who own mineral rights and royalty rights in the Haynesville shale are likely subject to an oil and gas lease owned by Encana. There are some leases owned by Chesapeake, Petrohawk, Shell (SWEPI), Forest Oil and QEP Resources (Questar). Encana and Shell have a joint operating agreement in an area of mutual interest. Encana/Shell/SWEPI, by far, has more acreage in Red River parish than any other operator.

Some people want or need cash, for any number of reasons and selling mineral rights can bring a big cash payday. For many, it's the only asset they have that has a lot of value. And selling mineral rights (sell royalties) doesn't affect their land ownership, if they own the land. Plus, in Louisiana, a sale of mineral rights creates a servitude, and this servitude creates prescription. Which means that if drilling does not occur within ten years, the mineral rights revert to the person who owns the land, the landowner. So, if you sell mineral rights in Red River parish, they won't be gone forever. In other states, selling mineral rights means they are gone for good.

SELLING MINERAL RIGHTS IN RED RIVER PARISH LOUISIANA

Here are the steps to take if you are considering selling mineral rights in Red River Parish.

1. Consider whether you should sell or not. (See Why Sell Mineral Rights.)
2. If you decide to sell mineral rights or if you own only royalty rights, to sell royalty rights (sell royalties) in Red River parish, you need to gather some information. You'll need to know the section, township, range of your property, gross acres, net acres you own, which oil and gas company the mineral rights or royalty rights are leased to if an oil and gas lease exists, the date and term of the lease, the royalty percentage in the lease and also your property description, sometimes called the legal description.
3. You need to make a deal with a mineral rights buyer in Red River parish who buys mineral rights and buys royalty rights. (Here is a mineral rights buyer.) Be prepared to furnish copies of documents if asked.

It's not a difficult thing to do, especially if you have a courteous, professional mineral buyer with a lot of experience, such as the one suggested above! For additional information about selling mineral rights or selling royalty rights in Red River parish (sell royalties), it's suggested you review the information, How To Sell Mineral Rights In Red River Parish Louisiana. Good luck with your sale of mineral rights (selling royalty rights) in Red River parish!