Reader Requests Assistance -- November 7, 2015

Updates

November 9, 2015: see comments. First step: determine if these are "fee minerals" or not. Second step: contact an attorney well versed in oil and gas and estate law in North Dakota.
 

Original Note

 

A reader has recently become involved with the family's estate that includes mineral acres on federal land -- Fort Berthold Indian Reservation -- in the state of North Dakota.

The reader has asked if there is a resource that would help him/her navigate the federal rules as they pertain to the oil and gas industry in the state.

I provided my two-cents worth and was going to leave it at that, but thought maybe someone out there might have some ideas. Comments can be provided anonymously, and my e-mail address is available somewhere at the blog.