Some seventeen important questions have been identified for you to ask your Lawyer, to ask the driller’s Landman, to ask your Neighbor, or to ask Yourself, if you are considering the signing of a lease for mineral rights that you own.
These questions are being circulated in Pennsylvania and in New York; and, they are certainly appropriate to be asked here in West Virginia, where Marcellus shale drilling and fracking operations are proliferating. Greater detail on the nature of the Marcellus and other shales as well as on the drilling and fracking processes can be found on the Internet. An outstanding section on mineral rights is included. Another web-site that has some useful information about mineral rights in WV is sponsored by Oil and Gas Mineral Services of Houston, TX.