Oil & Gas 101: Oil and Gas Basics for the Mineral Owner

Often landowners are relatively uninterested in minerals, mineral estates, etc. until they receive a letter from an oil company proposing to lease their mineral rights. Then, everything changes. Now they're quite interested in learning a few things… which is the reason Oil and Gas Mineral Services Co. exists, to serve America's mineral owners. An oil company is interested in leasing your minerals because they have reason to believe that they can find oil or gas there. Consider this article as your Oil and Gas 101 course, primarily written for the mineral rights owner. Learning oil and gas basics will help you maximize the value of your mineral rights.