When a Pennsylvania landowner signs an oil and gas lease, the gas company often records a separate document called a Memorandum of Oil and Gas Lease or a Short Form Lease Memorandum. Many landowners pay little attention to this document because they assume the important agreement is the lease itself. That can be a mistake. The Memorandum may:… Read more »
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Pennsylvania Gas Royalty Statements: What Landowners Should Review Before Accepting the Numbers
When Pennsylvania landowners receive natural gas royalty statements, the documents often appear confusing, technical, and difficult to evaluate. Many statements contain columns of numbers, codes, volumes, prices, deductions, taxes, owner decimal interests, and payment calculations that are not easy to understand. As a result, many landowners simply deposit the royalty check and assume the amount… Read more »
