The Mineral Rights Podcast: Mineral Rights | Royalties | Oil and Gas | Matt Sands

As the Washington Post recently reported, Joe Biden made "the embarrassing move to call on OPEC and its allies to boost oil production as pump prices climb, underscoring alarm over the U.S. loss of …

You may have seen the headlines regarding the proposed tax law changes that are being considered in the U.S. as a way to help pay for the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill and the related $3.5 trilli…

In this month’s Mineral Rights Podcast news episode for August 2021 we talk about how Deb Haaland is ignoring the ruling reversing the  federal oil and gas leasing ban, oil and gas royalty owner’s pe…

In this episode, my co-host Justin Williams shares his journey inheriting mineral rights and royalties from his great uncle Jake. Learn about the initial phone call from a landman to his mother letti…

In this episode we talk about the current oil and gas market, where prices might be headed, and what this all means for mineral and royalty owners.

As always, you can go to mineralrightspodcast.com t…

As you may know, there is a big push towards "renewables" and electric vehicles as part of the goal of a net zero carbon emission future.  In this episode, we talk about the pros and cons of this tra…

In this month's Mineral Rights Podcast news episode for July 2021 we talk about how using stranded natural gas to mine bitcoin can benefit mineral owners, Boulder County Colorado lawsuit to stop dri…

Our guest this week is Ian Dexter Palmer, the author of The Shale Controversy, which explains the pros and cons of fracking and tries to distill the facts around climate change in a non-partisan way.…

Today we’re going to talk about an issue that affects all mineral owners in some way and that is the concept of cotenancy with mineral rights. 

We also answer a listener question from Dennis about a …

In my role as the president of the Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), I was invited to be a panelist on a Mineral Interest Owner Forum hosted by Great Western Pet…

In this interview, NARO Board Member and Landman Katy Alven shares her experiences working in the oil & gas industry and most recently managing the land department of a mineral acquisition company.  …

In this month's Mineral Rights Podcast news episode for June 2021 we talk about Shell's plans to divest the Shell Deer Park Refinery and their recent lawsuit in the Netherlands, New Mexico's plans t…

I'm very excited about our conversation with our guest this week.  Justin and I spoke with Jack Fleet, the Executive Director of the National Association of Royalty Owners, Inc. (NARO).

In his role a…

Many of you may recognize today's guest from the Mineral Rights Forum and her involvement with the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO).  I'm referring to Martha Barnes who is an amazing per…

Did you know that oil and gas royalty owners can take advantage of a form of depreciation on their interests called the depletion deduction?  Learn all about it and why we need to let our voices be h…

In this month's Mineral Rights Podcast news episode for May 2021 we cover a case where pooling across county lines can make you have to pay property tax in two counties, a Texas mineral fund manager…

Oil and gas operators may hand over royalties to the state if they can’t locate the mineral owner.  Do you have unclaimed mineral rights or thousands of dollars in royalties that you don’t know abou…

With a strong focus on decarbonization, many proposals for putting a price on carbon emissions have been discussed recently. In this episode, we talk about carbon tax, cap and trade (aka emissions tr…

In this month's Mineral Rights Podcast news episode for April 2021 we cover a victory for mineral owners in Ohio, a loss for owners in Pennsylvania, states join Louisiana lawsuit against Biden Admin…

After all the build-up and anticipation, we've finally reached 100 episodes! To celebrate, we took a look back on the past 100 episodes and picked a few of our favorite moments since Matt started the…