Oil/Gas Leases

[Burnadell]

OOPS, I meant I have never heard of anybody paying a bonus of $2000 per acre. It is usually in the $hundreds.

You guys are getting a great deal! Way to go...must be boucou gas down there!

[stxhunter]

Not to hijack this thread but how do you actually get someone out to your place? No one has gone out to our ranch, but we see gas and oil wells going up pretty regularly around the area. Any advice?

[Bill M]

Texhunter, speaking of private roads. I had a guy ask me about access to his property. He is trying to sell 150 acres in Davis County, I think. Anyway, the land has been in the family for 50 years and is virtually land locked. To access the property they have driven across another landowner. In preparation to sell the property they discovered there was no easement.

What options does he have? Would adverse possession play a part in retaining the right to ingress and egress?

Dru the best way would be to get the landowner to grant an access easement that they have already been using for years. The landowner apparently hasn't cared if they crossed his land.

Adverse possession would be the hard way and cost both property owners money in legal fees so I don't know why the landowner wouldn't grant the easement.

They should talk to the landowner about granting the easement. A survey of the easement will probably be required by the lender of whoever buys the property.