This lease rider form may be used when you are involved in a lease transaction, and have made the decision to utilize the form of Oil and Gas Lease presented to you by the Lessee, and you want to include additional provisions to that Lease form to address specific concerns you may have, or place limitations on the rights granted the Lessee in the “standard” lease form.
Minnesota Offset Well Protection and Payment of Compensatory Royalty is a regulatory policy implemented by the state of Minnesota to ensure fair compensation to landowners whose oil, gas, or mineral interests are affected by the drilling of an offset well. Offset well protection refers to the regulations in place to safeguard the rights of landowners to receive compensatory royalties when an offset well is drilled adjacent to their property. These regulations aim to prevent the negative impacts of drilling on their mineral interests by ensuring that they are adequately compensated for the extraction taking place nearby. The payment of compensatory royalty is the financial compensation provided to landowners whose mineral interests are adversely affected by an offset well. This compensation is determined based on the value of the extracted minerals and the extent to which the landowner's interests are impacted. There are two main types of Minnesota Offset Well Protection and Payment of Compensatory Royalty: 1. Surface Compensation: This type of compensatory royalty is provided to landowners when the surface of their property is utilized for drilling purposes. Landowners receive compensation for the use and potential disturbance of their land, including damages to crops, infrastructure, and any other land-related issues caused by the drilling activities. 2. Subsurface Compensation: Subsurface compensatory royalties are granted to landowners when the extraction of minerals beneath their property is impacted by the drilling of an offset well on adjacent land. This compensation aims to provide fair remuneration for any loss or reduction in the value of the minerals that could have been extracted from their property due to the drilling operations. Keywords: Minnesota, offset well protection, payment of compensatory royalty, regulatory policy, landowners, drilling, mineral interests, compensatory royalties, negative impacts, financial compensation, extracted minerals, surface compensation, subsurface compensation, property, adjacent land, drilling activities, remuneration, reduction in value, drilling operations.
