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Desk Focus 04 · Leasing, ROW & Owner Calls

Lease & ROW Negotiation Mentorship.

Before you call a mineral owner or walk a pasture with a ranch manager, you need to know every clause in the packet you are carrying, what you are authorized to adjust, and what must go back to the client. Work through your owner prep, lease riders, alignment sheets, and call logs with a mentor.

Apply for leasing & ROW mentorship

An application is a request, not a seat. Format, schedule, and any fee are agreed in writing only after a match.

Sample tract diary & clause markup. Tract 014 (NE/4), OGL & surface rider negotiation. Generic parties, not a real file.

White chalk: the mentee's contact log. Yellow chalk: a mentor's notes.

Step Topic Owner request Approved parameters Date / Channel Tract Mentee's draft response Mentor's notes
1 Prep Pre-call check MI vs. surface Date 03/01Mode Desk Tract 14 Owner holds 1/4 MI + 100% surface; 3 cotenants hold 3/4 MI.

Good. Because she owns 100% of the surface and 1/4 of the minerals, be ready for surface-use questions on the first call.
2 Pugh Depth release Rider C Date 03/03Mode Phone Tract 14 Drafted depth clause freehand.

Never freehand a lease clause. Use only the client's pre-approved Pugh rider verbatim, or send the request to counsel.
3 ROW Double-ditch Line specs Date 03/06Mode Field Tract 14 Logged topsoil segregation (12 in.) and H-brace gate station.

Spot on. Put the exact station numbers on the alignment exhibit and in the construction line list.

What we go through on leasing & ROW

  1. Reading the OGL or easement packet cold.

    Knowing the habendum clause, royalty and post-production language, pooling and allocation authority, shut-in terms, and Exhibit A riders before you pick up the phone.

  2. Reading alignment sheets and survey plats.

    Matching centerline station numbers, permanent easement width, temporary workspace (TWS), and bore profiles to the landowner's fences, pivots, and roads.

  3. Opening the call and staying in your lane.

    Introducing yourself and your client clearly, answering factual questions about the unit or corridor, and never crossing into legal or tax advice.

  4. Keeping an auditable contact diary.

    Writing dated, objective tract notes that support compulsory-pooling testimony, project-finance audits, or right-of-way good-faith negotiation records.

Apply to be matched with a mentor

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Applying doesn't reserve a place, set a start date or commit you to a fee. Those come after a match, and only if you agree.

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Your role and the kind of work. For example: field lease buyer, ROW agent, title landman moving into leasing.

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