Apr 30, 2026
Your royalty check is the end product of dozens of economic forces working all at once — and most of them have nothing to do with what's happening on your property. In this episode, we break down the economic framework every mineral owner needs to understand: starting with the global or macro-economic forces that set...
Apr 23, 2026
When a landman calls or a lease offer arrives in the mail, most mineral owners don't realize they're at the starting point of a negotiation — not the finish line. In this episode, we use a real question as the jumping-off point for a practical conversation about how to negotiate a better oil and gas lease. We walk...
Apr 16, 2026
In this episode, we answer questions submitted by Scott, Greg, Charlotte, Clarissa, Sheri, and Paul. In this month's listener Q&A, we tackle a diverse set of questions that reflect the full range of challenges mineral and royalty owners face — from a technical question about appraisal methodology, to a...
Apr 9, 2026
In this month’s news episode, we break down the energy market fallout from the U.S.-Iran conflict and what it actually means for oil prices (and your royalty checks) for the forseeable future. As compared to the start of the conflict, recent infrastructure damage has fundamentally changed the price recovery timeline....