Water Rights and Mineral Search
Lashley Land’s team is comprised of specialists, each with a unique knowledge base and skill set from which all members of our team can draw support in order to better help our clients.
What Are Water Rights and Mineral Searches?
Water rights and mineral searches are crucial aspects of land ownership, especially in Nebraska and other parts of the United States. A water right refers to the legal ability to use water from a specific source, such as surface water or groundwater rights, while mineral rights grant the exclusive right to extract mineral resources such as natural gas or crude oil. Understanding the ownership of these rights, whether they are part of the mineral estate or surface estate, is key to determining the full ownership rights of a property.
Purchasing Land in Nebraska
When purchasing real estate in Nebraska, it’s important to consider how mineral exploration, mining operations, and mineral rights ownership impact your property. Mining companies often engage in mineral leases with mineral owners to access resources, making it essential to review agreements with title companies to understand the mineral interest and mineral lease specifics. Additionally, the accommodation doctrine plays a role in balancing the interests of the surface owner and mineral lessee.
The legal framework surrounding water rights in the U.S. is based on prior appropriation and riparian rights. States like Nebraska follow the beneficial use doctrine, ensuring water users efficiently utilize this natural resource. Produced water management is another factor, where services handle disposal and reuse. Additionally, groundwater rights and surface water laws are influenced by legal cases.
Coy Fisher is based out of Sidney Nebraska, and has over a decade of experience in Water and Mineral Rights. He is a Registered Petroleum Landman (RPL) with the American Association of Petroleum Landman (AAPL).
Mr. Fisher helps landowners to better understand their sub-surface ownership rights. Mr. Fisher can prepare reports informing Landowners of their land’s water and mineral rights, and provide an analysis of value for those rights. Should the Landowner choose to do so, Mr. Fisher can help landowners market those rights, and guide client landowners through all transfers, leases, and fee sales.
Mr. Fisher has title experience conducting mineral research of fee, State, and Federal ownerships in Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. He has been involved in oil and gas acquisitions, prospect assembly, prospect management, curative titles, and performs all aspects of surface permitting, inspection, and damage agreements. He is a proud member of the Wyoming Association of Professional Landmen (WAPL) and the Nebraska Petroleum Producers Association (NPPA).
Mr. Fisher owns and operates his own company, Golden Triangle Land Services, which is an entity completely separate from Lashley Land.
If you have interest in finding out what marketable water rights or mineral rights may be associated with your property, and possibly even marketing those rights, please call Coy Fisher at 307-630-1318.
Please visit the Golden Triangle Land Services, Inc’s website at: GoldenTriangleLand.com