Penn State Royalty Calculator
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The "spreadsheet" below simply demonstrates the relationships between all the variables used to determine royalty payments. Use it to see what changes in each variable might have on your bottom line. You can enter multiple variables to see WHAT IF.....
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NOTES:
How much of your land is in the production unit?
When an energy company applies for a drilling permit, they map out where they expect to recover the gas.
Landowners are then paid a royalty from the well on a pro-rated share.
For example, if the production unit is 400 acres and 100 acres is your land, you will receive a royaly based on 25% of the production, multiplied by your royalty rate.
Market price for Natural Gas:
How to determine the market price varies greatly by comany and on a lease by lease basis. Is it the market value at the well head, or at the entry point to the pipeline?
Is it "net value" , subtracting marketing cost or is it gross value with no deductions. Many times landowners do not know the answers to this question.
However, stay conservative on the value and you can see the effects of changes in royalties or production in payments.
Natural Gas Weekly seems to keep an eye on Prices: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp
