A Guide to Split Estates in Oil & Gas Development
The Environmental Quality Council pursuant to House Bill 790 (Montana Legislature, 2005) created this brochure. The brochure is a summary of the document and is not a substitute for complete laws and regulations.
A Guide to Split Estates in Oil & Gas Development (pdf)
Our department maintains and can provide information about mineral property owned by the State of Montana. Similarly, the Federal Bureau of Land Management maintains information about federally-owned mineral property. Ownership information for privately-owned mineral property is maintained by the Clerk and Recorder's office in the county where the property is located
For more information about:
State Minerals
Julie David
Mineral Leasing Section, DNRC
P.O. Box
201601
Helena, MT 59620-1601
406/444-4576
Federal Minerals
Public Records Section
Bureau of Land Management
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101
406/896-5004
Private Minerals
County Clerk and Recorder's Offices
