re: Tuscaloosa Marine Shale

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Thought standard royalty was 12.5%? Would like to know as we have been contacted concerning land below Montegut that they hit on

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There is no standard, there is usually a minimum allowed by the state, in Louisiana the Haynesville Shale leases have been "typically" 25%. Each play can be different, and I don't follow the TMS that closely.