As a geologist … a scientist (and certainly not a lawyer), we know the answer is, “No”. Correct? TheFreeDictionary.com defines a mineral as, “A naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness. read more
” Coal can be an economically mineable “mineral”. We know that. read more
“The Dunham Rule requires that, for an interest in oil and gas rights to be reserved in a deed, the term ‘natural gas’ must be specified in the reservation. At issue in the case was whether a reservation of ‘minerals’ in an 1882 deed included Marcellus Shale gas. read more