Oil Gas and Minerals

Can an owner of the surface rights of real property prevent a different owner of the oil and gas rights from leasing the oil and gas rights? I am asking the above question relevant to oil and gas interests in Noble county, Ohio

What is the fine and jail term for illegally prospecting on Federal Parks Land that is prohibited.

My question is on Property rights, mineral rights, and interest. The previous deeds to our properties dates back to the year of January 9, 1866. In the deeds from then on to this day have the paragraph reading of: Together with all and singular buildings and right-of-ways, water, water courses, right, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, use trust, property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever of in law, equity, or otherwise, howsoever, of in, to, or out of the same. If, in the future, we would decide to sell a portion of our property, but not sell the mineral rights to it, or the interests, etc. to that portion sold, could we just omit this paragraph reading: from being wrote in the new portion deed? Would that keep the right from being sold, with it?

A 1 year oil and gas lease with Mission River Systems terminates on July 27, 2004. Mission Rivers assigns the lease to Dewbre Petroleum and was executed on November 16, 2004, 'however effective as of August 1, 2004'. Is this legal to backdate ? An over-riding Royalty was given on August 1, 2003, which was 4 days after the lease was signed on July 27, 2003 and said lease expired on July 27,2004..Does this over-riding interest expire with the termination of lease on July 27, 2004?Oil production did not start until October, 2004 and we received our first royalty check on Dec. 5, 2004. Can this 2.25% over-riding be taken away because it expired with the termination of the lease?

I want to transfer mineral rights which I inherited over to my aunt. This is in Jack County, Texas. It involves two properties which have been divided up into small pieces and given to many family memebers. Do I use a Quitclaim or an Oil, Gas, and Mineral deed?