Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association

SWKROA is the strongest landowner organization in Kansas and one of the most successful mineral owner groups in the United States. SWKROA is totally devoted to representing mineral and royalty owner rights by the oil and gas industry, the Kansas legislature, and the news media as the authority on subjects dealing with mineral owners. SWKROA is a nonprofit membership corporation existing under the

laws of the State of Kansas and is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a business league. Members of the Association are owners of mineral interests and of royalty payable to them as oil and gas lessors. The purpose of the Association is to promote the common business interests of such members. SWKROA members are kept informed of matters of general interest and concern to mineral owners through timely newsletters and special bulletins throughout the year. The Executive Secretary's office is also available to respond to inquiries of SWKROA members, either by telephone or by correspondence. The Association has established guidelines for payment of compensation for pipeline easements and for wellsite damages. It also has available for its members pipeline easement and seismograph permit forms, the terms of which are generally accepted by the oil and gas companies operating in the Hugoton Fields.