A more thorough explanation:

EXECUTIVE RIGHT

The executive right is the exclusive right to lease specific land or mineral rights. It is one of the aspects of the mineral interest.

For example, if a person owns a piece of land that has oil and gas reserves, they have the executive right to lease the land to an oil and gas company for exploration and production. This means that they have the power to negotiate the terms of the lease and receive the royalties from the production of oil and gas on their land.

Another example is if a person owns a mineral interest in a property, but they have sold the executive right to a third party. In this case, the third party has the exclusive right to lease the mineral rights and receive the royalties from the production of oil and gas on the property.

The executive right is an important aspect of mineral ownership because it gives the owner the power to control the leasing and production of oil and gas on their property. This means that they can negotiate favorable terms with oil and gas companies and receive a share of the profits from the production of oil and gas. The examples illustrate how the executive right works in practice and how it can be sold or retained by the owner of the mineral interest.