Agree that E&P's are generally 60 to 80% hedged in 2009 and less in 2010 (other than CRK), but poor royalty owner gets well head price since a prudent person probably wouldn't have hedged 2009 or 2010 NG from a well not yet drilled and over which he/she has no control.
How could you ever hedge a SWEP well since SWEP drills, but doesn't deliver to sales or report anything.
I would think, if necessary, they could hire the expertise they needed from one of the companies in the play that CAN complete a well. Hell, they can hire Schlumberger to supervise the drilling and completion of the well. I guess I should sell all my Royal Dutch stock. Looks to me like they have as much trouble building pipelines as they do drilling wells.