Having Fun With a Serious Subject
I've owned minerals in LA and TX since 2008. I've been in the ad business for more than 30 years, working mostly as a graphic designer and ad copywriter.
That said, I created the attached meme that reflects (also vents) my frustrations with operators intentionally keeping me in the dark—a recurring theme on GHS as we all know.
Hope you like it.
Oil & Gas Pro
Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant
LOL! Thanks, Jimmy. Humorous but also unfortunately accurate. Once a mineral owner signs a lease and becomes a lessor they are largely ignored. Common courtesy in the majority of cases is a nonstarter. After being ignored over a serious issue, the only course for the mineral owner is an attorney and potentially litigation. The legal response of the industry is deny, delay, deny, delay and try to wait out the mineral owner. It is largely a successful strategy and therefore is used continually across the entire industry. The O&G industry is the most litigious industry around. When they aren't in litigation with mineral owners, they are suing each other.
Oct 7