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Permalink Reply by Grice on November 7, 2008 at 6:07

No, your concern may easily be displaced as an oversight by the operator. A simple request to the operator could resolve the situation. However, if the operator denies your request, your concern may become justified.

As for placing a lock on the pad, it could be a simple insurance issue, whereas the operator is obligated to secure the area. Even with the main gate secured, the pad itself may be required to be separately secured. Again, a simple call to the operator could yield a more precise answer.

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Permalink Reply by Snake Stewart on November 7, 2008 at 16:22

Not speaking for Mr. Jim, KB,
Instead of trying to get 12 different people a key to the same lock, just install your lock through the link of the chain and loop of the padlock.Next lock hooks through the next lock and so on and so forth.Daisy chained locks so to speak.No matter who needs in (with permission of course), they can gain entrance via their company lock.
For us , the City has a lock. The power company has a lock, gas company has a lock and so on and so forth at each facility. In an emergency, they dont have to find someone with a key because they have their lock on the gate as well.Hope this helps.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on November 10, 2008 at 5:09

Works as long as some moron dosn't mess it up.

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Permalink Reply by Grice on November 7, 2008 at 21:45

Jim, I am curious about the legal responsibility of doing this (cutting the chain). If the operator was the only person holding access to the pad, does that separate the landowner's liability to the pad? If the landowner takes it upon himself to gain access to the secured area, does he then also accept some of the liability and risk? Without the landowner having access to the secured pad, those liabilities and risk are relinquished, providing the operator to hold full responsibilities over the secured area. Even though the landowner may have a right to enjoy his land, the lease may protect operator's right to secure the pad. For the landowner to gain access, I would think there would be some legal protocol established.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on November 10, 2008 at 5:12

A prudent operator would allow the landowner access, if for nothing else than good p.r.

But, They would hold the landowner liable if they we doing somthing inappropriate. I would not allow an individual to climb the tanks for example.

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Permalink Reply by DaddyT on November 10, 2008 at 5:39

Baron,
Thanks, but I hope no one would do a thing like that, I, myself would never touch anything on the pad for fear of my safety, or hindering my royalty check. I have looked at the solar panel, I am only human, you know...Ha, Ha! But did not know if there was a reason for it to have a new the lock on the gate to the pad. It is about a mile off the highway and no one would have business back there but us and the people dealing with the well. Guess I am just curious.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on November 10, 2008 at 5:51

You would be suprised. Many a curious landowners has climbed the tanks and opened the lid to see inside. I saw one do with a cigarette in hand!!

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on November 10, 2008 at 5:53

Most sites are locked to deter theft. Equipment, pipe, and enve the oil have a tendency to disapear.

I even heard a story about an operator in TX that was going well to well, taking some oil out of each tank, and then filling his tanks at a dry hole!

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Permalink Reply by DaddyT on November 10, 2008 at 6:03

OK, that adds another concern, I write down the amounts off the panel and I have noticed the oil drops a little some times. Not much, maybe .5 ft or something like that, not always but like it might be up a couple weeks and then it will drop a little. My sister has a well that is doing the same thing, I just thought (not being versed in o & g) that in the summer maybe it would evaporate or something, or maybe they used it in the generator that they put on the well at times.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on November 10, 2008 at 6:37

Water should already be seperated out by the heater treater.

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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on November 10, 2008 at 6:35

The volume will change slightly due to temp. changes.

This is why you should buy gasoline in the morning when its cooler, you get just a little more btu's.

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