Hello, Wes. I think the answer is, they are not your landman. They are the lease agent’s landman. The oil company’s landman. They could be an independent landman, with 120 working day drafts (I agree with Buddy that it amounts to a free option). I think the only landman that is yours would be one that you hire/pay, and even then, you need to ask questions. There are landmen and lawyers out there that I am sure do less than quality work. I believe I never communicated with a competent landman before I came to this site and forums. Had the landmen I had dealt with previously done a good job, I’d have never had reason to look for this forum. I’d have been solidly leased, paid, paying my taxes and spending my royalty. I think the less able landman counts on getting a commitment from you, to tie up your minerals, then they can fix it later with you as captive audience. To restate Wes, if you didn’t seek them out and pay them yourself, they are not your landman.