JdWestTX,
Finally! Someone with some “ground truth” that I’ve been trying to get for a couple of months now.
We knew something was happening in our section, due to the ever-increasing offers for our minerals (we’re nearing $25,000 NMA now), but no one on the forum could/would provide information about what was going on, or the topic was shut down by moderators (prematurely, IMHO) within just a few days.
We own minerals and acreage in Block 59, Sections 40 and 46. In fact, the Street Sense 40 1H well is physically located on our property. The GIS maps show activity in all sections around our section, but nothing more than the line going to our well on our section. I’ve always thought the land was prime for development, which our landman agreed with.
Yes, we did hire a landman, to ensure that we were aware of what we actually owned, as he went back to sovereignty. We were very pleased with his communication skills (as we lived in Maryland at the time), as well as his expertise, timeliness and price for his services.
I highly recommend Charles Emery Tooke III as a certified landman. Charles was very patient and understanding with us new mineral owners, and if we had not engaged Charles, we would probably have been out-maneuvered of our minerals long before now. As it is, we know exactly what we own and are consistently getting offers of over $600,000 for our NMA.
Had it not been for the work that Charles did for us, I would not have known exactly what I owned and just how valuable it is.