Daniels County, MT - Oil & Gas Discussion archives

No… I have not signed with Shale Exploration yet and no, I do not work for Shale Exploration. That’s kind of funny, given how little I feel like I know now. I did fly out there because I too got really excited about all this. The two owners were there then and I asked and people there said that was them and that they come often. Both owners, Sam Tallis and Sid Greehey, appeared to be legitimate and upstanding guys who care about that community and what they do. Maybe they are all not telling the truth, I don’t know, but I am a pretty good judge of character and I think they are legit. I just looked at this whole thing as trying to find the best company to sign with because it all appeared to me just as you say. There were many people telling me many different things all with the hope of making a lot of money off the minerals that I inherited. Just when I thought I had it figured out, a whole other level of information on units and pooling came up and I still feel lost on most of it. However, I still feel confident on one thing. Of the companies that I have heard about and that have solicited me, Shale with Apache is the most legitimate outfit trying to drill for oil in Daniels County at this time. There is more evidence backing up Shale and Apache as being legitimate operators than the other companies. That is not to say they are upstanding or whatever; I just think they are the most legitimate trying to drill in Daniels County. I have not signed yet because I want to know everything before I do, but I run the risk of the price dropping if they drill and find nothing, I think. However, I have a job and cannot spend as much time on this as I would like. So, like you, I’m a little lost and taking a leap of faith.