Thank-you for the info on Apache Corp. Is it in addition to the 4other approved permits they have . My brother is still up there and said they were suppose to start drilling end of July or 1st of Aug. We are still working on getting a lease with Shale got a lawyer out of Sidney so there are details to work out. So we do not know if the changes we want will fly with Shale. Wed had tried working with SDC in 2010 and it never worked out for us.
Patti, others have posted that Shale Exploration has four drilling permits in Daniels Co., MT. That may be true. Though I can't confirm it as I didn't make note of them. So if they exist, presumably they were for locations quite distant from where my Daniels Co. minerals are. The info I posted in Daniels Co. for two Apache Corp. drilling permits were wells which were approved just this week. So these would be in addition to anything their partners, Shale Exp., previously had. Those two new permits are located about 12 miles NW of Scobey. Part of the reason I posted that info is because these are the first permits by Apache Corp., and that they intend to target both the Bakken and the Three Forks formations at that one location.
I've seen Shale's letter stating their intent to begin drilling in July or August. Though they will drill where they want, whenever they want (maybe now, maybe never). So don't worry about their possible drilling schedule. Glad you've hired an attorney. Just focus on securing the best lease terms you can before signing anything. Good Luck.
Again Eastern Mt thank-you for your help. By the way where is your land located in Daniels Co-if you don't mind my asking.
Patti,
My Daniels Co minerals are about 15 miles south of the Apache permits. Although these are not particularly close I posted about the new drilling permits because they're the first ones APA has filed, and the fact they appear likely to test both of those formations rather than just one.