Deborah,
Have you gone to the well site and seen if you can find anything out? Some companies are really nice and will tell the mineral owners how it looks; others can’t be nice at all.
It will be about 6 months after they sell oil before you will get your check, so you may have a Merry Christmas if this is your first well.
Well watch out Deborah, they are stealing metal out in the country in Garfield County so don’t be surprised if it (the water well pump) comes up missing! I lost one two weeks ago and it was not near the road.
I thought maybe the well being there is maybe what is keeping it safe. The land has been sold many years ago. Only the minerals left in the family. It is a shame all of the theft going on. They need to get a job like the rest of us. I guess we get what we get on production. I am getting close to retirement and anything will only add to it. 200 BBD would even be nice for a while.
Garfield: ARP Oklahoma LLC; Rascal No. 2-9H Well; S1/2 S1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4 (SL) of 04-24N-08W; 534,000 cu-ft gas per day, 27 barrels oil per day; TD 10,944.
Plymouth Exploration LLC; Johnson No. 1-26H Well; SW1/4 SE1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4 (SL) of 23-24N-05W; 307 barrels oil per day, 565,000 cu-ft gas per day; TD 10,385.
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No, I made the mistake of riding with a daughter and my grandchildren. It was not on their top 10 list of things to do that day, should have went alone. I did make my grandchildren get out and take a photo in front of it against a little protest. I did check and saw the old pump head was still there. Should have just taken a photo of it. Ha. Saw several people stirring up on the site. I still don’t understand all of the operation going on! Tried getting my 13-year-old grandson interested in researching horizontal wells. I pulled up Cactus Drilling online, very interesting video of how they can move the rig little by little. I believe my grandson wants to be an engineer anyway, good start. It is horrible to say but I have never seen such junk and clutter as in Hayward America.
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Deborah,
Did you stop at any of the trailers and ask any questions?
Be nice to know what is going on.
My husband joined the military, got away, and never planned on moving back. Luckily he retired because at 51 he died of pancreatic cancer. Just wished he could have seen the rig setting where his grandparents’ house sat.
Tim, that is funny. I’ve got an upscale granddaughter who was raised in Edmond and when we went to Covington last year for a funeral, where the walls of the downtown were barely standing, her comment was “looks like Anadarko.” If you ever came through Anadarko you would know what I mean! My mother has been in Anadarko 87 years and would never leave. She thinks my daughter, grandchildren, and me are horrible and snobbish! Ha.
I guess home is home. But there needs to be some pride too!
Deborah,
You do not need to stay in the county where your minerals are. What would us out of state people do if we had to use an attorney in the county? Plus, I sometimes use different attorneys for whatever county I’m working in. Haven’t had to do that for lots of years. But, I wouldn’t hire an attorney in Oklahoma to take care of mineral interest in Canada or in Texas.
I was a little bit like your daughter about the little towns falling down. We have lived in the DFW area for 48 years and now I really enjoy going back and seeing how it used to be. Guess my life has finally slowed down enough to see the wonderful people in the county and enjoy the sights of old buildings and how it used to be. I guess living in The Woodlands for a few months made me realize how big city people pretend they are something they are not.
But, I do know what house you are talking about in Hayward, wonder how they get to the door? They should be finished drilling your well in about 2 more weeks, then it’s bring in the water tanks to frack. You stated that your grandson wants to be an engineer. That is wonderful.
Lots of different types of engineer and the pay scale is a lot different, but it’s a lot of hard work getting those degrees.
My husband is a ME and my son EE. Both have done real good. I’m a professional student, would have several degrees, but not going to take TX history to get them. Have to go back to OSU to get my degrees and it hasn’t been worth it yet. I may have to learn to type and spell again.
When I made that comment, unfortunately two of the properties involved are my relatives.
Deborah, that’s funny.
I grew up in Crescent, OK and we would visit my parents there often. There were lots of junked up yards and such (but not on my parents street) and lots of oilfield equipment here and there in oilfield yards. We were up in Colorado on vacation and we stopped in Leadville to spend the night. Our motel was next to a gas station that had a bunch of junk in the back, and our motel room overlooked this mess. My son was jumping on the bed and every time he went high he could see in a small window all the clutter. He joyfully exclaimed, “Mom, Dad, we’re in Crescent!” I told the story to my Mom and she didn’t see the humor in this. My wife and I still love to tell this story. How hilarious!
I don’t even stop, wouldn’t know how to get up to the property and which door to use. Salvage yards!
Tim and Deborah,
I know what you mean about other people’s junk. To some it’s a treasure. I think what Deborah was talking about would win the prize. That is one of the problems living in a small town or rural acres. People just can’t get rid of stuff or their treasure. Deborah, I hope that isn’t your relation, if so, please stop and tell him he made the forum news. Ha Ha.
I’ve seen where several people have used attorneys in Kingfisher for royalties. They may force up to probate before production is paid. I am patiently waiting to see. My grandmother has an aunt who lived in Kingfisher for many, many years. She was Bertha Crandall, and her husband was Max. Do you have to stay in the county where the minerals are?
Now I know why I don’t like Wal-Mart. But, I guess we have to move on. I don’t like Windows 8, but it has become a way of life.
I don’t like big oil companies taking advantage of mineral owners, but it’s a new trend. One of the latest things that has happened to me is that Devon is leasing big square miles and you get whatever they want to pay you, nothing more. No other company in the area to lease.
The Spitfire well has a lot of issues if you look at the completion report. As Virginia pointed out 89 BPD isn’t great, but unless it is a typo the over 5000 BPW is terrible. They hit something they didn’t want to hit.
Virginia, please explain what Devon has done, I probably am referring to the 1280 spacing. I am still wondering how this will play out!