# Help with some vocabulary
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923
**Category:** Laramie County, WY
**Created:** [March 11, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923 "2019-03-11T21:03:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Heather\_G](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Heather_G)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923/1 "2019-03-11T21:03:13Z")
I received a reply from a lease company that states, “We just need that time to prove up the acreage in this area.”
Can someone tell me what this might mean? Specifically what does “prove up” mean?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923/2 "2019-03-11T21:15:22Z")
A generic answer would be that they need time to drill a well to see if the reservoir they are interested in is economic. If they are trying to get a five year lease instead of a three year, then I would stick with a three year myself. Too much can change in five years. (or they should offer more for five years…)
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### Author:  [@Heather\_G](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Heather_G)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923/3 "2019-03-11T21:39:54Z")
M\_Barnes is it possible for me to send you a pm with our current situation, for a little more advice?
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### Author:  [@M\_Barnes](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/M_Barnes)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923/4 "2019-03-12T00:55:10Z")
If you keep it rather generic, I can try to answer it here. I am not that familiar with WY.
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### Author:  [@Texasminerals](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Texasminerals)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923/5 "2019-03-12T14:54:17Z")
Where about are your minerals? And do you know which company is trying to lease? EOG, Welco/Laramie operating, or Helis perhaps? I am familiar with the area. Hopefully you’re not in Anadarko territory as some companies are waiting to see what happens with the Wyoming OGCC, so they won’t lease it right now. Basically, they are trying to get them (WOGCC) to change rules that would ultimately force Anadarko to finally drill or let someone else have it to drill.
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### Author:  [@Heather\_G](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Heather_G)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923/6 "2019-03-12T15:07:48Z")
We currently have a lease with EOG.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/help-with-some-vocabulary/42923/7 "2025-01-11T16:26:48Z")