Interesting. I felt he didn’t really care one way or another if I signed the lease and didn’t make much of an effort with it at all. I know he is just a representative for Venado; however, I took it to heart and I certainly did not want to continue working with someone that was so uninterested in MY CONCERNS REGARDING MY LAND.
As far as I am concerned, Jonny is Venado, Venado is Jonny, and if this is how Venado will be with their correspondence…
He also told me there was no room for discussion or changes to the lease. Really, no negotiations at all? It all sounded pretty shady to me. A lot of my family signed the lease without even consulting an attorney to review the “fine print.” I did and I did not like all the “fine print” either.
I wish you good luck and I am sure it will be a good venture for you. The bottom line is, the oil is there now (and they have the technology to get it out of the ground) or it isn’t. Let them do their test wells. If they find “gold,” I am sure if not Venado, then someone will be interested enough to contact me again.
Good luck to you.