One issue with absentee ownership is that the mineral deed may not have current contact information. It could very well be that EOG has been trying to find you. I would call them or send an e-mail to the Land Department. EOG is one of my favorite Company’s to be able to lease too. I am a royalty owner with them and there dealings with us have been very favorable. In addition they have excellent experience in drilling horizontal wells and maximizing production. They have demonstrated this good performance drilling the Barnett Shale in N Texas. Again the issue is don’t sell your mineral rights.