New to the Board

I have so much to learn, if anybody has some good learning materials for a newbie. I have land near Parshall (151-88-18) and I'm wondering if the oil companies are making their way this way or are they still moving west? I'm aware there is a 'dead spot' near our land and I'm trying to understand if they will continue to search for the 'dead spot' and move out from there or will they continue to march east until they find it? Not sure if that makes sense but any help would be appreciated.

I hope to hear something too, I'm in the township above if I got it right (151-89-12/14, I haven't had a lease in 6 yrs now, which before it was always leased, I too have been told I'm in this so called dead zone, yet they've been testing my area for many years, and drilled, but cap'm up, so I'd like to know too, thanks, sy