# OCC Pooling Drilling Costs
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/occ-pooling-drilling-costs/51574
**Category:** Law & Legal
**Created:** [September 26, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/occ-pooling-drilling-costs/51574 "2019-09-26T16:58:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@OkieGirl](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/OkieGirl)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/occ-pooling-drilling-costs/51574/1 "2019-09-26T16:58:29Z")
Hello! Our family participated under a pooling as a working interest owner with our minerals. The operator uses contractors for land and division orders rather than staff. Therefore, there are numerous charges for their time. Is this allowed? It seems that is what the overhead charges are for and we are getting billed for their staff along with overhead.
Has anyone else noticed this? If so, what have you done?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@TODD\_M\_Baker](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/TODD_M_Baker)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/occ-pooling-drilling-costs/51574/2 "2019-09-27T00:49:18Z")
Those expenses are part of the “operating expenses” and are allowed.
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### Author:  [@OkieGirl](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/OkieGirl)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/occ-pooling-drilling-costs/51574/3 "2019-10-08T19:28:02Z")
Thank you for your reply Todd.
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### Author:  [@MRFAdmin\_SV](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/MRFAdmin_SV)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/occ-pooling-drilling-costs/51574/4 "2025-01-11T19:28:54Z")