I always thought that Jed got skinned on this deal. BUT, landmen's lives matter, too. When you watch the first episode, it was the geologist who made the discovery. Hollywood is so believable.
It’s a classic, David W. Hey Buddy!!
I thought you might want to know the actress that played "Ellie Mae Clampet" died recently. She was from Zachary, LA and after the show went off the air she retired to that region. Zachary is in the Tusculoosa Marine Shale/Tuscaloosa Trend zone. Pretty far South for the TMS, but right on top of the deep gas Tuscaloosa Trend.