# Where are all the explorers?
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-are-all-the-explorers/20760
**Category:** Gregg County, TX
**Created:** [July 28, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-are-all-the-explorers/20760 "2012-07-28T01:26:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@jim\_mills](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jim_mills)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-are-all-the-explorers/20760/1 "2012-07-28T01:26:59Z")
It seems to be very quiet in the Natural Gas exploration field. I haven’t received a Lease request in this county for a long time. What happened?
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### Author:  [@Ann\_Whitchurch](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Ann_Whitchurch)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-are-all-the-explorers/20760/2 "2012-07-28T18:31:51Z")
Gas prices are awful and it’s very expensive to drill, connect to pipelines, etc.
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### Author:  [@jim\_mills](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/jim_mills)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-are-all-the-explorers/20760/3 "2012-07-28T19:13:29Z")
Ann Whitchurch said:
Gas prices are awful and it’s very expensive to drill, connect to pipelines, etc.
True, but I’ve still seen lease requests even in down markets. Besides, it makes sense to be drilling now so you can bring your gas to market when prices do turn around. Otherwise, you risk the possibility of bringing your gas to market when prices have dropped again.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/where-are-all-the-explorers/20760/4 "2018-08-15T03:32:34Z")