So your biggest problem is that there is no BLM land? Public land that anyone can use?
Wow! I mean WOW! If you are a Texan, READ THIS!
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So your biggest problem is that there is no BLM land? Public land that anyone can use?
I have 112 acres with mineral rights. Those minerals aren't making much but at least I have them rather than some oil company or mining conglomerate. If you don't own the mineral rights, you don't even own the dirt...
I don't want, nor will I allow, every asshole trespassing on me. However, if they ask to fish one of my 3 ponds, I am probably going to say yes. If they ask to shoot a doe, I will assess whether I think this particular asshole might be able to handle a weapon. I might have them show me they can hit some steel I have set up.
Or I might say no.
I don't want, nor will I allow, every asshole trespassing on me. However, if they ask to fish one of my 3 ponds, I am probably going to say yes. If they ask to shoot a doe, I will assess whether I think this particular asshole might be able to handle a weapon. I might have them show me they can hit some steel I have set up.
Or I might say no.
Yet more reading with lack of comprehension.
Do you notice how offended folks from the shithole others refer to as Texas get when someone doesn't like that shithole? See...I could not give less of a fuck whether you like Idaho, Alaska, Montana or any of the other places I like MUCH more than the shithole others refer to as Texas.
I think it is more typing comprehension on your part. You can't make a simple statement and talk in circles. If you simply like to complain, great. Go for it. If you are having difficulty articulating your thoughts, seek help.
FYI.... i am not pissed. I like it when people hate Texas. I was not joking with my first post to you. It helps keeps the undesirable out.
When can I come over? I’ll will be doing the Idaho BDR in August
Juss how big a boy are ya?When can I come over? I’ll will be doing the Idaho BDR in August
I'm no longer in Idaho but I can damned sure give you some guidance on where to find what you are after. PM me. I can guide you to Pierce, ID (one of my brothers lives there) wihtout going to Lolo, MT
Exactly why car liabilty insurance should be optional……
Everyone’s a libertarian (including me) until someone puts in a pig farm next-door…..
Some of us continue to be despite the new pig farm. You want the say-so on that property you should have bought it.Exactly why car liabilty insurance should be optional……
Everyone’s a libertarian (including me) until someone puts in a pig farm next-door…..
Can’t afford it? Tough titty.
The fed doesn't own much land here in Texas. That's one of the things we like about it. And yes, I've been to Idaho, along with many other places. Pretty nice to visit there. I also own a wheat farm in OK, too. But, where I live in Texas, you don't find many feds. The nearest FBI office is about two hours away. Yeah, we've got some leftist crapholes to deal with. But, we seem to do a pretty good job of keeping them tightly corralled in designated areas.
Maybe that's the way it is in Idaho, but not so in Texas. Though, I own the mineral rights on most of my property, if someone else owns them, all they own is subsurface minerals. The dirt belongs to you. Actually, everything above "plow depth" is mine to use as I see fit. All they own is the pipe in the ground, and whatever necessary equipment is sitting on the pad. And, in most cases, if they can't make any production in a certain length of time (usually 6 months) the rights may revert back to you. I actually do have one 80 acre tract of land that I don't own the mineral rights. I let Chevron put a 60 ft wide pipeline against one fence line, and they paid me more than I originally paid for the whole tract. The only thing I have to give them in return is access so they can come in and mow it for me and keep the fence line clear if I want them to. And, I definitely want them to, because that's where my 1/2 mile rifle range is located. It's kinda nice to have Chevron come in and mow it for me twice a year. They do a damn fine job weed-whacking around the target poles, too.
Yeah, not real sure of Idaho and mineral rights. I sold a house in town there and bought 112 acres elsewhere. And...sure...plow deep...until there is something like lithium above plow deep. Or some other substance that can make a mining conglomerate some money. Even rocks. For instance, 1 foot down is valuable building rock.
Sub surface...when you dig a 1" deep hole, and stand in it, the soles of your feet are 1" below (sub) surface.
Chevron would have done whatever they needed to do without your permission, push comes to shove.
No matter if you own the mineral rights or not, try not paying your property taxes and discover how you actually just just paid some other asshole a shit ton of money for the privilege of paying rent.
Mmmm..OK. Most of the Texans I know here in Central TX are good, hard working and friendly folks.
I don't know any property owner in any state that doesn't pay property taxes.
Since you said you own your mineral rights, you might want to take a trip to the courthouse and look at the original mineral deed. You might find out that you have more rights than you thought.
Yeah, if a pipeline needs to go through, or a well has to be drilled, it will happen. But, I've discovered that you can push the oil companies around quite a bit if you are the land owner. One thing oil companies have learned here in Texas is that you really don't want to piss off the landowner, and a big check can go a long way. I've seen them reroute a pipeline over a mile out of the way of the original proposed track so they can appease a landowner. When it comes to my rifle range, they originally wanted to route that pipeline across my neighbors land, but he put up a big squawk about it. So, they approached me. After the deal was done, they put the pipeline against the south fence line on my 80 acre tract, and turned my muddy cow trail from my gate on the front 80 acres all the way up to my house, and then all the way to that pipeline on the back 80 acres, into a nice caliche rock road with gates and cattle guards across my fenced sections that they have to maintain along with my shooting range. And, they did all of that, and paid me more for the affected property than I originally paid for it when I bought it.
I would say that my situation is unique, but I don't think so. We own a wheat farm in OK, and the oil companies up there are also pretty easy to get along with.
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I worked oilpatch for many years. Last 15 years in, I was a Company Man.
Near Aledo, we needed to lay some water line several miles to a frac. One particular owner, no mineral rights (real rare in TX for the surface owner to have mineral rights, same in Okrahoma and NoDak) threw a fit. Eventually, tough shit, it gets laid anyway but now you don't get paid anything. So...he shot that line every night 5 nights in a row. I had him on trail cams 3 of those nights. He goes to jail, vandalism, and has to pay a huge fine. I am not positive but I believe it ended up being a felony just because he used a firearm.
Oil companies try to play nice (usually) just because it is the right thing to do, not because it is some legal requirement. Mining companies are less amenable. The difference is the oil company has an investment in pipe and tank batteries and other shit that will need maintenance for many years. Once a mineral has been mined, by regulation, the surface has to be made good and then they move on down the vein.
Wow. Just like Texas! Private land, have to obtain permission…
Is this a glaring case of some asshole making a good state into the shithole he just left? Doing exactly what he’s complaining about? Say it ain’t so.
Notice the primary difference being that I never once mentioned a single fucking cent? Comprende?
I should probably stay far away from this topic for a number of reasons.
Two things though.
This is a peek inside about how favors flow regardless of party. You could have the Charles Manson School of Young Adult Development and if you provide enough donations your permitting process can go very smoothly.
That's how things work. Full stop.
The problem Abott has is that he didn't do a full scale investigation prior to doing a favor. Just give the benefit of the doubt to people that just gave a generous donation.
Had it been ANYONE else those favors and expedited approvals wouldn't even be mentioned by anyone.
The problem is, the one out of a hundred thousand people up to no good just happened to be that guy.
And the thing is none of this is done in a bubble. Some political aid probably somehow got the right stuff on the governor's desk and when the governor asked what it was the aid said 'he gave a lot of money to the campaign'. 15 minutes prior to that interaction the governor didn't know who that guy was.
If anything these favors that were granted were taking advantage of the trust of someone who wasn't fully aware of the situation when any of it was done.
The real story is there are other officials, local ones, that did know and proceeded anyway.
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