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Oil Seeping from Ground in Parent's Back Yard
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| 03/21/05
| Laurel Barney
Posted on 03/19/2005 4:50:11 PM PST by The Grim Freeper
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To: The Grim Freeper
Take everything I say below on a tentative level: I am only a law student, and not a very good one at that; please check with a licensed attorney for a better understanding of the issues.
If your parents own the property, then they own everything below ground and (to a certain extent) above ground. If there is in fact a deposit underground, it is theirs (unless the deed makes clear exceptions otherwise, which is doubtful).
I would suggest that you contact an energy law attorney in the area. He would probably have contacts in the energy field that could inspect your parents' land to determine if there is a deposit, and if so, how much. They could then go from there if they decide to form a company to market the oil (I'm sure there would be plenty of drilling companies who could be contracted to pump the oil--it's probably not a large deposit, so it might not even be worth it).
Again, bear in mind that I might be totally wrong. Please contact a real lawyer before taking any real action. Here's hoping you've struck it rich!
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:00:09 PM PST
by
Cyclopean Squid
(History remembers only what was, not what might have been.)
To: The Grim Freeper
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:01:23 PM PST
by
Supernatural
(All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
To: The Grim Freeper
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed. A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, Then one day he was shootin at some food, And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude. Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol' Jed's a millionaire, Kinfolk said Jed move away from there-- Said Californy is the place you ought to be, So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly. Hills, that is. Although, it is probably septic tank leaching from somewhere, sorry.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:01:23 PM PST
by
CitizenM
(An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded. Pope John Paul II)
To: itsamelman
"Granny? That possum stew ready yet?"
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:01:42 PM PST
by
B Knotts
To: The Grim Freeper; SortaBichy; Delmont
It seeped back into the ground, but it is still black in those patches where it had oozed up before--just not glistening.
They just need to draw their blinds at night....sounds like they only had an "excitable prowler" who downloaded on his way out.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:01:57 PM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(ErnBatavia, Boxer, Pelosi, Thomas...the ultimate nightmare Menage a Quatro)
To: The Grim Freeper
Black gold! Texas tea! Drill now!
D'oh! Nevermind, the liberals in Los Gatos aren't going to let you drill. Probly make your place some type of "wildlife preserve".
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:02:44 PM PST
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life, or nothing at all)
To: The Grim Freeper
There you are!
To: Dallas59
Well, the first thing you know ol Grim Freepers a millionaire...
Should we ping JimRob??....maybe we won't have to go through the Freepathon thingie next quarter.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:03:48 PM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(ErnBatavia, Boxer, Pelosi, Thomas...the ultimate nightmare Menage a Quatro)
To: The Grim Freeper
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:04:34 PM PST
by
Samurai_Jack
(ride out and confront the evil!)
To: The Grim Freeper
Oil can come to the surface. That was the way it used to be harvested until we figured out how to dig wells.
Might want to make sure there is not a oil pipeline running under the property though. You could have a serious problem rather then a bonanza.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:05:50 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
( We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!? Oh right, that would be me. Back to work.)
To: The Grim Freeper
Could crude oil be seeping to the ground surface due to the heavy rains? Certainly, happens all over the planet. OTOH, it could be somebody buried a barrel of oily waste some years back.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:06:04 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Please correct if cosmic balance requires.)
To: The Grim Freeper; Carry_Okie; forester; sasquatch; B4Ranch; SierraWasp; hedgetrimmer; ...
Carry has some interesting theories on this. If we suck it up commercially from wells, it won't seep to the surface etc.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:06:14 PM PST
by
farmfriend
( Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?!?)
To: The Grim Freeper
And the next thing you, ole Jed's a millionaire.
To: The Grim Freeper
Check the property discription and see if the mineral rights come with the property. In Texas they do. But I don't know about CA.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:07:02 PM PST
by
marty60
To: The Grim Freeper
I stuck my finger in it, and it was black, slick Black gold, Texas tea...
To: The Grim Freeper
Cows, in Berkeley? Oil, in Los Gatos?
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:07:25 PM PST
by
sourcery
(Resistance is futile: We are the Blog)
To: The Grim Freeper
Better start putting it in barrels now before the enviro-freaks have your parents evicted and property siezed.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:08:22 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: The Grim Freeper
To: RightWhale
Check your property deeds.
If you don't own the mineral rights you could wind up with a drilling rig in the back yard.
Suggest you trade the SUV for a diesel....will run on raw oil with some modifications.
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posted on
03/19/2005 5:09:19 PM PST
by
spokeshave
(Strategery + Schardenfreude = Stratenschardenfreudery)
To: The Grim Freeper
somebody buried a 1963 mercury there in the back yard..it has been leaking oil all these years, but it just now has let enough out for it to come to the surface.
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