[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Note the lease location.

BLM with mineral rights?

Private land with mineral rights but feederal oversight.
Too many tentacles make for confusion. The Feds step in to fill the void and it becomes a long and arduous effort to get it straightened out; menawhile, the FEDS get the proceeds.

[thackney]

Note the lease location.

Yes, please do.

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BLM with mineral rights?

Nope, not even close.