Things you hear on a rig...

[chuckChuck]

There are lots of examples of groups of indviduals coming together for mutal benefit.

The better solution is government regulation that is fairer to landowners. The problem is the oil industry works as a group under various organizations lobbying in provincial capitals and Ottawa to make sure it doesn't happen. These oil industry groups are special interest groups that bring competing individual businesses together to work for their mutual benefit.

I have heard of landowner groups who have negotiated with the oil industry in Manitoba and Alberta. Alot depends on the area and the individuals. If you listen to the skeptics all the time, nothing good would ever happen!

There are still lots of examples of community minded people who will put aside their self interest. Many communities have lots of volunteers who run non-profit organizations and fundraising efforts that provide real and tangible benefits.

[oneoff]

"Even if 20% per cent of the landowners had hired an agent or formed a group to negotiate on their behalf they would have made considerably more from the project."
All I'm suggesting is that if you ever do organize such a group; or wish to join one; that you take into account that some people looking in a mirror; will see totally different images of the same subjects.

I would be most interested in the "process" that you would deem appropriate for any groups success. And if certain members specifically ask to become involved in an existing group; what punishment would be appropriate if they undermine the consensus. Non disclosure and gathering information for personal use are important issues that not all will recognize in that mirror.
Those who wish not to be "railroaded" by unanimous decisions made by a group would do well to not ruin the "process".
Those people destroy any future hope of what you have suggested.

[GreenValley]

Fun to watch License to Drill on Discovery Channel every Tuesday at 9pm Mountain Zone.
There is 8 Episodes. Last #2 episode is Greenhorn, there is 2 location drilling, one in nearby Brooks and one nearby Eckville.
At 1st episode, I see familiar on HWY 766 near #12 and film was filming truck travel down on road that highway during top of hill, there is red building grain bins. Somewhere is North of Eckville they (Penn West Drilling) drilling at that site for filming. Pretty scary a guy got miss something drop near him. You guys got to watch this series. Interest to watching this series to see what young roughneck or tooler or pusher. And sometime cussing around at this film.

[BTO_farmall]

On The Last Episode (Cody's Crew) They were Disco Dancing at Night with Flash Lights in The Dog House, F#ck That was Hilarious!!!!!!