How does someone know if an oil well drilling company is getting oil from my property?

i live in calcasieu parish,louisiana.i own all mineral rights for my property,and they are drilling very close to my proprety,and no-one has contacted me about drilling .How does someone know if an oil well drilling company is getting oil from my property?
Oil Companies are regulated by state %26amp; federal laws. They apply for permits to drill %26amp; must follow these guidelines. The application includes surface co-ordinates along with est total depth %26amp; est bottom hole co-ordinates. When drilling is completed the surveys %26amp; co-ordinates are registered with the state. If the expected oil producing zone runs under your property they would have already leased your property from you. The may already be on the edge of the existing oil resevior. They do not have to notify you of intent to drill or drilling activities unless they are on your property. Each state has rules %26amp; regulations on set back distance from property lines for drilling activities. Your state mineral management office can give you that measurement. As for them drilling under your land %26amp; you not knowing about it. The state laws on this are very specific %26amp; penalties are extremely harsh. Oil does not set everywhere underground as many poeple believe. It sets in many different types of underground structures. These structures can be very large or very small %26amp; at different depths.How does someone know if an oil well drilling company is getting oil from my property?
You will have to go to the Calcasieu Pr. courthouse. Ask them the name and ph# of the proper department in Baton Rouge that keeps maps of each oil unit and each gas unit in the state. Keep in mind that you may not own your mineral rights.





Another solution: ask the operator of the well (the company that is physically on the ground) who the producing company is and what the well name is. Call the Land Dept. of the producer and speak with a ';Landman';.
Hmmm. Not sure. I always wondered since they can drill SIDEWAYS underground now how someone would stop that. Good luck.
You will see a pump operating 24 hours a day. If the pump is off your property then even if some of the well extends under your property, whatever flows to the neighboring site is fair game.





It's kind of like ';Riparian'; rights on a watercourse.
a rig can be next to your property and can drill at 45* and can be drilling into a pocket under your property and you wont know it....I'm not sure which dept you can check with, but go to the courthouse and ask.....sorry I cant provide you with this piece of info....
If anyone was drilling on your property you would know it. We have crews around our property here in Arkansas looking for natural gas and oil. Some of them came on our land, drilling shot holes to place charges WITHOUT our permission. They drove over trees, made deep ruts on the land and they are now in the process of compensating us for the damage.





There is a difference in drilling shot holes and drilling for gas or oil. Shot holes are holes drilled to place charges which are ignited so they can get readings as to if you have gas or oil on the property and to Gage estimates on how much.





To drill for the oil itself A oil or gas well / pump requires about 4 acres of land AND can not be drilled within like 600 feet (roughly) of any houses, water wells, barns, etc.





If you have people on your land drilling shot holes (or even a well) then you need to stop them and get the company name and the supervisor in charge of the project and get a Phone Number!!!. DO NOT LET THEM REMOVE THEIR DRILLING TRUCKS! Without a prior agreement they have illegally trespassed and you can claim their equipment and hold it UNTIL THEY SETTLE with you.





Also make sure they make a separate agreement to pay you royalties if after the settlement you decide to let them drill on your land. If they give you a hard time - get a lawyer.
because they haven't contacted you. if they think there is oil they want to drill. they know you can't afford to. you can't even afford a geology appraisal
They want a little cut from your oil...like 1 billion dollars worth.