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Report of Dick Dolecek, (no company provided)
Parties involved
- Dick Dolecek, (a landman)
Average Breakdown
- 46%Overall
- 20%Honesty
- 100%Knowledge
- 20%Courtesy
- N/A%Reliability
Clark, WY, 82435
Practices Reported
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On September 23rd, 2009, Contaminated wrote:
Our community was first introduced to Dick Dolecek and his associate, Lou Oswald, in 2000. The landmen represented Discovery Exploration at the time, but were tied into several different land companies,including High Plains. The lease holders were EnRe. My understanding is that Dick Dolecek was the original landman in the area that I live in. He leased and then negotiated the leases with several companies, beginning in the 1960s.
As a result, oil and gas development, including a pipeline easement, took place in our area during the 1960 and 70s. Most of the wells were plugged and abandoned, the pipeline abandoned, and the area was sub-divided and sold as residential property. Many of the new residents, understanding that the pipeline easement was inactive, developed their surface property in the easement.
Gas Development began again in 1999/2000. Mr. Dolecek met with residents as a consultant working for EnRe. He explained the drilling process at public meetings, spoke to residents and community groups, and did not identify himself as the original landman, who still owned an interest in the development.
As the development moved from wildcatting (gas well exploration) to production, Mr. Dolecek was also active in negociating a 42 square seismic exploration that covered a checkerboard of state, forest service, BLM and private surface, outside the original development area.
Our lesson learned....the landman also had a huge stake in the development. He was not only negociating agreement between surface owners and mineral leasers, he was promoting his own project.
Industry connection
The author of this report card:- is not a landman,
- is not employed by industry,
- does have friends or relatives in the industry
Additional Notes: “Many people in Wyoming(in some areas, the majority)work in the oil and gas fields or work in jobs that are supported by oil and gas. ”
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