Ok...so let me get this straight. Waaaaay back say in the early 1800's, the original owner..we'll call him "A" was approached by entrepreneur we'll call "B" and bought the mineral rights from "A". Meanwhile, "B" found an oil company..we'll call "C" and leased those rights. Fast forward 100 years and "C" still drills on the land, but "B" has since died by the rights were inherited by a great great great grandson "D". So there HAS to be a signed lease between oil company "C" and mineral rights owner "D". Me, the current land owner is trying to find out what the lease has written in it. Now the true story comes into play. I call oil company "C' and ask to see the lease. They tell me I'd have to go to the courthouse because the lease was written so long ago they don't have a copy. SAY WHAT? Why is it so hard to get a copy of the mineral rights? The company that has the well on my property doesn't have a copy of the lease they have with the original mineral rights owner? What am I missing?