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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 2480266" data-attributes="member: 3099">Sub, the BLM doesn't kick the ranchers off to lease minerals to the O&G companies.  Minerals and surface rights are often treated as completely separate things.  The surface rights are subject to the mineral  rights, but there is no reason whatsoever to boot the ranchers, at least not for O&G activity.  What I'm saying is that the rancher takes their lease with the understanding that well(s) may be drilled, mines may be dug, etc.  How much acreage does a drill sight take up?  It's just not an issue to the rancher other than he might want a cattle guard or fence put here and there and that's even paid for by the driller in almost all cases.You are right about the turtles though, it ain't about them for sure.</blockquote>