Oil lease roads

[Npike4040]

Should draw a fairly good antelope tag with my wife this year but the unit is completely checkerboarded. However there are oil lease roads going throughout to almost every block of public. Are these roads generally open to public or private roads? Who would be best to contact to find out absolutely? Thanks and good luck this year!

 

[Kurts86]

The county road and bridge department will know the public right of ways and have a map.

Generally these are not public even though they can be better maintained than county roads.

 

[TSAMP]

According to my extensive research watching the hit series Landman on Amazon prime. You need permission.

 

[huntsd]

According to my extensive research watching the hit series Landman on Amazon prime. You need permission.

hahahaah not advisable to land a private plane filled with drugs on one of these roads

 

[wyosteve]

Yes, virtually all oil field roads are private and only for the oil company traffic. They typically pay a surface damage payment for the right to cross the private land.

 

[TaperPin]

Luckily, you can usually get around areas of oil patch on the many two track roads. I take any county information on what roads are open with a dash of salt - if the guy leasing grazing rights for an area also outfits for trophy antelope it’s not unheard of for them to baracade lightly used country roads and lock horns with anyone who doesn’t like it. By the time a legal process could work its way to forcing the issue, the season is over, road is opened up, and nothing happens to them. I’m ok driving past them and not slowing down if they are ever broke down on the side of the road.