:17:02
The only thing you can do with that fire
is kill it with a relief hole,
:17:06
then go drill yourself
another well.
:17:08
That one's
down 12,000 feet.
:17:10
It'll cost us
over 300,000.
:17:11
Plus my bill
for wasting my time.
:17:13
I doubt Chance Buckman
would say just write it off.
:17:16
Well, you just call him
and ask him.
:17:31
It is the unanimous opinion of the
committee that we abandon the negotiations.
:17:35
Why?
:17:38
Mr. Buckman, since I've chaired
the finance committee...
:17:42
we've made it policy
never to enter a joint venture...
:17:45
unless we control
the drilling operations.
:17:47
Now, the Jansen brothers
have always...
:17:50
Yeah?
:17:52
I know you're
not to be interrupted,
:17:54
but it's Mr. Mullen of the Mullen
Oil Company calling Mr. Buckman.
:17:57
He says it's urgent.
:18:01
Yeah, Mike?
:18:05
Uh-huh.
:18:07
Well, had the well cratered
before they called Greg in?
:18:11
Greg must be gettin' soft.
:18:13
You'd called me out there, I'd have punched
your field superintendent in the nose.
:18:17
Yeah, well, nice talkin'
to you too, Mike.
:18:20
Regards to your wife.
Right.
:18:23
Greg walk away from one?
:18:24
Nothing to walk away from.
It was impossible.
:18:27
Thompson, I don't know too much
about policy around here,
:18:31
but the Jansen brothers were smellin'
out oil before you were born.
:18:35
Check the fields
they've brought in.
:18:37
You can call it luck or "seat of your
pants" or whatever. They find oil.
:18:42
And speaking of policy,
Thompson,
:18:44
the policy of an oil company
should be to find oil.
:18:47
- They're most difficult men. We just don't...
- Chance talks their language.
:18:51
He'll take care of it.
:18:53
Yes, sir.
:18:55
Well, I guess that
kind of wraps it up.