leases on land that they could produce. it's now down to around 9,000. they pick and choose of those looses what will potentially be more productive and could take less time to yield results. when you grab a lease, it could be up to ten years before you see something from that lease. production is often stymies by interior department rules, regulations and all that. that's not to say that the oil industry here could use and expanded oil and more drilling, but they certainly have tone their part to take advantage of what they can get. it's a money decision. the keystone pipeline was taking over from canada and bringing it to texas. it wasn't our oil but north american oil and this would set in motion more friendly oil in our neck of the woods. i often think by making it looks like it's all about production, it's about anticipation of more oil to come. when we talk supply and demand,