Stephen OKeefe

Minnesota Power to Expand Bison Wind Farm

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Minnesota Power has notified the North Dakota Public Service Commission of its intent to begin the second phase of the Bison Wind Farm project in central North Dakota. The additional capacity will increase total power generation to 185 MW. The…

The Land Report Summer 2010

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Land Report Editors

Big Deal Would you call a working cattle operation set on thousands of acres along the Continental Divide a ranch, or does the term “residence” seem more appropriate? Major transactions like the sale of Colorado’s Boot Jack Ranch a…

Tagged with: Bill Lane, Eric O'Keefe, Fred Smith, Orrin Ingram, Stephen OKeefe, Wally Dallenbach, William Noble Lane II
Posted in Back Issues

Lessons of the Barnett Shale

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Although I don’t agree with the conclusion of this excellent article in Sunday’s Dallas Morning News – that the biggest mineral play in the U.S. has gone bust – there is a lot of good hands-on reporting by Elizabeth Souder…

Tagged with: Barnett Shale, Dan Boren, Eric O'Keefe, natural gas, North Texas, Stephen OKeefe
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, News Desk, Regional News, Southwest, Topics

Shuttered Texas Silver Mine to Reopen?

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Land Report Editors

First it was ethanol and the price per acre in the Corn Belt. Then oil and gas began propping up land values in mineral-rich areas such as the huge shales found coast to coast. Now other commodities are driving other…

How to Invest in Land (Without Living on It)

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Land Report Editors

Whether you own a quarter-acre urban lot or a 40,000-acre ranch, your love of the land comes from the moment you pick up a handful of ground and watch the dirt fall through your fingers, knowing that it’s yours–all yours.…