Here Is my opinion and expereience with Hilcorp/NiSource, and Western Land Services. 

Hilcorp and Western land Services are unprofessional and I would recommend not signing anything with them. I have been waiting on my bonus payment from Hilcorp for 7 plus months now. I have received no correspondence from them and attempted to call them numerous times and email them. Whenever I do talk to someone on the phone I get a different answer on why the lease has not been paid.  Originally in September they said they needed more time to clear titles, one month later it was issues with the brinker storage (by the way I am not part of the storage or even close to it), and now they are blaming the columbiana courthouse. I leave messages with them and they don't return my phone calls. I was told last week they were going to call me on Monday and let me know the status of my payment, it’s now Thursday and about 15 calls and messages later I still have not received anything or the phone call back. I was part of a group signing and some people were paid, but most were not. This is unacceptable and unprofessional on their part, that’s my input and experience on HILCORP and WESTERN LAND SERVICES.  I am in Columbiana County and have been waiting on my bonus payment since May, In the Lease it stated they had 90 banking days to pay, that time was up on September 23rd  My title is clear and I have been patient with them thus far.  I just want anyone on here thinking of signing with these people as to what to expect, because I am not alone myself and 50 plus others are in the same situation.