Oil Boom Turning Kansas Farmers Into Millionaires
Companies are paying out thousands to lease farmland for drilling.
Companies Pay Out Big Bucks to Lease Land for Drilling
Kansas landman Fred Hambright works at his desk in Wichita. Two years ago, the U.S. imported about two-thirds of its oil. According to the Energy Information Administration, these days it imports less than half. Thanks to new technologies, from North Dakota to Kansas, Americans are finding more untapped gas and oil. (Jake Whitman/ABC News)
