
Land Report 100er: William Noble Lane II
Bill Lane believed in taking the “steeper path to the farther

Bill Lane believed in taking the “steeper path to the farther

No. 42 Lee Family 275,000 acres After World War I, a

Ted Turner | No. 3 2,000,000 ACRES In an event that

Thinking outside the box landed this California beef producer’s entire herd

When our inaugural issue (inset right) came off the press, this

Don’t tell T.D. Kelsey what he can or can’t do. Somehow,

By Eric O’Keefe | Photography by John Bonick 2012 has been a hallmark year for

In our inaugural Land Report 100 (right), Midland’s Scharbauers ranked No.

No. 24 McDonald Family 474,000 acres (up 64,000 acres) Based in

No. 17 O’Connor Heirs 587,000 acres (up 7,000 acres) Irish immigrant

No. 14 Briscoe Family 640,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) Three generations

No. 13 Wilks Brothers 702,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) In 2011,

No. 12 Ford Family 783,000 acres (up 158,000 acres) Kenneth Ford

No. 9 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres On August 25, the

No. 4 Stan Kroenke 1,380,000 acres One of the greatest opportunities

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,959,666 acres (up 9,666 acres) The Emmersons’