"ridurban, those who judge, shall also be judged, fwiw."
Digesting a company possibly far bigger than itself may actually be taking the company off of more simple, achievable goals like working over more wells, which over time would exponentially increase the the size and profitability of the company. In time the company (Lancaster and associates) would get their feet wet and then do things on a bigger scale.
I think you're response was a little quick.