Leave to you to properly dispell any "scam conspiracy theory". Thanks for the detailled post.
I remember much of what you summarize, though I recall someone dispelled the Google Earth view as someone else's well in the area, though I found that to be interesting.
I'd love to zoom in myself with Google Earth if someone can describe in detail where it is (e.g. 2 miles southeast of "Sliprock"... just west of "county road 99" for example.)