Across the oil & gas industry, getting access to Joint Interest Billing (JIB) and revenue statements is treated as a routine operational task — but it’s increasingly treated like a product you must pay for. Some major platforms explicitly operate on a “pay only for what you download” model. That pricing detail looks small on a monthly invoice, but it quietly adds up — eroding margins, complicating owner relations, and creating unpredictable operating expense lines that distra