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Permalink Reply by Jason on May 22, 2014 at 1:44pm

The Beaver County courthouse recorder of deeds is a great place to start. I would search your closest neighbors and find out they are leased with. You can do it all online. Unfortunately there isn't the demand for acreage now.
Stay patient. With the proposed Cracker plant coming, things may be idle for a while
I'm in Hanover Twp Beaver County.

Permalink Reply by Todd on May 22, 2014 at 11:41pm

Amanda,

I recommend contacting Penn Energy out of Pittsburgh for your area.

Todd

Permalink Reply by Thomas Betlyn on May 28, 2014 at 4:56pm

Normally if a company has a lot of land leased, other companies won't piece mill lease tracts of land.  My property (30 acres in North Sewickley TWP) had a lease with Great Lakes when I purchsaed it in 2011.  That lease expired and I contacted them (Now Range Resources).  They said they were not interested in a 30 acre lot.  Through a friend I was given the name of the Shell Landman.  Once he discovered I was surrounded by land they had a lease with (CEMEX) they came right over and we worked up the lease.  $3250.00 an acre at 18%.  I informed other neighbors each with 30 and 40 acres but they were not interested.  Now in 2014 they are but Shell is not leasing anything for the time being.  My lease is for 5 years, chances are Shell or someone else will be back at that time to renew.  Most likely that will be your best time frame for getting a lease,

Tom