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Permalink Reply by Carol M. on February 2, 2011 at 9:14pm

Marcellus is very hot in Forest County.  I have some maps if you want copies.

Permalink Reply by Karl Anderson on February 2, 2011 at 9:27pm

Carol

 

I would appreciate.  Thanks very much.

 

karl

Permalink Reply by Bert Bankovic on February 3, 2011 at 2:41pm

My data is only up until June 2010. 

COUNTY	ORG_NAME	PERMIT_NUM	FARM_NAME	WELL_NUM	GAS_QUANTITY	GAS_QTY_UNITS	Op Days
FOREST	PA GEN ENERGY CO LLC	053-29488	WARRANT 5508	2366		Mcf
FOREST	PA GEN ENERGY CO LLC	053-29381	WARRANT 5508	2365		Mcf
FOREST	PA GEN ENERGY CO LLC	053-29019	WARRANT 5103	2124	216617	Mcf	309
FOREST	PA GEN ENERGY CO LLC	053-29376	WARRANT 5103	2367		Mcf
FOREST	SENECA RESOURCES CORP	053-29489	SENECA TIMBERLAND	39189		Mcf
FOREST	SENECA RESOURCES CORP	053-29710	SENECA TIMBERLANDS 3H	50167		Mcf

Permalink Reply by Michael A. Braymer, Esq. on February 7, 2011 at 10:26am

According to DEP webiste, there were two marcellus wells permitted and drilled in Forest County in 2010.

Permalink Reply by Karl Anderson on February 7, 2011 at 8:31pm

Michael:

 

Thanks for your reply.  I have a little over a hundred acres near Whig Hill.  According to the DEP, there is an active well near the State Police barracks on Hwy. 36.  There is talk of more wells on the same pad. 

 

Do you have any knowledge or experience as to whether recent sales of mineral rights for the 1,500 foot wells include language wherein there is also a sale of deep mineral rights?  Catalyst has purchased a lot of sub-surface mineral rights in our area ~ however, I have not seen their contracts.  Such provisions could be easily added (?) and have profound impact on the landowners.

 

Karl

 

 

Permalink Reply by Michael A. Braymer, Esq. on February 8, 2011 at 10:14am

Karl, 

 

As I am sure you are aware there is still a significant amount of shallow oil & gas drilling going on in Forest County. DEP issued 489 non-marcellus convential permits in 2009 in Forest County and another 287 in 2010.  Catalyst is not on DEP's Acitve Marcellus Producers list and my experience with them is that they are mostly active in non-marcellus. 

 

Most of the recent leases I have seen in Northwestern Pa, initially being offered from companies seeking to produce from other formations and not seeking to procuce from the Marcellus still did NOT include a provision that excluded out the production from the Marcellus.  Obviously everyones situation and circumstatnces are different and if the leases are recent and were reviewed by an exerienced O&G attorney there is a chance that some of the leases may have excluded out the Marcellus and other non-conventional shale formations.