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"be very careful when negotiating a top lease for an O&G lease.  There are a lot of pitfalls associated with these due to the sometimes fluid expiration terms"

"As written in the 5th edition Handbook of Oil Industry Terms & Phrases: "A lease given byt he landowner while his property is still under lease by another person or company. Such as lease becomes effective if and when the existing lease…"

"Jonathan Thank-you for the info."

"Sorry, Sarah - I am not aware of any landowner groups in West Deer Twp.     The answer to your second question is more complicated.  I have personally been involved in meetings with representatives from both Range and Exxon (XTO).…"

"Jonathan A Jones, I'm in Northern Allegheny County. Are you aware of any Landowners Groups in West Deer Township? Do you have to have a certain number of acres to join a group?"

"Yes, I have to say that I have found quite a level of comfort in consulting this entire forum for advice, guidance, cautionary remarks, and expertise of the members here.  You guys (gals) ROCK!"

"Hi - My name is Jonathan and I am a first time poster!  I currently am involved in a landowner's group that spans southern Butler / northern Allegheny counties.  We have had meetings with both Range and Exxon.  Our current offer…"

"It may be too good to be ture depending on the lease terms...unitization, pugh, etc."

"I can tell you that the nubers are as high at 6k/acre.  Be carefule of the new lease terms that are out there.  I would advise you to carefully consider any offer at this time"

"Allegheny Twp"

"Thanks Terry ! Getting ready to lease and trying to get info !"

"Terry: Venango Twp."

"Gasman , do you know what the numbers are ? Chris , Terry , and gasman , what twp are you guys in?"

"Even with an attorney, who make addendums with areas that you know the O&G company will not go for, and have to go back again and again at more and more $ cost to you. Get an attorney, and go from there.  You need to be educated  with…"

"If you are looking at the Shell lease you will need a lot more than a few tweaks. The up front money being offered is minor compared to the lease language that you will be living with for what could be your grand children's children life time.…"