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Permalink Reply by Farmhouse on August 11, 2011 at 12:50am

Typically, whatever company is doing the drilling will send a letter to all property owners leased with them announcing the planned formation of the unit and wells. If the some of the property in the planned unit is leased with a different company then the letter will go to the leasing company so they can negotiate terms.

 

If Company A is doing the drilling in a unit that includes acreage held by company B lease, then Company A will usually ask for proportionate participation from company B.

That is how it went for me.

I was told by my company that they do not file the unit on record until production has begun, so based on that I'm not sure there is any way to look it up. I suppose you can search for the well permits and get a rough idea of the unit shape that way. Hope you get in.

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Permalink Reply by richard steinbacher on August 11, 2011 at 1:04am

Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Carol on August 11, 2011 at 5:46am

I am leased with Williams in Westmoreland County - they did not send any information concerning units and wells. I should be receiving royalties soon and they haven't even sent a division order yet, so I wouldn't count on getting the information directly from the gas company. Don't get me wrong - Williams has been great to deal with, no complaints about them, but my point is they are not required to provide unit information directly to each land owner - they meet the requirement by recording it with the county which is public information. I had to search the Westmoreland County recorder of deeds to find the recorded unit and I contacted DCNR for the well plats. What county are you in? What gas company are you leased with?
If you need a contact for DCNR, I can get that for you. They will email or mail you well plats which probably have even more information than you need but they do contain the unit formation.

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Permalink Reply by Carol on August 12, 2011 at 1:36am

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. They maintain files of all permitted gas wells with detailed information on each well. The website is www.dcnr.state.pa.us or you can call Kristin Carter at 412-442-4234. She may only be able to help with your request if you are in SW PA because that is the Pittsburgh regional office.

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Permalink Reply by Carol on August 11, 2011 at 5:48am

Westmoreland County units have typically been recorded prior to production. DCNR also will provide well plats to anyone who requests them. Those are available right after DEP approves the drilling permits. These well plats usually contain a map of the unit also.

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Permalink Reply by richard steinbacher on August 11, 2011 at 11:06am

THANKS ILL CONTACT DCNR.

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Permalink Reply by craig on August 11, 2011 at 3:00pm

And may I add that the DCNRs email reply service for requests at the DCNR is unbelievable.....I emailed my request for 6 plat location maps at 3:00 in the afternoon and I had the results emailed back to me in less than ONE hour! Un-freakin-believable for a State agency. They deserve some kind of award.

Great info.

 

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Permalink Reply by Carol on August 11, 2011 at 3:52pm

You're right Craig - I couldn't believe how quick the service was from DCNR - they immediately searched for and provided me with every well plat inDerry township.

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Permalink Reply by Ann on August 12, 2011 at 7:23am

I am new at this. Exactily where do you email for this information?

 

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