chk putting a pad on my property..advice

chk showed up on my farm today and started constuction on a pad and water impoundment.  gave us no notice...no surface agreement was signed....they are taking 12 to fifteen acres of our crop field..cutting trees..putting in roads etc.  i had no idea they were starting.  they gave us a surface agreement to look at...never came back and just showed up digging.  i went out this morning...shut them down...after i left they started again.  we have an old o&g lease from 2005...they say they can do whatever they want...any advice  mark

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Permalink Reply by john p halloran on December 12, 2011 at 4:28pm
My minerals are for sale any takers,let's make a deal!
Permalink Reply by thelma cathleen hays on December 14, 2011 at 9:33am

u have no idea what ur asking for. have a well pad is not all u think it is. wish i didnt have a pad and all they headach thats gose with it.

Permalink Reply by Finnbear on December 12, 2011 at 4:37pm
mark o
Can you post the lease here? At face value, it sounds like you are getting a raw deal from CHK but without knowing what their lease says, we are all just guessing.
Permalink Reply by Don on December 12, 2011 at 4:46pm

Do you own the mineral rights?

 

Permalink Reply by john p halloran on December 12, 2011 at 4:53pm
From all the stories about leases,It seems to me this could be a bad lease,I doubt they would be in there doing there business without being legal,that would be risky on their part,that is just speculation.
Permalink Reply by mark o on December 13, 2011 at 12:22pm

answers to some of the questions....yes i have a very bad old lease.  i knew that.  i want them there and am blessed to have them there..but....again that does not give them the right to do whatever they please.  alot of what they are doing is not in our lease.  i must have ruffled some feathers beacause last night and today some higher ups from chk were in touch with us.  they know we were right and they are trying to remedy it.  i will give them the benefit of the doubt and some time to fix things.  they do seem sincere.  thanks to all who supported me and offered advice.  i will post at a later date how this turns out.  mark

Permalink Reply by Jack Straw on December 13, 2011 at 1:25pm

Hi Mark,

              You might benefit from cajoling one of these "higher ups" to visit your farm and sit across from you at your kitchen table.

In that manner, they will both hear your concerns and see the full impact of their current operations upon you and your land. There is no better perspective than "boots on the ground".

Just a thought.

All in my humble opinion.

 

JS

Permalink Reply by mark o on December 13, 2011 at 2:04pm

thanks jack...we are doing that friday afternoon.  mark

Permalink Reply by Lynn mudder on December 13, 2011 at 12:37pm
Mark, I'm happy to hear that your issues may be taken care of. We are also leased to CHK since 08 in Pa. As I previously have posted, we have always had very good communication with them. They are to begin our driveway and pads the first of the year, and SO FAR, they have been very good to deal with. Keep us posted, and good luck to you.
Permalink Reply by mark o on December 13, 2011 at 1:17pm

thanks vicki,  i will let you know what happens.  good luck to you also!!!   hope it goes well.  mark

Permalink Reply by Todd Charles on December 13, 2011 at 11:37pm

Good luck, Mark, and kudo's for standing your ground. We're all hoping they do right by you and get this situation turned around.  Anytime you have a wellhead on your land, it's going to be a long term relationship. Here's hoping it's a prosperous one for you. The real money is in the royalties.

Sincerely,

Kit

Permalink Reply by thelma cathleen hays on December 14, 2011 at 9:43am

just be aware if u have a lease there is no need 2 sign a surface use agreement if u own both surface and minerals. all that dose is release them from any damages. went through this with chk on my well pad. only sign off on well pad location and access road. dont let them tell u that u have to sign. we have a good lawyer and they know that. over all chk is a not what they make thierself out to be. SO JUST BEWARE AND GET A LAWYER THIS IS FOR ANYONE THAT DEALS WITH CHK

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