Eclipse-Oxford leases and extensions in Guernsey County

I am a landowner in Guernsey County with a 4 1/2 year old Oxford lease that is set to expire in about 6 months.  I, and apparently many others, have just received an offer from Eclipse to extend the lease for 3 years for a generous one time payment of $100.00 and the same 12 1/2%  royalty (but no line charges).  The extension provides for the grouping of 640 acres instead of the 160 acres in the old leases.  I had hoped that Eclipse would treat the landowners fairly, in contrast to the Oxford way, but apparently not.  The landman, who called me, reminded (threatened?) me that Oxford (now Eclipse) is still drilling its shallow wells to hold them by production.  According to the DNR records almost all of these shallow wells have only the tiniest of production of oil or gas or sometimes only salt water or nothing.  My neighbors tell me that Oxford comes in, sets up a small rig and drills for a few days and leaves.

 

One leverage the landowners have by not signing the extension is to deny Eclipse the right to put together the necessary 640 acres to drill a deep well.  If enough people do not sign the extension maybe we could get a realistic offer. 

 

Has anyone on here received a similar extension "offer"?  Is anyone actually signing these things?  Does anyone know of any law suits or other methods to stop this bad faith drilling of the shallow wells?  

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Permalink Reply by evan on October 17, 2013 at 11:06am

On mcburney rd.  Close to where mcburney meets putney ridge

Permalink Reply by scott peterson on October 17, 2013 at 11:24am

thanks.........Millwood is becoming the sweet spot...........

Permalink Reply by evan on October 17, 2013 at 11:31am

Their also putting a pad on the property west of me and south of me all within a mile.  So that's three well pads very close. I agree they must think it's worth sinking all that money into.

Permalink Reply by scott peterson on October 17, 2013 at 11:37am

compression station going in on St Johns just over the border in Noble/Beaver on Detweillers Long farm under power lines.

Permalink Reply by searcherone on October 17, 2013 at 11:56am

Do you know which company is building it?

Permalink Reply by evan on October 17, 2013 at 12:15pm

That's where the big Rockies Express pipeline went through a few years ago also

Permalink Reply by scott peterson on October 18, 2013 at 3:08am

Ill find out this weekend and yes its close to the REX line.

Permalink Reply by evan on October 17, 2013 at 11:32pm

I looked at one of them and it wa  old permit that Oxford applied for these are horizontal wells they have tested water from putney ridge to Quaker City to salesville

Permalink Reply by evan on October 18, 2013 at 9:30am

They don't have a permit yet still working things out with the unit and that has to be done before they apply.  Chesapeake tested my water in May and didn't get a permit till september

Permalink Reply by Dorothy Adamik on November 12, 2013 at 9:26am
Hi Evan how r u. Mike is fine as well as joe and I.
Permalink Reply by regina perrine on October 20, 2013 at 9:59am

Hi! evan

 The property is on mcburney rd. There is a red barn on our property. I just think it is awful that these comanies are not treating the folks that they lease from with  very well. I will tell my husband regarding the pad on the pora property. Thanks! We landowners have to be very wary of these companies and wwe have to stick together. 

Permalink Reply by Rick on October 21, 2013 at 6:05am

evan,

Did you hear anything new? For our area.

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