Survey Permission

A guy came to my door yesterday and handed me a document to sign asking for permission to survey. What they want to survey for includes, but is not limited to "...the characterization of land as to property ownership, topographic features, cultural resources, subsurface assessments, wetland delineation and archeology."

The document is from Ohio Gathering Company.  This guy also said I had a lateral well on my place and assured him I did not.  The document says "Ohio Gathering Line Name:  Lick Run Well Lateral."  I asked the guy who Ohio Gatherings was working for and he said he did not know.  His business card said nothing about Ohio Gatherings--it just had a Michigan address and "Landman" on it.

Of course, I did not sign it and sent him on his way.  Can anyone tell me what this is all about?

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Permalink Reply by evan on March 16, 2014 at 3:08am
Maybe you have an old gas line running through your place I've heard of ohio gathering before.
Permalink Reply by Susan A Tippel on March 16, 2014 at 3:42am

I had an  old vertical gas well, but it was plugged years ago and the lease has been over as well (I leased with Shell after that).  It certainly was not called the Lick Run Well Lateral.  There is not pipeline right of way through my place. 

Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on March 16, 2014 at 3:38am

Ohio Gathering is MarkWest. They were the company that I dealt with when MarkWest installed the gathering line across my land. They must be wanting to install a gathering line on or near your land.  What township are you in? 

Permalink Reply by Susan A Tippel on March 16, 2014 at 3:46am

I am in Londonderry township. And what is a gathering line as opposed to a right of way?

Permalink Reply by Robert Bond on March 16, 2014 at 3:51am

I also have land in Londonderry Twp. and have had contact with them.

Permalink Reply by Susan A Tippel on March 16, 2014 at 4:01am

Well, I'm not in a unit, nobody's drilling after 2 1/2 years, but they sure want to put pipelines in.  Did you sign giving them permission to survey?

Permalink Reply by Robert Bond on March 16, 2014 at 4:04am

I have not as of yet signed a right of way agreement. I have let them do the survey but limiited the time that they have to do it.. If you friend me we can email about this, I have sent you the request.

The request whould be in you inbox located at the top right of this page.

Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on March 16, 2014 at 4:00am

A right of way could be for any type of line, gas, water, phone, electric etc.  A gathering line connects the wells to the main line.  If they are trying to install a gathering line across your property they will ask you for a right of way.  The first step in the process is to survey potential routes.    

Permalink Reply by Robert Bond on March 16, 2014 at 3:59am

First they would need a right of way to be able to install the gathering line. This gathering line may serve more than one well to connect it to another line.

Permalink Reply by Philip Brutz on March 16, 2014 at 4:23am

Here is a good overview of how pipeline construction works:  http://corridoreis.anl.gov/documents/docs/technical/APT_61034_EVS_T...

Permalink Reply by Robert Bond on March 16, 2014 at 4:31am

Gathering lines would be non FERC (Federal Energy Reguatory Commission) lines.

Permalink Reply by MM on March 16, 2014 at 5:49am
Don't you just love that? I get letters from out of town oilmen that want everything from rewriting my lease for me to a free land assessment with no obligations.
I sign nothing and send them all packing

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