Delinquent First Production Payment Lemon's Wells (Stone Energy) Wetzel County, WV

I like to work with folks, but Stone Energy is very casual about making payments.  These Wells have been in production since August of 2013 - no Division Orders issued or payments made as of 9/4/2014.  Below is the letter that was sent:

 

Roger Cutright

Head of Land Division

Stone Energy

Morgantown Office

1300 Fort Pierpont Drive, Suite 201

Morgantown, WV  26508

Dear Mr. Cutright,

 

This is to notify Stone Energy that they have failed to make timely payment on the Lemon’s Wells in Wetzel County (API #103-02710, #103-02711, #103-02712, and #103-02713).  I consider this non-payment to be gross negligence, since these Wells have been in production since August of 2013 and there has been no Division Orders issued or payment made as of the date of this letter.

 

Sincerely

Cc:

 

Dave Welch, CEO


Stone Energy


Lafayette Office (Headquarters)


625 East Kaliste Saloom Rd.


Lafayette, LA  70508


 

Patrick Morrisey


Office of the WV Attorney General


State Capital Complex


Bldg. 1, Room E-26


Charleston, WV  25305

Rick Toothman, VP


Stone Energy


1300 Fort Pierpont Drive, Suite 201


Morgantown, WV  26508


 

James A. Martin, Jr.


Chief – Office of Oil and Gas


Department of Environmental Protection


601 57th Street SE


Charleston, WV  25304

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0ym9x5ag7ury2Permalink Reply by 0ym9x5ag7ury2 on September 6, 2014 at 6:54am

Forrest,

   I saw a great potential law to protect landowners in Ohio, if your producer doesn't follow your lease clauses you can terminate the lease. The authors were careful to state early in the law that the Well must be non producing.

If we were to change the law to "All Wells under production or not" the landowners would have a guarantee that a producer would follow the lease as written.

Now why would any government entity not want to protect the people that voted them in?

It's apparent to me that some politicians only need the people at election time, the rest of the time they can do what makes them the most $$$$$.

This fact has been proven in PA, now what will happen in Ohio?

Permalink Reply by Forrest on September 6, 2014 at 9:58pm

If you are having problems, probably should contact your representative:

Senate:

http://www.legis.state.wv.us/senate1/roster.cfm

House of Delegates:

http://www.legis.state.wv.us/house/roster.cfm

A HB or SB with a statute similar to Texas plus interest/penalty - prime plus 10% seems reasonable. 

Permalink Reply by Nancy Mosley on September 7, 2014 at 8:07am
Great idea!

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