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Permalink Reply by Billy Bob Meeker on March 17, 2012 at 11:14am

Mark,  I'm in Harrison County, OH, so can't comment directly on what may be happening in Washington Co.  In Harrison Co., landowners are starting to be contacted by Global Geophysical Services for permission to access our land for a seismic study being paid for by Hess.  Current rate being offered is $5/ac and the testing grid is 1/4 mile x 250 ft.  It appears that GGS has done their homework as the permission form they gave me had the correct parcel numbers and they had maps of the areas to be tested.  Currently, they will be testing a large portion of Harrison Co. starting just east of the east end of Tappan Lake and moving east through Cadiz and eastern Harrison Co. townships.

I did not sign the permission form.  My land is not leased so I feel I have no obligation to sign the form and the legal terms included on the permission form look really weak.  If I do choose to sign, I'll want to include a lot more legal language outlining liability, reclamation, timber, collateral damage, duration of testing, etc., plus perhaps more than the $5/ac rate for my 300 ac.

The $5/ac is a trivial fee, so it won't break my heart if they choose to bypass my property with their testing ... I won't have to deal with the hassle.

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