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Permalink Reply by Rob Thompson on March 2, 2011 at 8:10am

Andy,

 

we would definitely be interested.

currently we are not leased, but we are trying to  be.

we have 120 acres in Franklinville, Bradford County

 

Sue thompson

Permalink Reply by Charles Andrew Cole on March 2, 2011 at 8:18am

Wow...that was quick! Anyway, I'd be delighted to talk with you about your property. Would you be able to provide me with some sort of coordinates that would enable me to find it on GoogleEarth?

Also, I'm out of town for about the next 10 days with limited email, so if I don't get back to you quickly, please be patient.

 

And thanks for your interest.

Andy

Permalink Reply by Charles Andrew Cole on March 14, 2011 at 3:27am

Hi,

 

I'm back - would it be possible to contact me directly (cac13@psu.edu) so that I can find out a bit more about your property?

Thanks.

Andy

Permalink Reply by Rob Thompson on July 15, 2011 at 2:31am

sorry Andy, for some reason I never got this.....my email is robnsuet@frontiernet.net if you send me something, I can send you a googlemap of our property. 

Permalink Reply by Barbara on March 26, 2011 at 12:42pm

i have only a small wetland on my land, but it is in CREP and is across the road from a well....drilled but not yet fracked; and a pipeline is to run across my land..........after traversing my wetland underground for fifty feet; now 'they' want to also run an underground waterline, which scares me more than the gasline.  i am more than happy to have you study whatever you can here,,,,,i am committed to preserving from pollution this little bit of the planet; not sure i can.

 

i am in smithfield township, bradford county, bordering springfield road.

Permalink Reply by Erin Carpenter on March 27, 2011 at 3:51am

Hi Barbara, I see that you are going to have a pipeline on your land.  I am interested in learning more about the pipeline.  Was wondering how they notified you about the pipeline and if they gave you a timeline of when it will be completed.  Basically I'm wondering at what stage does a landowner get notified, does the energy company notify you or the pipeline contractors, and how soon after they notify you do they begin the work?

Permalink Reply by Barbara on March 27, 2011 at 4:47am

i only know how chesapeake operates:  they came to me....my land was leased for min rights to them....to say they planned a pipeline, gas.....and walked me around to figure out placement.  i was not happy about this, but from how i read my lease i thought i had to go with this voluntarily or they could place it anyway.  the route was planned pretty much where i thought it would 'mess up' my little piece of the earth the least.  i did consult lawyer to try to get guidance re: addenda  to protect myself/my property as much as i could.  this 'guidance' turned out to be insufficient, if i did it now i would  do a lot differently.  this all occurred spring of '09 and was told it would be installed early winter...'09.  it is now spring of '11.........................lots of survey tapes, but no pipeline yet. so timeline is a real wait and see.

 

i was to be paid $15/linear foot of pipeline; i had to allow 50 ft of right of way for the length of the line on my land; pay would be when constructed. i believe there was also a hundred dollar up  'upfront' payment at the time of signing.

 

last fall...'10...i was approached because now they wanted to put a waterline, underground, in the same route.  i was to 'give up' yet another twenty five feet of right of way...so now seventy-five feet the whole distance of the pipelines.  i was told then that this would be a 'one dig' job...both lines being installed at the same time.  i now learn that no way will this be a one dig, but for for sure two seperate digs.  i was also told this would be 'fresh water' in this pipeline; then learned that 'fresh water', to the gas industry, is frac water with four fracking chemicals removed at the well.

 

this water pipeline is still being negotiated.  this one was to be $5/linear foot.  i do not want this pipeline so don't know where this will go.  frankly, i fear the frac water more than the gas line; and i cannot 'afford' to give up so much land to a right of way....i have a dogleg shape property and this would really interrupt the continuity of my land and the use of it.  the original gasline right of way was 'pushing it' to begin with.

 

so, i don't know if this helps you or not........................but know that there ARE a ton of concerns that can be addressed with proper lease addenda and wording.......so do NOT SIGN anything until you get competent legal oversight.

Permalink Reply by Erin Carpenter on March 27, 2011 at 6:09am

Thank you for the information.  It is very helpful.  I will have to look over my lease.  It goes through 2014 with the option for an additional two years if the gas company wants to extend the lease.  Hind sight is 20/20.  We are all learning as we go.  Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Charles Andrew Cole on March 28, 2011 at 5:42am

Barbara,

Thanks. Could you contact me directly (cac13@psu.edu) and see if you can get me a bit more specific directions? I'm trying to develop a map and I'll like to properly locate your property.

 

Thanks.

Andy

Permalink Reply by Erin Carpenter on March 27, 2011 at 3:54am

I might be interested but I'd have to talk to my husband and see what he says.  We are in Ridgebury Township in Bradford County.  We are leased and there is a well going in down the road from us.  It's my understanding that we will be part of that production unit once it is producing.  I'll get back to you once I talk to my husband.

Permalink Reply by Charles Andrew Cole on March 28, 2011 at 5:42am

Ok...thanks for considering this.

Andy

Permalink Reply by Erin Carpenter on May 17, 2011 at 3:09am

Hi Andy.  I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you.  I did ask my husband and he said yes he'd be interested.  Let me know if you want to get in touch with me.