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Permalink Reply by paul geiger on September 5, 2011 at 4:50am

I just posted this on the Guernsey county oh  under best prices,  we have some land groups that  have to make a decision in September

Permalink Reply by Todd on September 5, 2011 at 3:06pm

Cool man... glad I could help out! :)

Permalink Reply by Len Bywaters on September 6, 2011 at 2:52am

Todd,  Do you have any idea of how many acres were leased from Brooke County and West Lib ?

Permalink Reply by Todd on September 19, 2011 at 9:54am

Brooke Hills Signs Chesapeake Lease

Will allow drilling on park land for money to pay operations costs

February 26, 2011

By WARREN SCOTT

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WELLSBURG - Officials with Brooke Hills Park have signed a lease agreement allowing a natural gas company to drill in the area of the park, citing a need for more money to operate the park.

Drilling, overseen by Chesapeake Energy, could occur on 51 to 227 acres of the park. The park could receive $5,000 per acre in lease revenue, according to the minutes of a special Jan. 5 meeting of the Brooke County Park and Recreation Commission, which oversees the park. No information regarding royalty rates to be paid on potential gas production was provided.

Permalink Reply by Todd on September 19, 2011 at 9:56am

• West Liberty University also has signed a gas lease deal. The school expects to receive $5,000 per acre for its 279 acres, or about $1.4 million, not including 18 percent in royalties if drilling begins. The school plans to use its money to help build a new science center on campus. (Wheelings News-Register, 7/24/11)