Hancock County, WV Discussions - GoMarcellusShale.com2024-03-29T14:18:24Zhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/group/hancockcountywv/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noNo Movementtag:gomarcellusshale.com,2016-06-21:2274639:Topic:7386262016-06-21T23:57:11.470ZGeorge Baileyhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/GeorgeBailey
<p><span>Does anyone know of any happenings in the county? It seems we are in the dead spot of activity. Most of us that signed up with the land group and Chesapeake only have about 9 months left on those original leases signed back in May of '12. What's the popular opinion out there that the new company will auto renew? I know with the price of NG profitability is weighing heavily on new drilling. I'm just hoping the new company is still interested in Hancock county and that we don't have to…</span></p>
<p><span>Does anyone know of any happenings in the county? It seems we are in the dead spot of activity. Most of us that signed up with the land group and Chesapeake only have about 9 months left on those original leases signed back in May of '12. What's the popular opinion out there that the new company will auto renew? I know with the price of NG profitability is weighing heavily on new drilling. I'm just hoping the new company is still interested in Hancock county and that we don't have to go through all that back and forth with attorneys/signatures on someone new..</span></p> Gas Industry Pushing for Forced Pooling again -- 2016 Standofftag:gomarcellusshale.com,2015-12-29:2274639:Topic:7109712015-12-29T16:25:47.251ZToddhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/ToddSmith
Legislative Session begins January 13:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/649894/">http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/649894/</a><br />
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The problem with the argument that forced pooling already exists for deep formations such as the Utica is that is misleading -- the current old law speaks of a "pool" of free flowing oil and gas in conventional reservoirs produced by vertical drilling; therefore, it should not apply to unconventional horizontal shale…
Legislative Session begins January 13:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/649894/">http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/649894/</a><br />
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The problem with the argument that forced pooling already exists for deep formations such as the Utica is that is misleading -- the current old law speaks of a "pool" of free flowing oil and gas in conventional reservoirs produced by vertical drilling; therefore, it should not apply to unconventional horizontal shale drilling that requires fracture stimulation in order to produce hydrocarbons.<br />
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See 22C-9-7:<br />
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<a href="http://www.legis.state.wv.us/wvcode/ChapterEntire.cfm?chap=22c&art=9">http://www.legis.state.wv.us/wvcode/ChapterEntire.cfm?chap=22c&art=9</a> Anybody get a letter from southwestern energy yet?tag:gomarcellusshale.com,2015-08-24:2274639:Topic:6942922015-08-24T18:51:29.969Zblazin82https://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/blazin82
Received a certified letter I have to pick up tomorrow from the post office. Wondering if there has been any received yet?
Received a certified letter I have to pick up tomorrow from the post office. Wondering if there has been any received yet? Infrastructuretag:gomarcellusshale.com,2015-04-28:2274639:Topic:6734842015-04-28T01:53:00.727ZToddhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/ToddSmith
Natural gas fired electric power plant permit applied for in Highland Hills/Follansbee, just a few miles south of Hancock County line:<br />
<a href="http://www.shaleplayohiovalley.com/page/content.detail/id/511230.html">http://www.shaleplayohiovalley.com/page/content.detail/id/511230.html</a>
Natural gas fired electric power plant permit applied for in Highland Hills/Follansbee, just a few miles south of Hancock County line:<br />
<a href="http://www.shaleplayohiovalley.com/page/content.detail/id/511230.html">http://www.shaleplayohiovalley.com/page/content.detail/id/511230.html</a> Please Contact Our Representatives to Oppose Forced Pooling House Bill 2688 (HB 2688)tag:gomarcellusshale.com,2015-02-13:2274639:Topic:6614182015-02-13T20:09:13.574ZToddhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/ToddSmith
<p>Dear Hancock County Land & Mineral Owners,</p>
<p><strong>House Bill 2688 (HB 2688)</strong> hasn’t passed in the House or Senate yet. It was <strong>just passed by the House Energy Committee yesterday</strong> so it will now go to the House floor for a vote, maybe as soon as next week. Then the Senate will vote on it. So, <strong>there is still time for us to stop this bill!</strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Please contact our local…</strong></span></p>
<p>Dear Hancock County Land & Mineral Owners,</p>
<p><strong>House Bill 2688 (HB 2688)</strong> hasn’t passed in the House or Senate yet. It was <strong>just passed by the House Energy Committee yesterday</strong> so it will now go to the House floor for a vote, maybe as soon as next week. Then the Senate will vote on it. So, <strong>there is still time for us to stop this bill!</strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Please contact our local representatives:</strong></span></p>
<h2>Pat McGeehan (R - Hancock, 01)</h2>
<p><br/> <img src="http://www.legis.state.wv.us/images/members/2015/house/mcgeehan_pat.jpg"/></p>
<h1>CONTACT</h1>
<p><a title="Email Delegate McGeehan" href="mailto:pat.mcgeehan@wvhouse.gov">pat.mcgeehan@wvhouse.gov</a><br/> <b>Capitol Office:</b> Room 226E, Building 1 State Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 <i>Capitol Phone:</i> (304) 340-3397<br/> <b>Home:</b> 616 Florida Avenue #5 Chester, WV, 26034 <i>Home Phone:</i> (304) 374-7018 <i>Business Phone:</i> (304) 374-7018</p>
<h2>Mark Zatezalo (R - Hancock, 01)</h2>
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<h1>CONTACT</h1>
<p><a title="Email Delegate Zatezalo" href="mailto:mark.zatezalo@wvhouse.gov">mark.zatezalo@wvhouse.gov</a><br/> <b>Capitol Office:</b> Room 224E, Building 1 State Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 <i>Capitol Phone:</i> (304) 340-3120<br/> <b>Home:</b> 540 North 12th Street Weirton, WV, 26062 <i>Home Phone:</i> (304) 748-1624 <i>Business Phone:</i> (304) 491-0937</p>
<h2>Ryan Ferns (R - Ohio, 01)</h2>
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<h1>CONTACT</h1>
<p><a href="mailto:ryan.ferns@wvsenate.gov">ryan.ferns@wvsenate.gov</a><br/> <b>Capitol Office:</b> Room 439M, Building 1 State Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 <i>Capitol Phone:</i> (304) 357-7918<br/> <b>Home:</b> 37 Jenna Way Drive Wheeling, WV, 26003 <i>Home Phone:</i> <i>Business Phone:</i></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong><i>Here is a drafted letter that I urge you to send to each representative:</i></strong></span></p>
<p>"As a land and mineral owner in <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span> County, WV, I am writing to inform you of my opposition to any legislation, more specifically <strong>HB 2688</strong>, that supports and advances the practice of seizure of private property in the form of 'unitization', 'lease integration', or 'forced pooling' of my privately held mineral rights. </p>
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<div>Legislation of this type is a violation of our constitutional rights regarding private property, and will strip landowners of their negotiation strength as well, should they be willing to lease their property."</div>
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<p>FACS Law hosting another meeting at Serbian Center tonight at 6PM.</p>
<p>FACS Law hosting another meeting at Serbian Center tonight at 6PM.</p> Southwestern Energy Northern WV Acreage Acquisitiontag:gomarcellusshale.com,2015-01-01:2274639:Topic:6511502015-01-01T00:19:11.685ZToddhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/ToddSmith
<p><b><font size="4">Southwestern Energy Company</font></b></p>
<p>Company Update and Guidance Presentation:</p>
<p><a href="http://swn.com/investors/LIP/latestinvestorpresentation.pdf">http://swn.com/investors/LIP/latestinvestorpresentation.pdf</a></p>
<p align="left"><br></br> <b><font size="4">Southwestern Energy Company</font></b></p>
<p>Company Update and 2015 Guidance Call Tuesday, December 30, 2014 11:00 AM EST…</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Southwestern Energy Company</font></b></p>
<p>Company Update and Guidance Presentation:</p>
<p><a href="http://swn.com/investors/LIP/latestinvestorpresentation.pdf">http://swn.com/investors/LIP/latestinvestorpresentation.pdf</a></p>
<p align="left"><br/> <b><font size="4">Southwestern Energy Company</font></b></p>
<p>Company Update and 2015 Guidance Call Tuesday, December 30, 2014 11:00 AM EST</p>
<p><a href="http://www.swn.com/investors/Press_Releases/2014/Transcript-CompanyUpdateand2015GuidanceCall.pdf">http://www.swn.com/investors/Press_Releases/2014/Transcript-CompanyUpdateand2015GuidanceCall.pdf</a></p>
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<p>Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you and your families.</p>
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<p>Todd</p>
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<p></p> Landowner Group Meeting this Wednesday, Dec 10thtag:gomarcellusshale.com,2014-12-09:2274639:Topic:6457952014-12-09T03:49:19.346ZToddhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/ToddSmith
Dear Fellow Hancock County Landowners,<br />
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The law firm of Frankovitch, Anetakis, Colantonio & Simon is holding an informational meeting this Wednesday, Dec 10th at 6pm at the Serbian American Cultural Center located at 1000 Colliers Way in Weirton.<br />
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Interested parties please contact Carl Frankovitch at (304) 723-4400 or come directly to the informational meeting.<br />
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<a href="http://www.facslaw.com">www.facslaw.com</a>
Dear Fellow Hancock County Landowners,<br />
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The law firm of Frankovitch, Anetakis, Colantonio & Simon is holding an informational meeting this Wednesday, Dec 10th at 6pm at the Serbian American Cultural Center located at 1000 Colliers Way in Weirton.<br />
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Interested parties please contact Carl Frankovitch at (304) 723-4400 or come directly to the informational meeting.<br />
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<a href="http://www.facslaw.com">www.facslaw.com</a> Any interest still in hancock countytag:gomarcellusshale.com,2014-09-28:2274639:Topic:6277952014-09-28T11:27:09.413ZDaniel edgellhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/Danieledgell
<p>Im new to this site was just trying to figure out if anyone knows anyone still leasing in hancock county. We had a offer about three years ago from Kenyon Energy. At the time the couple other peolpe around us with land decided to wait so we did to. Between the 3 of us we have close to 400 acres just north of weirton. We joined a group with a local lawyer but it seems to be going nowhere. We are not obligated to stay with the group so kinda looking around on my own just looking for the right…</p>
<p>Im new to this site was just trying to figure out if anyone knows anyone still leasing in hancock county. We had a offer about three years ago from Kenyon Energy. At the time the couple other peolpe around us with land decided to wait so we did to. Between the 3 of us we have close to 400 acres just north of weirton. We joined a group with a local lawyer but it seems to be going nowhere. We are not obligated to stay with the group so kinda looking around on my own just looking for the right direction to go. Thank you for any advise you may have to offer.</p> Consol expansion will spread to Mountain Statetag:gomarcellusshale.com,2014-09-02:2274639:Topic:6184972014-09-02T17:06:56.080ZToddhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/ToddSmith
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<div class="withRelated right" id="WNStoryBody"><p><a href="http://www.wboy.com/story/26406768/consol-expansion-will-spread-to-mountain-state">http://www.wboy.com/story/26406768/consol-expansion-will-spread-to-mountain-state</a></p>
<p>While its corporate focus is squarely on Western Pennsylvania's natural gas reserves for now, <strong>Consol Energy President and CEO Nick Deluliis says the company expects to spend billions in the Mountain State over the next…</strong></p>
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<div class="withRelated right" id="WNStoryBody"><p><a href="http://www.wboy.com/story/26406768/consol-expansion-will-spread-to-mountain-state">http://www.wboy.com/story/26406768/consol-expansion-will-spread-to-mountain-state</a></p>
<p>While its corporate focus is squarely on Western Pennsylvania's natural gas reserves for now, <strong>Consol Energy President and CEO Nick Deluliis says the company expects to spend billions in the Mountain State over the next decade.</strong></p>
<p>Though he didn't discuss specifics, <strong>Deluliis said the company looks to invest about $28 billion in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio over the next 10 years, about half of that in the Mountain State.</strong></p>
<p><strong>“West Virginia is a big part of our plans,”</strong> he said during an Aug. 25 ceremony marking the official kickoff for a massive drilling operation at Pittsburgh International Airport, a 9,000-acre parcel leased from the Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Airport Authority.</p>
<p>Plans for the airport property call for a total of 45 wells on six well pads, with a total capital investment in the $500 million range. Up-front bonuses and royalty payments over the life of the project should top $500 million, officials said.</p>
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<p><b>Best position</b></p>
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<p><strong>“Nine-thousand (contiguous) acres in a wet gas region puts us in the best position in the best natural gas field in the U.S.,” Deluliis said, adding that Consol is looking at opportunities in shale formations both above and below the Marcellus reserves the company is currently targeting.</strong></p>
<p><strong>“Right now, our focus is on the 45 wells driving our $500 million investment,” he said. “But we think there will be other opportunities in the Devonian shale above and Utica below.</strong></p>
<p><strong>“Technology is advancing, and we think we'll be able to access them from one single well bore.”</strong></p>
<p><strong>Deluliis said the airport project is “a vast economic opportunity for the entire region,” though the hilly terrain poses significant challenges.</strong></p>
<p>“There's an awful lot of work and an awful lot of resources needed to prepare sites that are here and make them ready for development,” Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald told the dignitaries assembled for the celebration. “Shale money is going to help; it means we won't have to go to taxpayers for the money.”</p>
<p>Fitzgerald said the county wanted to put the property “to its best use for taxpayers and the region,” adding that officials used the $50 million the airport received in up-front money to reduce airport costs.</p>
<p>“A lower-cost airport makes us more competitive,” he said. “Lower costs make us much more competitive with airlines, to bring more flights in.”</p>
<p>Consol's project adds to shale-driven development opportunities in Western Pennsylvania, including Shell's proposed $5 billion-plus ethane cracker less than 20 miles away in Monaca.</p>
<p>“It's going to allow us to be energy leaders, not just in this country, but in the world,” Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett noted. “It gives us a path to energy independence with Pennsylvania leading the way.”</p>
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<p><b>Regional benefits</b></p>
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<p>In West Virginia, officials said the Consol project has regional implications, adding to shale-driven development opportunities in Western Pennsylvania that can help feed gas-related growth in the Mountain State.</p>
<p>“We continue to be optimistic about new opportunities for West Virginia associated with the continued development of the Marcellus and Utica Shales,” West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said, adding, “This industry has the potential to create good-paying jobs and rejuvenate our manufacturing sector.</p>
<p>“We appreciate the continued investments Consol is making in our region and look forward to capitalizing on the abundant supply of natural gas in Appalachia, which we anticipate will provide promising opportunities for future generations.”</p>
<p><strong>Pat Ford, executive director of the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle, said the Consol project is “important news for Hancock County.”</strong></p>
<p><strong>“Drilling has just started in Hancock County,” he said. “Ergon has expanded its subsidiary refining facility at Newell ... enabling the refinery to handle growing regional crude oil production as drilling activities continue to increase throughout the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas.</strong></p>
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<p><b>Service company growth</b></p>
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<p><strong>“As part of this effort, Ergon has invested upwards of $78 million to add capacity in its refinery processing units and supporting infrastructure.”</strong></p>
<p><strong>He said Centerpoint Terminal in Weirton also invested about $5.5 million in renovations to its property in Half-Moon Industrial Park to support crude oil gathering operations, and another $1 million spent to purchase adjacent land so they can expand the operation. With those changes, Centerpoint secured a five-year contract with a major oil company.</strong></p>
<p>“We have also seen almost $15 million of investment in specialty services companies in Brooke County in the specific areas of trucking, drilling, production and pipeline installation,” he said. <strong>“Collectively, this is almost $100 million of investment in the shale gas related industries in Newell, Weirton, Colliers, Follansbee and Beech Bottom.”</strong></p>
<p><strong>He said continued investments by companies such as Consol and Ergon are great for West Virginia.</strong></p>
<p>“They diversify our economy, grow our tax base, add jobs, leverage infrastructure improvements and secure our future,” Ford said. </p>
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