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Comment by Peter Schueler on October 28, 2011 at 5:52am

Scott, The Teppco line runs through my property and I have been contacted by an Enterprise agent regarding permission to do surveying. It's called the Marcellus Project-Segment 1. I spoke with Ron Mimna but he was not willing to provide any details about the line nor whether Enterprise would have a right of eminent domain.

I've been giving some thought to how a pipeline ROW should compensate the landowner. It seems the traditional way is to offer a one-time payment for the installation. It would seem that since these lines are in continuous use over many years with provisions for periodic inspection and maintenance, that there should be some annual rental to the landowner. For instance, communication towers offer continuous rentals to the land owners, in some cases very substantial.

If this pipeline project goes forward I recommend we form a landowners group to unite in negotiating a favorable common lease with adequate compensation and landowner protections.

Comment by scott jackovitch on October 28, 2011 at 5:04am

Josh ,  within the last week or so they came through and placed new markers on the Teppco pipeline. You are right they are wanting to get the survey crews in to start the work quickly they said. I am unaware of the norm for pipeline compensation on ones property. Maybe someone could lend some help with that. I hope these survey crews are not coming around for a few weeks . I was looking forward to some quality undisturbed treelounge time with the rut quickly approaching . How about you ?

Comment by Josh on October 28, 2011 at 4:56am

Scott,

I have heard same thing in my area, and they are really trying to gain permission to survey.  I wonder if they will pay landowners per foot or if the  existing easment has language which would give them means to expand pipeline without paying them?

Comment by scott jackovitch on October 28, 2011 at 4:14am

I have a couple of my neighbors who are meeting with Enterprise concerning a new pipeline being installed in our area.  Enterprise is currently looking to widen the current pipeline by 25' on each side. Supposedly they purchased Teppco and are running the new 36" pipeline along the existing Teppco petroleum line. They told my neighbors that they are going to be transporting Wet gas through the pipe. He also stated that the pipe is running all the way to Texas .  Has anyone else heard any info on this ?  Also I still can't believe the size of this pipeline. A 36'' pipe should be a good indicator of what we have in the area.

Comment by keepthefaith on October 26, 2011 at 12:41pm

If you read far enough in the article, you find this quote, "Back in Pennsylvania, a Bradford County commissioner, Doug McLinko, said the crime spike doesn't change his mind about the importance of the drilling boom to the local economy. Other states, he said, would "cut an arm off" to have such a surge.

"I'm always a little apprehensive about painting this as a big problem around the county, because it just isn't," McLinko said. "A lot of these people are really well-behaved. ... To a large degree, is it out control or a major issue? Absolutely not." 

Leave it to the liberal media to try to hype something up to make you worry about your good fortune.

Comment by Kristie on October 26, 2011 at 12:26pm

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This article was on Yahoo money headlines today. I guess with the good comes the bad. We'll see soon enough.

Comment by Shower Bath on October 22, 2011 at 8:01am

Guess I need to improve my spelling. Appalachian.......lol

Randy

Comment by Shower Bath on October 22, 2011 at 7:55am

Sue, I did see that article. But I don't see the Dems being able to do anything in Ohio. This state needs the jobs and development that the shale gas industry will bring. Here is a link to the current drilling rigs in the state of Ohio. If the site opens to the national page, put Ohio in the state column, and appallatian basin in the basin column and click refresh. They update this site every Fri in the afternoon.

http://gis.bakerhughesdirect.com/RigCounts/default2.aspx

Randy

Comment by keepthefaith on October 21, 2011 at 9:57am

Interesting article, Randall.  See my previous post about who wants to make the "boom" a bust.   

Comment by Shower Bath on October 21, 2011 at 7:03am

A litte general info on a slow day.

http://heraldstaronline.com/page/content.detail/id/565845.html

Randy

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