Seismic Testing

Here's another one for the group.. Has anyone said "NO" to seismic testing? Specifically, can lack of the seismic recon discourage a company from drilling in an area?

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Permalink Reply by Bill on April 3, 2010 at 2:24pm
I can tell you all I was up last weekend and "OMNI" which is apparently a sub contract of PGS was testing on my neighbors property. They came right up to the pin , but never crossed the line. This bobcat -like tractor they have weights 9-k. (I got into talking with these guys- nice guys, but....) I don't have to tell you what happend running with a 9-k piece of equipment on tracks across the really wet soil. My nieghbor was P#@%^^eD ! ! The guys remained "professional, but at the same time- they were there to do a job regardless of what it did to the property. Food for thought- If you sign make sure you have input into what happens on your property- cause they don't care...
Permalink Reply by Catherine Orobello on April 4, 2010 at 2:22am
Thanks for the info. Bill. We had a feeling there would be a mess of sorts when they were thru.Guess we're still not signing..
Permalink Reply by Al Price on April 9, 2010 at 7:58am
I was offered 5 dollars an acre from geokennetics?
Permalink Reply by Lynne J. Monsey on May 6, 2010 at 1:54pm
I was also approched. 1st a home vist followed up with a contract. Then a letter saying it would be the last one. If I didn't return the lease they will just go around. What bothered me was that the lease stated they can come on the property forever! If I sold the land the $5.00 an acre will still be in my deed with no end date. Not worth it!
Permalink Reply by David Wheelis on May 6, 2010 at 3:38pm
The language you are referring to is worded in the permit so a deal is not reached with you and in between the time the permit was signed and the recording process starts, you do not sell the property and whatever money and terms you negotiated, will have to be re-done with the new landowner. Just tell them you want an expiration date of 1 year.
Permalink Reply by David Wheelis on May 6, 2010 at 3:40pm
It is also not a lease. It is a surface permit to conduct geophysical operations. A permission slip of sorts for ingress/egress to conduct the survey.

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