Jefferson County, PA Discussions - GoMarcellusShale.com2024-03-28T09:48:59Zhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/group/j/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noJefferson County Activity 2017tag:gomarcellusshale.com,2017-10-13:2274639:Topic:7643252017-10-13T14:57:28.927Zfarmgashttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/farmgas
Has anyone seen the arrival of a drilling rig to the XTO Energy Winslow Pad to drill a new Utica well?<br />
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Any updates or news regarding Consol`s pads near Big Run?
Has anyone seen the arrival of a drilling rig to the XTO Energy Winslow Pad to drill a new Utica well?<br />
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Any updates or news regarding Consol`s pads near Big Run? 59 acres OGM rights for lease or saletag:gomarcellusshale.com,2014-07-22:2274639:Topic:6038792014-07-22T23:54:00.851ZGet somehttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/Getsome
<p>I have 59 acres of ogm rights fore lease or possible sale.The property location is Bell Township, Jefferson County. Any information on who may be buying or leasing in this area would be greatly appreciated. Also, does anyone have any information on what would be considered fair lease terms or a fair sale price for rights in this area of PA?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any information. </p>
<p>I have 59 acres of ogm rights fore lease or possible sale.The property location is Bell Township, Jefferson County. Any information on who may be buying or leasing in this area would be greatly appreciated. Also, does anyone have any information on what would be considered fair lease terms or a fair sale price for rights in this area of PA?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any information. </p> Anyone have a scan of the plats for the Bowers unit--jefferson County PA?tag:gomarcellusshale.com,2014-03-06:2274639:Topic:5540432014-03-06T00:00:24.527Zlettijackhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/lettijack
<p>Anyone have a scan of the Bowers pooling agreement or lateral plats?</p>
<p>Anyone have a scan of the Bowers pooling agreement or lateral plats?</p> Bradford County commissioners criticize (PA) Senator. Yaw: Officials again call on Legislature to fix post-production coststag:gomarcellusshale.com,2013-08-26:2274639:Topic:4904412013-08-26T02:37:02.047ZRobert Goodfellowhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/RobertGoodfellow
<p>TOWANDA - At their meeting on Thursday, the three Bradford County commissioners said they stand by a resolution they passed in May, which calls on the state Legislature to take action that will guarantee that deductions for post-production costs will not reduce property owners' royalty payments below 12 1/2 percent.</p>
<p>The commissioners again called on the Legislature to take action on the resolution, saying that the guarantee of a 12 1/2 minimum royalty payment, which is written in a…</p>
<p>TOWANDA - At their meeting on Thursday, the three Bradford County commissioners said they stand by a resolution they passed in May, which calls on the state Legislature to take action that will guarantee that deductions for post-production costs will not reduce property owners' royalty payments below 12 1/2 percent.</p>
<p>The commissioners again called on the Legislature to take action on the resolution, saying that the guarantee of a 12 1/2 minimum royalty payment, which is written in a 1979 law, should apply to existing leases, as well as to new leases.</p>
<p>"I believe (we have proposed) a solid plan for the state to solve the problem" of Bradford County landowners being saddled with "heavy" post-production costs, McLinko said. "The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has said how the problem can be fixed, but the Legislature isn't doing it."</p>
<p>According to the commissioners, some Bradford County residents have been receiving royalty payments of only 2 or 3 percent, due to expenses being deducted from their royalty checks for various post-production costs, such as transporting the gas to market, and compressing the gas.</p>
<p>Miller has said that, based on a very conservative estimate, Bradford County landowners lost $10 million in the last six months of 2012, due to deductions being taken out of their royalty checks for post-production costs. He said the amount of lost royalty payments was even higher during the first half of 2013, since production of natural gas rose from 285 billion cubic feet in the second half of 2012 to 345 billion cubic feet in the first half of 2013.</p>
<p>State Sen. Gene Yaw has stated that any action that the Legislature would take to address post-production deductions could only apply to new leases that landowners would enter into in the future, and not to existing ones, since it would be unconstitutional for the Legislature to alter existing leases, which are legal contracts.</p>
<p>But McLinko said that, considering how extensively developed Bradford County already is in terms of gas drilling and the large number of gas leases in the county have already been signed, Yaw's position means that Bradford County will be "left out" of any solution to the problem.</p>
<p>McLinko said that the county's solicitors, Jonathan Foster Sr. and Jonathan Foster Jr., had done a "tremendous" job of doing legal research to prepare the resolution. In addition, a Pittsburgh law firm that the county had used in the past reviewed the draft of the resolution and helped the county reach a conclusion on what the resolution should say.</p>
<p>"There was a lot of research that went into this resolution," said Daryl Miller, Bradford County commissioner. "It was not something that we did on the spur of the moment."</p>
<p>McLinko said that every resident in Bradford County is affected by post-production deductions, regardless of whether their property has a gas lease on it, because the county itself has 1,000 acres under a gas lease.</p>
<p>The residents of Bradford County "will see the benefits of royalty (payments made to the county) over the years," McLinko added.</p>
<p>Sen. Yaw's position on the matter has been a "disappointment," said Bradford County Commissioner Mark Smith, a Democrat.</p>
<p>"With his editorial (that was published earlier this month in The Daily Review), we see that he is more interested in finding reasons to not do something (about the issue) than in finding a solution (to the problem)," Smith said.</p>
<p>Yaw's statement that only a few ignorant people are asking the Legislature to solve the problem for existing lease-holders "is arrogant and shortsighted," Smith said.</p>
<p>Smith called on Yaw to change his mind and work to address the issue of post-production deductions.</p>
<p>"I hope Sen. Yaw finds a way (to address) the extreme negative effect this is having on property owners," Smith said. "What a blemish this is on the gas industry, because (no one has been) able to fix this."</p>
<p>McLinko pointed out that of the 35,000 parcels in Bradford County, a large majority are less than 10 acres, so post-production deductions are affecting ordinary citizens who cannot afford to litigate against the gas companies.</p>
<p>While those in Harrisburg are advising Bradford County landowners to file lawsuits to address their problems with post-production deductions, "we can't ask these people to sue the gas industry," McLinko said.</p>
<p>What the commissioners are asking for "is not about violating anything in the Constitution or violating a contractual agreement," Miller said. "We are simply (operating within) the decision of the Supreme Court."</p>
<p>Miller was referring to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in the Kilmer vs. Elexco case, which allowed gas companies to deduct post-production costs from royalty payments, even if they reduced royalty payments below 12 1/2 percent.</p>
<p>However, the court's decision gave the state Legislature an opportunity to weigh in on the issue, according to Miller.</p>
<p>Miller also took aim at Yaw's argument that the Legislature cannot alter existing leases, pointing out that the Legislature did just that when it passed Act 66 this summer.</p>
<p>Under Act 66, a gas company that owns most but not all of the leases in the area where it is planning to drill a gas well can draw gas from properties that where the gas rights have been leased by another company, without obtaining the permission of the property owner or the gas company, Miller said.</p>
<p>But Yaw (R-23) said Act 66 is a completely different set of circumstances to the post-production issues. "It's like comparing apples to a rock," he said.</p>
<p>And Yaw said that when he used the word "ignorant," he was not trying to insult anyone, but was pointing out that it is people who are ignorant of the law who are asking the Legislature to alter existing leases.</p>
<p>For the complete article use this link---> <a href="http://thedailyreview.com/news/bradford-county-commissioners-criticize-sen-yaw-1.1540516" target="_blank">http://thedailyreview.com/news/bradford-county-commissioners-criticize-sen-yaw-1.1540516</a></p>
<p>For State Senator Gene Yaw: Guest Editorial: Facts Rather Than Ignorance</p>
<p>"Our state government is guided by two documents. One is the Constitution of the United States and the other is the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Both of these documents give us the right to bear arms, a right which many say they will die to protect. These Constitutions also provide that "No State shall.pass any Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts." In an orderly society, we cannot pick and choose which Constitutional provision we will or will not support. All are entitled to equal support irrespective of whether we like or agree with the result of upholding those provisions.</p>
<p>Use this link for the rest of the article---> <a href="http://thedailyreview.com/opinion/state-senator-gene-yaw-guest-editorial-facts-rather-than-ignorance-1.1538434" target="_blank">http://thedailyreview.com/opinion/state-senator-gene-yaw-guest-editorial-facts-rather-than-ignorance-1.1538434</a></p> Pennsylvania Land Owners Upset About Gas Drilling Royalties (Video)tag:gomarcellusshale.com,2013-07-04:2274639:Topic:4686152013-07-04T03:24:50.487ZRobert Goodfellowhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/RobertGoodfellow
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<p>From WENY-TV describing their video "Gas Drilling Royalties"</p>
<p>BRADFORD COUNTY, PA (WENY) -- Bradford County land owners with drilling leases are speaking out about their…</p>
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<p>From WENY-TV describing their video "Gas Drilling Royalties"</p>
<p>BRADFORD COUNTY, PA (WENY) -- Bradford County land owners with drilling leases are speaking out about their royalties disappearing. They're teaming up with Bradford County Commissioners, and calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to take another look at the Guaranteed Minimum Royalty Act.<br/> In 1979, Pennsylvania adopted the Guaranteed Minimum Royalty Act, making sure people leasing their land to gas companies got at least 12.5 percent of royalties. But now, landowners are being hit with post-production costs as high as 90 percent. Those production costs make landowners profits way lower than they thought, and now, neighbors and commissioners alike have had it with some gas companies.<br/> They're arguing that people leasing their land to gas companies are not getting their fair share of royalties.<br/> "This really is an arrogant move and the trouble is that you know, the vast majority of operators in the U.S. are good operators, who care about the ppl they serve, but you get arrogant ones that just don't," said Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko.<br/> Jackie Kingsley of East Smithfield is just one of many neighbors frustrated with a company she lets lease from her.<br/> "It gets frustrating and after a while you just have to say, enough is enough and look the other way, I guess," she said.<br/> But some landowners don't want to look the other way. A lot of them are still scared to speak out, but hope state lawmakers make a change.<br/> "We have very humble and good people most people will not speak out, we've had a lot of people that called and send us their checks and are just dumbfounded with what's happening," said McLinko.<br/> One woman shared some of her tax forms with WENY HD News. Chesapeake Energy and Statoil have been using her land since before she moved in in 2007. Back in July, she was getting about 65% of her royalties, but in January, she got no royalty at all. After reaching out to Chesapeake, she got a combined 25 percent of the royalties due her in February and January. And it's been going down ever since. In March she says Chesapeake kept almost 82% of the royalty.<br/> "So really what we need is to have this looked at and revisited. Is there something that can be done to clarify and reinterpret what was meant by the intent of the 12.5% minimum royalty Guaranteed Minimum Royalty Act," said County Commssioner Daryl Miller.<br/> Comissioner McLinko says natural gas drilling benefits neighboring New York, and he is going to Albany this week to talk to lawmakers about it.</p>
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</div> Acting to protect royalty payments BY JAMES LOEWENSTEIN (Staff Writer) Published: May 29, 2013tag:gomarcellusshale.com,2013-06-22:2274639:Topic:4644922013-06-22T13:28:17.754ZRobert Goodfellowhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/RobertGoodfellow
<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>From the Daily Review-- for the complete article go to ---> <a href="http://thedailyreview.com/news/acting-to-protect-royalty-payments-1.1496818" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thedailyreview.com/news/acting-to-protect-royalty-payments-1...…</a></p>
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<div id="storyrail"><div class="storyimage"><a rel="nofollow" class="30567616_gallery_1_1496819" id="30567616_gallery_1_1496819" name="" href="http://thedailyreview.com/polopoly_fs/1.1496819%21/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/image.jpg" title="Review Photo/JAMES LOEWENSTEIN Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko says he is very upset with the size of deductions being taken out of many local residents' royalty checks. At left is Bradford County Chief Clerk Michelle Shedden, and at right is county commissioner Daryl Miller."><img title="" style="border: 0;" alt="Photo: N/A, License: N/A" src="http://thedailyreview.com/polopoly_fs/1.1496819.1369793755%21/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_240/image.jpg" height="180" width="240"/></a><p class="imagecaption">Review Photo/JAMES LOEWENSTEIN Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko says he is very upset with the size of deductions being taken out of many local residents' royalty checks. At left is Bradford County Chief Clerk Michelle Shedden, and at right is county commissioner Daryl Miller.</p>
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<p>TOWANDA - Smithfield Township Supervisor Jackie Kingsley says that a gas company is deducting anywhere from 0 to 50 percent of her family's gas royalty payments for post-production costs.</p>
<p>Another Bradford County resident says that Chesapeake Energy Corp., which is the primary lease holder on her property, has been deducting anywhere from 35 to 50 percent of her gas royalty payments for post-production costs.</p>
<p>Five different Bradford County residents had a 12 1/2 percent royalty rate written on their lease, but, due to deductions for post-production costs, their most recent royalty payments actually ranged from 1.47 percent to 3.11 percent, according to Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko.</p>
<p>The Bradford County commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution aimed at helping to address what they are calling unreasonably large deductions from royalty checks for post-production costs.</p>
<p>The resolution asks the Legislature to address the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's March 2010 ruling in the Kilmer vs. Elexco Land Service Inc. case, which allowed deductions for post-production costs to reduce royalty payments below the state's 12 1/2 percent guaranteed minimum royalty rate.</p>
<p>Specifically, the resolution asks the state legislature to take action that would prevent deductions for post-production expenses from reducing royalty payments below 12 1/2 percent.</p>
<p>"Just about everyone knew that with every lease, we were guaranteed a minimum of a 12 1/2 percent royalty," said Eric Matthews, chairman of the Bradford County Republican Party. "Then the state Supreme Court made a decision that changed that interpretation. We want the Legislature to correct that."</p>
<p>McLinko said there are "hundreds and hundreds" of cases in Bradford County where unreasonably large deductions are being taken out of gas royalty checks.</p>
<p>"I'm very upset about this," McLinko said. "This (cases where unreasonably large deductions are being taken out of royalty payments) is out of control."</p>
<p>The deductions are being taken out for various expenses, such as transporting the gas to market, processing the gas and transporting the gas to market.</p>
<p>McLinko said he has talked to county commissioners from other gas-producing states who are "shocked" when they find out the size of post-production deductions that are being taken out of the Bradford County property owners' checks.</p>
<p>McLinko said that gas companies differ on the extent to which they deduct post-production costs from royalty payments.</p>
<p>One company might make "unreasonable" deductions, another might make "reasonable" deductions, while a third might make no deductions at all, he said.</p>
<p>Pickett said that she has received complaints from her constituents who are shocked at how large the deductions for post-production costs are. A large number of those complaints, she said, are against Chesapeake Energy. However, Pickett quickly pointed out, the large number of complaints against Chesapeake may be related to the fact that the company has drilled the most wells in Bradford County, and is presumably is the largest producer of natural gas in the county.</p>
<p>Pickett said there are other issues related to post-production costs, including the fact that many people can't determine the specific expense that is being deducted from their royalty check and have no way of knowing whether the gas company is overcharging them for the deductions.</p>
<p>The resolution passed by the commissioners on Tuesday is simply a "starting point" for addressing the issues related to post-production costs, McLinko said.</p>
<p>McLinko said that royalty payments can be crucial to a family's budget.</p>
<p>For example, an elderly couple's monthly royalty payment of $500 to $600 could be a "game changer" for them, because it might enable them to pay their property taxes so they can stay in their home, or buy medications.</p>
<p>Pickett said "it's not that simple" for the Legislature to accomplish what the resolution is seeking, because the gas industry has a precedent of deducting for post-production costs and because there are court cases that have set a precedent on deducting post-production costs.</p>
<p>However, she said that she is trying to address the issues related to post-production costs.</p>
<p>"It's a work in progress" to do that in the Legislature, she said.</p>
<p>The commissioners' resolution was passed 2-0 by McLinko and Bradford County Commissioner Daryl Miller at a special meeting of the commissioners on Tuesday.</p>
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</div> Thursday, April 12. 7 –– 9 PMtag:gomarcellusshale.com,2012-04-10:2274639:Topic:2673122012-04-10T01:51:45.621ZSinclairhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/tomthumb
<p>Are You Concerned About the Future of<br/> Pennsylvania’s Air, Land, and Water?<br/>
Then You Are Invited to Hear…..<br/>
The Case for a Moratorium<br/>
on Shale Gas Drilling in PA<br/>
by<br/>
Dr. J. Stephen Cleghorn<br/>
Thursday, April 12. 7 –– 9 PM<br/>
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church<br/>
20 Shaffer St.<br/>
Sykesville, PA 15865</p>
<p>Are You Concerned About the Future of<br/> Pennsylvania’s Air, Land, and Water?<br/>
Then You Are Invited to Hear…..<br/>
The Case for a Moratorium<br/>
on Shale Gas Drilling in PA<br/>
by<br/>
Dr. J. Stephen Cleghorn<br/>
Thursday, April 12. 7 –– 9 PM<br/>
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church<br/>
20 Shaffer St.<br/>
Sykesville, PA 15865</p> Warsaw Townshiptag:gomarcellusshale.com,2012-01-21:2274639:Topic:2275502012-01-21T19:39:50.423ZCarolyn Meadowshttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/CarolynMeadows
<p>Is there any activity in or near Warsaw Township?</p>
<p>Is there any activity in or near Warsaw Township?</p> Looking for Marcellus Land Owner group in Jefferson Co. PAtag:gomarcellusshale.com,2011-05-18:2274639:Topic:968472011-05-18T22:16:21.539ZJ. Thompsonhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/JThompson
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<p>Have acreage in Henderson Twp for O&G leasing and have been searching for a land owner group to join in Jefferson Co., PA (Henderson Twp) - Are there any out there? I'm told by PNDR that several have been drilling in the Big Run area. Can anyone provide some verification? Appreciate replies from any and all. Thank you! J. Thompson</p>
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<p>Have acreage in Henderson Twp for O&G leasing and have been searching for a land owner group to join in Jefferson Co., PA (Henderson Twp) - Are there any out there? I'm told by PNDR that several have been drilling in the Big Run area. Can anyone provide some verification? Appreciate replies from any and all. Thank you! J. Thompson</p> Lease Group Formationtag:gomarcellusshale.com,2011-02-13:2274639:Topic:698982011-02-13T22:47:02.687ZHenry A Troese, Jrhttps://gomarcellusshale.com/profile/HenryATroeseJr
<p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">There is a group under formation in Clarion County which is using the former list of landowners assembled by the Fryburg Landowners Group. This group is Troese - Fryburg Group 2.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Landowners, O&G rights owners who were unable to get in on the initial…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">There is a group under formation in Clarion County which is using the former list of landowners assembled by the Fryburg Landowners Group. This group is Troese - Fryburg Group 2.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Landowners, O&G rights owners who were unable to get in on the initial group which successfully negotiated a lease with Stone Energy Corp may have a second opportunity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Although Stone Energy is not interested in a second round at this time, the group coordinators have been in contact with companies who do want to bid on next group’s holdings.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">The former lease negotiated with Stone Energy is being used as a model. The group has assembled in excess of 20,000 acres at the present time and they want to send out the list for bid within the next couple of weeks.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">This may be an opportunity for Jefferson County landowners/O&G rights holders whose property borders the Clarion County line. If interested in joining the group email Township, Map # & acreage to <a href="mailto:henry@troeseassoc.com"><font color="#0000FF">henry@troeseassoc.com</font></a> ASAP.</span></p>