WV Land Owners
This group is for land owners in West Virginia to share information about anything concerning the leasing & drilling activity.
Energy Corporation of America
I just found out that Energy Corporation of America has been withholding costs from our lease, an old one with no deductions allowed (at least none listed as allowed). Called "Owner trans". Been happening several months. I was wondering what it could mean, and wrote them twice with no results. I called and was told that since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allowed deductions in Pennsylvania, they decided to make these deductions in other states "to make it uniform". I asked for it in writing, and she said she would try to get Legal Dept. to send me something. Anybody else have this situation? Scary. I have been reading about Pennsylvania and feeling sorry for them but it is time to try to fight it in WV.
Jackie
I had just noticed the "Owner trans" on my checks from ECA too. They are taking out over 1/10 of my royality. I have never got a return call on my question about it. I plan to show my statement to NARO and the WVROA. Then the legislators when they convene. Please keep me informed what you learn. I believe they must go by the WV Supreme Court which said in the Tawney vs Columbia case that no deductions can be taken out in those old leases that said "no costs". We are in WV, not PA! How can they not understand that?
Nov 4, 2014
Jackie
Nancy, my well numbers are 00069900 which shows no trans costs coming out. The other one is J0228000 in which they took out 44% in my little May check.
I would love to be your friend, but I don't know how to do that. I am new to writing on here. So could you befriend me?
Feb 17, 2015