If you can tell me where you're located, I could check my old maps and see who (if anyone) is claiming the OGMs under your property. I have pretty good data for the old South Penn and NFG holdings. A tax map # or warrant/lot information would be best.
Bad news - National Fuel Gas owns the gas under your land, and the Healy Heirs and others have the oil rights. It looks to me like you just have the surface rights there. A very common situation in that area - NFG has almost all the gas rights for miles, and operates several gas storage fields nearby that help them keep their system up and running during cold winter periods. Those reservations would have taken place roughly 100 years ago or more - no wonder you weren't aware of them.
We did a project over there when my family was drilling shallow wells ourselves, and mapped all the NFG holdings. It's a great area, but unfortunately the old boys apparently knew that, so bought up everything they could!
Jack Young
If you can tell me where you're located, I could check my old maps and see who (if anyone) is claiming the OGMs under your property. I have pretty good data for the old South Penn and NFG holdings. A tax map # or warrant/lot information would be best.
Dec 1, 2011
Jack Young
Bad news - National Fuel Gas owns the gas under your land, and the Healy Heirs and others have the oil rights. It looks to me like you just have the surface rights there. A very common situation in that area - NFG has almost all the gas rights for miles, and operates several gas storage fields nearby that help them keep their system up and running during cold winter periods. Those reservations would have taken place roughly 100 years ago or more - no wonder you weren't aware of them.
Dec 1, 2011
Jack Young
We did a project over there when my family was drilling shallow wells ourselves, and mapped all the NFG holdings. It's a great area, but unfortunately the old boys apparently knew that, so bought up everything they could!
Dec 1, 2011