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If its a horizontal well, and your under contract, there is less need to worry about another well draining your property -- the company will compensate/pay royalty to any landowner under who's land the well runs. In Pennsylvania, horizontal wells almost always run underneath more than one property. If you do not sign a lease, there is always a possiblity, although smaller in the case of horizontal wells, that some gas could be captured from under your property. That is legal in Pennsylvania if the well does not cross under your property or damage it in any way.
Most of the attorneys I am familiar with are in the southwestern section of the state. Samuel Douglass is with Rothman Gordon in Pittsburgh; Harry Klodowski is with Betts, Hull & Klodowski in Wexfor PA; and Don Saxton is in Canonsburg PA. All are familiar with oil and gas law.
I'm not an attorney, and live in California, so don't feel equipped to give you any very good advice. That said, your parents land is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. It's up to them to negotiate the best possible deal for themselves. You said that the driller involved was Range Resources. They are the only company that I've heard of active in Beaver County. A company spokesman has been talking recently about how they have made millionaires out of 5 landowners in Mr. Pleasant which is south of you. They are extremely active drillers in southwest PA.
David A. Borkovic in Sewickley, PA is one attorney who might be able to help you. I don't know him personally, but I've heard that in the past he has been very aggressive in representing landholders.
Also, I recommend that you read Rick's comment in the "Recent leasing activity?" topic on the Forum and take it to heart. The article begins:
"Most people don't realize what a gift it is when a mineral company wants to lease the minerals: oil, gas. coal, whatever, a mile and a half beneath their land."
Rick's comment is well worth reading, but admittedly he is taking the gas company's viewpoint. It still doesn't make what he said wrong.
Good luck to you and your parents.
Tom