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Permalink Reply by randall gottus on July 15, 2011 at 12:02pm

first...just curious...was that the property that was sold as 39 acres, then surveyed to be 33 acres, to be put back on the market..with Creekbottom Road or Porter Road cutting thru it/fronting Windy Point Road, near the county line between Butler and Venango?   Secondly...there is a group in that area, and also a company that is looking for leases in that area. Details are in the earlier discussions here.   What is new.... is that ,this morning, forced pooling has or is in the process of happening. I never saw it coming until I read the news three hours ago.

Permalink Reply by Don & Cheryl on July 16, 2011 at 1:02am

Not sure about all the history but Porter road splits the property, sits several hundred feet north of  Creek bottom road. North corner is on the Venango County line.

Permalink Reply by randall gottus on July 16, 2011 at 6:16am

....I was just asking about the location, not the history. If it is the property that was listed with john caper agency ABOUT 7 years ago, then I do know the history, ETC.  As far as your original question, there is some discussion regarding leases, land owners group under the heading...LEASES in/under  Butler County.

Permalink Reply by Don & Cheryl on July 16, 2011 at 7:39am

Thanks Randall,

 

It was listed with John Caper angency and we bought it about 5 years ago. I have heard it was listed prior to the survey.

Permalink Reply by randall gottus on July 16, 2011 at 1:29pm

I have a parcel next to you across the road going east.  I am not sure if you read the discussion on butler county leases, landowner groups, etc. If you want another resource, his name is Sean Farnham at 601 540 5936. I did call him on on wednesday. He works for Shell and is offering 3k an acre, and will work with your attorney to alter the lease and add addendums. The people I spoke with, who recently signed- up, stated that the attorneys they used were from the Butler area, which is nice to know.  Also there are landowners groups in the Butler area that can offer lots of information/resources as well. You will have to e mail them to get the phone number. They also have meetings thru out the year. You will have to decide if you think the price will keep going up the longer you wait. I do not have the answer to that.

Permalink Reply by Don & Cheryl on July 17, 2011 at 11:55pm

Thanks again neighbor,

Do you know if any of the other neighbors have already been approached? I just got wind of the activity after reading about it in the Pittsburgh post gazette last week.

Permalink Reply by randall gottus on July 18, 2011 at 4:27pm

...I was told that the neighbor down the road towards route 308 called Shell and did eventually sign up, and that some of the other landowners may do the same.  They are working with Sean Faraham at 601 540 5936. I suggest that ,maybe, you could spend some time, and talk with some of the landowners there, and get the information first-hand.

Permalink Reply by Rock Mrazek on August 12, 2011 at 12:54pm

Randall,

 Sean Faraham is no longer working the area, Shell moved him to a different area. The People to contact is Jason and Theresa Hannath, His ph # is 248-425-4667

Permalink Reply by DMS on July 18, 2011 at 11:01pm

You should contact the Butler County Landowners Group. You can find several posts in the Butler County forum that will give you contact information...  Belonging to a group is definitely beneficial, and I believe this group is being handled quite well!

Permalink Reply by Don & Cheryl on July 19, 2011 at 5:36am

Thanks all for the insight, I guess I have some phone calls and research to make and do.

Permalink Reply by randall gottus on August 16, 2011 at 2:23pm

 Rock M....Yes, I am aware that Jason and Theresa Hannath are now working that area. It is my understanding that they, too, are great to work with. I was mountain biking in Venango Twp., Butler County last week, and the one landowner I met, just signed up her 57 acres with them. She stated that they did work with her and her attorney on the lease and the addendums, and were very supportive. She stated that they were aware how important addendums are to landowners, and did not rush her. It appears that alot of the landowners that I have met the last few weeks really feel good about working with Shell.