Our Malaga Township, Monroe County Farm consist of 175 ac completely free of leases, production & reservations. What is the best method of leasing for Oil & Gas? Perhaps an auction? Maybe sealed bids?

Due to our hectic work schedules, we have no time available for attending meetings, reading the newspapers or for keeping current with the local gossip.

My questions are as follows:

 

(1) Is there any interest in the shale under Malaga Township?

 

(2) If so, who should we contact?

 

(3) Is it customary to put our Oil and Gas rights up for sealed bids, such as is typically done with standing timber?

 

(4) What is the likely impact leasing will have on the surface of a farm?

 

 

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Permalink Reply by John Lusk on August 21, 2011 at 3:16pm

Yes. This is not a over night happening. You have a valuable resource it's a commodity oil & gas as such you should market it. They want our oil & gas they must deal with us. Try to look at this way it's not what they are offering it's the value we put on our Oil & Gas Reserves. They will be here it take time to develop don't be in a rush time is on are side. Sealed bid would be one way to market I have not hear of that, oil & gas is not quite like timber but this might be something we could look into. (4) This is a important one you must put a lot of thought into this the do's and the dont's on your farm surface it all comes down to how the contract reads. (5) I believe we must join together in the number of acres we have marketing power.

John

Permalink Reply by Cheyenne on August 28, 2011 at 12:45pm

Thanks John.

I'm pretty sure that most of our neighbors already have (Oxford leased) producing shallow wells on their farms.

We do border 1300 acres of state land that is unleased.

Permalink Reply by Brad Ady on August 28, 2011 at 6:22am
In my opinion this is one of the most important decisions you will ever make, if at all possible make time to attend as many landowner meetings as possible.
Permalink Reply by Cheyenne on August 28, 2011 at 12:47pm

Thanks Brad,

It doesn't look like well have any free time away from work to attend until late November.

 

09bp5t05myjl3Permalink Reply by 09bp5t05myjl3 on August 28, 2011 at 8:36am

I agree with John & Brad, The Eastern Monroe land owners group has there next meeting scheduled for September 8th @ 7 Pm, You are welcome to attend,

 

Permalink Reply by Cheyenne on August 28, 2011 at 12:47pm
Thank you Tom.
Permalink Reply by Cheyenne on August 28, 2011 at 12:52pm
Our farm is located in Northern Monroe County
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09bp5t05myjl3Permalink Reply by 09bp5t05myjl3 on August 28, 2011 at 2:19pm

Margie, It doesn't matter that you are in Northern Monroe, There are members from Clarion to Lewisville, They only used the name eatern Monroe to differentiate from another group of landowners.

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