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Permalink Reply by Inchworm antenna on April 3, 2012 at 3:25pm

None of it really makes sense to me.  If the defendants signed a lease allowing Chesapeake to explore and drill for oil, why do they need special permission for the seismic testing.  Seems like it's part of the exploration part.

Conversely though, how can you sue someone just for not signing a piece of paper?

 

Permalink Reply by caualie on April 3, 2012 at 5:49pm

 But do the 30 & 60 year old leases give them the right to come on to ones property for this ?  Especially if that lease will need modified to be used for a horizontal unit ?  Maybe if CHK. & others had held a little something back to work with HBB landowners instead of forking it all over to the holders of these Clinton wells they may be having less problems in some areas. The landowner who looks out their window every day at some unmaintained,rusting, overgrown eyesore that generates them $50 every 3 or 4 months might understandably feel a bit trampled on in these situations.

Permalink Reply by Finnbear on April 19, 2012 at 5:22am

No one can answer that without seeing the lease wording for those parcels.

Permalink Reply by tacoma7583 on April 3, 2012 at 10:28pm

      I guess the biggest thing is you don't know for sure that TGS/cougar is working for CHK, when they approach you. I would assume if they are working for CHK directly that they would present a document stating they are an agent of independent contractor for CHK.  It also comes down to liability, if there is no permit and no other papers showing that they truly have permissions to do this.  Who would be responsible for damages, especially old leases that have been assigned or bought.

     In today's Alliance review another company has asked for permission," CTL Engineering in Cincinnati, which wants to traverse Bandy Road and possibly Center Road rights-of-way for the purpose of geotechnical test boring."       The above is the first thing TGS/ cougar asked for before starting all the testing they are completing know.  

     

Permalink Reply by Kathleen on April 4, 2012 at 2:07am

Hi,
When cougar came here they said Chesapeake hired them to do this on their behalf. It was verbal.

Permalink Reply by Inchworm antenna on April 4, 2012 at 3:38am

I'd ask them under which property lease gives them the authority to conduct seismic testing, and then have them show you a copy.  I'd then ask them for documentation of their business association with CHK. It would be interesting to hear what a lawyers take on the matter is.

Permalink Reply by c c on April 16, 2012 at 3:50am

As Landowners we need to show up at these hearings for several reasons, first to show our support for our fellow landowners, and second to show the courts that we are watching to be sure that justice is not being purchased in our courts via promised re-election campaign contributions. and finally to send a strong message of solidarity to the company and community,

Also we need to talk about this to everyone we meet AND most importantly write letters to the Local and National newspapers first to warn others who are not a part of this group, and second to get a Nationwide focus on this issue so the company will back off, no company wants a blemish before they come to do business in an area, and we are not the last place this company will ever come to work.

Permalink Reply by Utica Shale on April 24, 2012 at 3:47am

Columbiana County Judge Rules FOR the Landowners ...

 

http://businessjournaldaily.com/drilling-down/columbiana-county-jud...