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Permalink Reply by LostInTheShuffle on January 3, 2013 at 10:23am

Are you sure you own your minerals?  Most leasing companies do a preliminary title search before attempting to get a lease signed, so if you don't, they won't approach you, but the actual mineral owner.

Permalink Reply by Finnbear on January 3, 2013 at 2:05pm

The recent Smith-Goshen/Rice Energy deal took everything S-G had to offer in Belmont county.

Permalink Reply by Dave on January 6, 2013 at 10:56am

I know several in Richland were part of S-G group.  Hess has a large position in Richland.  I know Hess was making offers to large tracts in Richland six months ago or so.

Permalink Reply by Zack Lantz on March 18, 2013 at 3:54am

I spoke with Hess, they are not that far west/north/south.  the S-G wont accept new members & I found out about it only a month after it was closed.

Every company I spoke to said they are not currently in that area.  And I called about 35 companies in the area.  All said the same thing.  "We are not currently accepting leases in your area."

Permalink Reply by Finnbear on March 18, 2013 at 4:02am

S-G is a landowner group and they couldn't accept you because the group signed a lease months ago. Once a landowner group signs with a producer, the group's ability to take on new members ends.

Who has leased the properties that surround yours? Have you talked to those neighbors?

Permalink Reply by Dave on March 18, 2013 at 4:36am

Check with Rice Energy once more. At a meeting this week they stated they will lease additional acres in Belmont. Richland twp should be in an area of interest.

Permalink Reply by Brandi Snezik on April 16, 2013 at 4:44am

I wondered the same thing as I am in Richland township and it seems like everyone in Belmont County got in on the rush but us.