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Permalink Reply by Bob Shaw on April 15, 2016 at 12:27pm

ROW should not affect mineral rights ownership, other than restricting the location of the drilling platform. 

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Permalink Reply by 0ym9x5ag7ury2 on April 16, 2016 at 2:41am

Donald,

    If you sign a pipeline ROW based on what you know today, the company that has their name on the ROW contract will own your lands Right Of Way until the Sun No Longer Rises in the  East.

You my friend are about to be stolen from. 

I see you live in Ohio, so call or email Greg Brunton and ask him the question you posed to us above.  Go to the Blogs Section, I just added some info that will answer your questions, but you still need a lawyer to protect you from unethical O&G related people.

Gregory D. Brunton

Columbus

t:  614.232.2632

gbrunton@reminger.com

http://www.reminger.com/attorneys-Gregory-Brunton.html

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Permalink Reply by 0ym9x5ag7ury2 on April 16, 2016 at 3:07am

Donald,

     One more thing. Oil & Gas related "people" are like no other "people" you have ever met.

Get to know them, but NEVER sign any document they hand to you. I can guarantee you will regret the day your signature went on any documents they carry with them.

The only O&G related documents you should ever sign should be those re-written by a reputable lawyer, and you had better get references of this fact. 

Read and understand all documents produced by your lawyer and ask questions. Ask the same questions over a period of time and if the lawyers responses are inconsistent, find another lawyer. Money (Your Potential Wealth), brings out the worst in people.

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Permalink Reply by Donald on April 16, 2016 at 2:22pm

Ron, Thanks for your response. the right of way that I am in the process of sighing isn't  with a G/o company, my concern is if I give them the ROW across my land and then a C/O company wants a ROW across my land, would it affect my negotiating with the G/O company?>>>as it would intersect with the first ROW. I have an Atty. working on it but he isn't a G/O atty. Don  

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Permalink Reply by Michael Allen on April 18, 2016 at 6:27am

The answer to your question is more than likely, NO, it won't unless the proposed right of way is in the only possible location for another pipeline. Also, depending on the easement language, you can co-locate another pipeline within the same right of way width. In addition, the statement that the pipeline will always be there and will always encumber the property isn't true if you have a decent "abandonment" clause or "non-use" for a period of time. 

You should NEVER sign for ANY easement or right of way that does not include the exact location of the center line description drawn by a registered survey firm. Do not accept a "sketch" of the location with an "as-built" drawing after the fact.

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