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Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on December 9, 2010 at 10:14am

How do you access the maps?

Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on December 9, 2010 at 11:32am

The only way I'm aware of is to pay the big bucks to become a PA*IRIS partner (or work for/with a partner). There is some limited public access but the current IRIS website isn't clear on how to accomplish that (except for one's own property).
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/oilandgas/pa_iris_home.aspx

Now if we lived in Texas, we (the public) could access/download the records here:
http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/data/online/oilgasrecords.php

Permalink Reply by N Bohl on December 10, 2010 at 10:03am

Once a unit is declared you can find it at the courthouse. The map shows the unit with a list of land owners and their % of unit. The map also shows where the vertical well is planned. A unit can be any shape and size but in general they are rectangular and run North-West / South-East. I'm not sure declaring a unit is enough to hold a lease. I would think it would depend on the wording of each lease. A declared unit and then some sort of production - which could be quite minimal - would hold many leases. A unit can also be changed at any point. Two of the units in Charleston Twp were changed this year in fairly minor ways. I think anyone in a unit which has been declared would have be notified by mail with a similar map and list. 

Permalink Reply by Michael Karpiak on December 10, 2010 at 11:31am

We heard that a unit was declared on our neighbors property but the courthouse did not have any record of it at this time.......they told us that only the units that had permits make it to the courthouse records and the records are somewhat behind at this time.

Permalink Reply by Michael Karpiak on December 10, 2010 at 11:34am

Almost forgot, if you go to the East resources building they can give you a phone number to see if your in a proposed unit. They dont do it for you but you can call the number they give you (located in pittsburgh) Im sure they would be swamped with people asking that so I can understand them giving out the number for the landowners to call. I dont have the number since we didnt sign with East but it is available in their office in Tioga County. They were nice about it

Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on December 10, 2010 at 11:43am

I, perhaps mistakenly, interpreted it that you were viewing the plats online.  (That said, I didn't know the Units were recorded at the courthouse(s).)   But, my question has been answered in another comment. 

They sure take their good old time getting the declarations recorded.  The unit I'm looking for was drilled (horizontal), fracked, and shut in a year ago. 

Permalink Reply by Michael Karpiak on December 10, 2010 at 12:56pm

Ann I wonder what kind of shut-in clause they have in that unit........

Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on December 10, 2010 at 1:49pm

It's one of a series of single horizonal wells that were drilled very likely for the primary purpose of holding leases signed for T/BR gas around 2005.  East has gotten permits to drill the additional five wells on several of the units, but over half now list Talisman as the operator.  I think the original leases were signed with Fortuna (Talisman) but don't know that.  According to a copy of a May, 2005 Fortuna lease, the delay rental (shut-in royalty) was/is $5/acre/yr. 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Michael Karpiak on December 10, 2010 at 5:39pm

wow not much..thanks for the info

Permalink Reply by FXEF on December 11, 2010 at 9:48pm

What is the cost of PA*IRIS access? 

Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on December 12, 2010 at 12:25am

Looks like from the webpage that the information is no longer "public"; one has to call or email the DCNR to find out.  However, it was $5,000 signup and $500/year. 

"Companies have agreed to each pay a one-time partnership fee of $5,000 to cover the initial $140,000 startup costs of document scanning by a contractor; computer hardware; and licensing of software to users. Also, users will pay an annual $500 fee to cover upgrade and maintenance costs of the system, with all funds being used to maintain the system. PA*IRIS also is available for free to anyone by visiting one of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources/Department of Environmental Protection offices in Pittsburgh, Meadville or Harrisburg."

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/polycomm/pressrel/pairis0899.htm

(The price was the same several years after that, when the info was on the webpage.)

 

 

Permalink Reply by FXEF on December 12, 2010 at 3:33pm

Ann,

 

Thanks for the information. It's strange that PA does not offer O&G data free over the Internet as most other states do. I use TX and LA sites to follow the Haynesville shale quite often.

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