Lately it’s not been often MDN has reported on lease deals in New York State, due to the ongoing opposition of New York politicians to drilling in the state. So it’s with some surprise, and pleasure, that we noticed an article in today’s paper that Broome County, New York may soon sign a deal with [...]
Nearly two-thirds of the land in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania is leased by natural gas drilling companies, and recent strong gas production from wells in the northern part of the county have sparked a competition to lease even more Wyoming County land. The potential for rich gas strikes in the Marcellus Shale beneath Wyoming County has [...]
Western Reserve Petroleum has just snapped up lease rights to 4,500 acres in the past few weeks in Jefferson and Harrison Counties in eastern Ohio, located close to the border of West Virginia and not far from Pittsburgh, a prime Marcellus Shale region. With one company locking up about 4,500 acres for oil and natural [...]
Stop the press: There’s actually been some GOOD news from New York State on the drilling front. Inflection Energy has just issued payments to some 130 residents in the Town of Maine (Broome County, NY) to secure drilling rights to their land, when/if drilling ever begins in New York State. The deal, announced in February, [...]
The recently announced joint venture between Atlas Energy and Indian energy giant Reliance Industries (a deal worth $3.5 billion over 10 years) is already bearing fruit. Together they’ve just forked over $192 million to secure leases for more land in Pennsylvania. Independent oil and gas company Atlas Energy will buy 42,344 acres in the gas-rich [...]
Jerry Simons was the final presenter at the March 18 Binghamton Natural Gas Development Summit. He is the executive director of the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO). According to Mr. Simmons, NARO is the only organization to represent landowners that is completely independent and not attached to energy companies in any way. NARO was [...]
Last year, Susquehanna County landowner Herbert Kilmer sued ElexCo Land Services Inc. and Southwestern Energy Production to invalidate his lease. The reason? He said that by deducting drilling costs from his royalty payments, his payments fell below Pennsylvania’s law that a minimum one-eighth share of royalties are guaranteed to the landowner. A Susquehanna County judge [...]
Forget the landmen, Chesapeake Energy wants to talk directly to landowners and is throwing a “signing party” hoping to convince landowners in Bradford County to show up and sign up at the Wysox Fire Hall on March 20th. Chesapeake sent letters to unsigned landowners in Towanda, North Towanda, Wysox, Standing Stone, Monroeton, Asylum, Wyalusing and [...]
Faster disclosure of gas well production data is coming to Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, March 16 the PA Senate passed a bill already passed by the PA House that would force drilling companies to disclose gas well production data every six months. The existing law, passed 25 years ago, allows drillers to keep production numbers secret [...]
Marcellus Drilling News has just posted an online directory of landowner groups. One of the best ways for landowners to protect themselves and obtain favorable terms for leasing their land, and protecting their land environmentally, is to collectively negotiate with energy companies. Many landowner groups have sprung up in the Marcellus Shale region over the [...]
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