Landowner Groups
MDN Directory of Marcellus Shale Landowner Groups
The web’s most comprehensive list of landowner groups who have formed to negotiate land leases to allow drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale Formation. There is safety in numbers. Contact a group near you to find out if you can join, the status of their negotiations with energy companies, and to get your questions answered.
NOTE: This directory is for groups of landowners only, not individual landowners. Only groups will be listed. To update a listing, or to request a new group be added, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Last Updated – Apr. 5, 2011
New York
NY – Allegany County
- 4-County Gas/Oil Leasing Group
Area covered: Cattaraugus/Allegany Counties in NY; McKean/Potter Counties in PA
Membership: About 250 people, About 25,000 acres & growing
Contact: Janice L. Hancharick, 919-876-2917, jlhanch@nc.rr.com - Allegany County Marcellus Shale Coalition
Area covered: southern townships of Allegany County: Genesee, Bolivar, Alma, Willing, Independence, West Union, Andover, Wellsville, Scio, Wirt and Clarksville
Membership: 10,000 acres at inception
Contact: Bill Gunner, 585-593-6105, gunner@alleganymarcellus.com
Web: alleganymarcellus.com
NY – Broome County
- 7911 Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Between RT 79 and RT 11 in the town of Barker
Membership: About 2,500 acres
Contact: Gary VanDriesen, 607-786-1229, barker7911@yahoo.com - Apalachin Landowners Group
Area Covered: Apalachin, South Owego, Nichols and Campville, and Western Vestal
Contact: Loretta Sullivan, 607-625-4543, lorettas@stny.rr.com
Web: www.apalachinlandowners.blogspot.com - Binghamton Coalition
Area covered: Includes towns of Binghamton, Conklin
Membership: About 407 people, 15,000 acres
Contact: Dan Fitzsimmons, 607-775-5821, nygaslease@gmail.com, info@nygaslease.org
Web: www.nygaslease.com - Central Broome Landowners Association
Area covered: Property owners with 10-acres or more in Town of Chenango, eastern Town of Union, southeastern Town of Maine, western Fenton and parts of Dickinson
Membership: About 160 people 9,000 acres
Contact: 607-428-0471, info@centralbroomeassociation.com
Web: www.centralbroomeassociation.org - County Line Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Cortland County and Northern Broome County, NY, Northern Town of Triangle, Town of Lisle, Southern Cortland County
Membership: Still accepting members
Contact: Charles Manasse, (607) 692-7900, (607) 692-3516, info@countylinecoalition.com
Web: countylinecoalition.com - Deposit Coalition
Area covered: Town of Sanford, Delaware County and Town of Deposit, Broome County
Membership: About 400 people, 46,000 acres
Contact: Jackie Root, 570-537-3829, Jackie@gaswellguru.com
Web: gaswellguru.com - Kirkwood Gas Coalition
Area covered: Kirkwood and some bordering properties
Membership: About 300 people with more than 11,000 acres
Contact: Marchie Diffindorf, 607-775-3128, marchiediff@yahoo.com
Web: www.kirkwoodgascoalition.com - Maine NY Gas Coalition
Area covered: Parts of Maine, NY
Membership: About 200 members with 6,000 acres
Contact: Steve Szczepanski, 607-766-9068, pszczepanski1@stny.rr.com
Contact: John Meyers at, 607-748-2256, jmeyers@mainenygascoalition.com
Web: www.mainenygascoalition.com - Mountain Valleys Group
Area covered: SE Vestal and Town of Binghamton
Contact: Tony Gawlinski, 570-663-2653, mountainvlygrp@gmail.com - Nanticoke Gas Coaltion
Area covered: In NY: Town of Nanticoke extending into the town of Maine in Broome County. Also includes eastern parts of the towns of Berkshire and Newark Valley in Tioga County.
Membership: 7,100 acres
Contact: Mark Sorochinsky, 607-222-0739
Contact: Carrie Czebiniak, 607-862-3873
Contact: Don & Brenda Boyce, 607-862-0051, boyces@hughes.net
Web: www.nanticokegascoalition.com - Northeastern Broome Landowners Association
Area covered: Eastern Town of Barker, southern Town of Triangle
Membership: About 150 people and 5,000 acres
Contact: Ed Griffith, 607-648-9059 (daytime), info@northeasternbroomelandowners.com
Web: www.northeasternbroomelandowners.com - Sandford Coalition
Area covered: Town of Sanford
Membership: 7,000+ acres
Contact: Dana, drilldeposit2010@gmail.com
Contact: Gary, sanfordgas@gmail.com
Web: www.sanfordgas.info - Sapbush Road Group
Area covered: Town of Barker from Rte 79 to Rte 206 to Rte 12 (5 miles from Millennium Pipeline)
Membership: 105 people
Contact: vlfamf@aol.com, jward18@stny.rr.com - Town of Lisle
Area covered: Town of Lisle area
Contact: Ron Keibel, 607-692-4461, RKeibel@co.broome.ny.us - Triangle Area Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Town of Triangle, Northern Broome County
Contact: Eddie Maslin, 607-692-4228, wiseddie@frontiernet.net
Web: www.trianglearealandowners.org - Union Center/West Corners Group
Contact: John Nixon, 607-785-1684, stankos@stny.rr.com
- Vestal Coalition
Area covered: Town of Vestal
Membership: About 300 families with 7,300 acres
Contact: Jeff Decker, info@coalitionconnect.com
Web: www.coalitionconnection.com - Western Barker Landowner Coalition
Area covered: Western Town of Barker
Membership: 6,500 acres
Contact: Dave Dibble, 607-692-7106, info@barkerlandowners.org
Contact: Dale Roe, droe1785@aol.com
Web: www.barkerlandowners.org - Windsor Coalition
Area covered: Towns of Windsor and Colesville, with some property from adjoining towns
Membership: About 700 members with 38,000 acres
Contact: Jim Worden, 607-760-9459, jworden@tds.net
Web: www.windsornygaslease.com
NY – Cattaraugus County
- 4-County Gas/Oil Leasing Group
Area covered: Cattaraugus/Allegany Counties in NY; McKean/Potter Counties in PA
Membership: About 250 people, About 25,000 acres & growing
Contact: Janice L. Hancharick, 919-876-2917, jlhanch@nc.rr.com
NY - Chemung County
- Chemung County Natural Gas Coalition
Area covered: All of Chemung County
Contact: See website for contact in your locale
Web: chemunggas.com
NY - Chenango County
- CNY Land Coalition
Area covered: Norwich area, Chenango County
Membership: 110,000 acres
Contact: Brian Conover, conover@roadrunner.com
Web: www.cnylandcoalition.org - Oxford Land Group (now part of CNY Land Coalition)
Area covered: Oxford, Bainbridge, Guilford, Preston, McDonough
Membership: 408 members with 26,000 acres
Contact: Bryant La Tourette, 607-843-2221, jlatourette@stny.rr.com
NY - Cortland County
- County Line Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Cortland County and Northern Broome County, NY, Northern Town of Triangle, Town of Lisle, Southern Cortland County
Membership: Still accepting members
Contact: Charles Manasse, (607) 692-7900, (607) 692-3516, info@countylinecoalition.com
Web: countylinecoalition.com - Taylor Land Group
Area covered: Towns of Taylor and Cincinnatus
Contact: Ken Diaz, taylorlandgroup@yahoo.com
NY - Delaware County
- Deposit Coalition
Area covered: Town of Sanford, Delaware County and Town of Deposit, Broome County
Membership: About 400 people, 46,000 acres
Contact: Jackie Root, 570-537-3829, Jackie@gaswellguru.com
Web: gaswellguru.com - North Sanford Landowners Association
Contact: Gwyn Comstock, 607-467-3081, RCWelding1@aol.com
- Sidney Area Landowners
Area covered: Town of Sidney (no watershed properties)
Contact: Roy Straka, 607-435-2332, rstraka1@stny.rr.com, sidneylandowners@gmail.com
Web: www.sidneylandowners.webs.com
NY - Madison County
- Nelson Natural Gas Group Coalition
Area covered: Madison County
Contact: Roger D Bradstreet, 315-655-9573, ROGBONB@yahoo.com
NY - Otsego County
- Unatego Area Landowners Association
Area covered: Otego, Unadilla, Butternuts
Membership: 300 people, 30,000 acres
Contact: Richard Downey, 607-988-9116, qardrich@yahoo.com
Contact: Jonathan French, 607-967-5424, bonafide@live.com
Web: www.otegogas.webs.com - Worcester Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Worcester area of Otsego County
Contact: farmerdj@logical.net
NY - Schuyler County
- Schuyler Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Schuyler County
Contact: Mary Hickey, 607-359-3178, mary@schuylerloc.org
Contact: Nicole Gwardyak, 607-642-0020, empireec@yahoo.com
Web: schuylerloc.org
NY - Steuben County
- Steuben County Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Steuben County
Contact: Mary Hickey, 607-359-3178, mary@scloc.org
Contact: Nicole Gwardyak, 607-642-0020, empireec@yahoo.com
Web: www.scloc.com - Twin Tiers Landowner Coalition
Area covered: Steuben County, NY and Tioga County, PA
Contact: Mike White, 607-359-3311
Web: www.twintlc.com
NY - Tioga County
- Apalachin Landowners Group
Area Covered: Apalachin, South Owego, Nichols and Campville, and Western Vestal
Contact: Loretta Sullivan, 607-625-4543, lorettas@stny.rr.com
Web: www.apalachinlandowners.blogspot.com - Nanticoke Gas Coaltion
Area covered: In NY: Town of Nanticoke extending into the town of Maine in Broome County. Also includes eastern parts of the towns of Berkshire and Newark Valley in Tioga County.
Membership: 7,100 acres
Contact: Mark Sorochinsky, 607-222-0739
Contact: Carrie Czebiniak, 607-862-3873
Contact: Don & Brenda Boyce, 607-862-0051, boyces@hughes.net
Web: www.nanticokegascoalition.com - Southern Tier Landowner’s Coalition
Area covered: Towns of Richford, Berkshire, Newark Valley, Candor, Owego
Contact: Nicole Gwardyak, 607-642-0020 - Tioga County Landowners Group
Area covered: All of Tioga County
Membership: 26,200 acres
Contact: Nick Schoonover, 607-687-2800, tiogagaslease@aol.com
Web: www.tiogagaslease.org
Ohio
OH – Harrison County
- Harrison County Ohio Landowners Group
Area covered: Harrison County, OH and adjacent counties
Membership: 85 members
Contact: Dan Ellis, (866) 931-4197, dellis@hcolg.org
Web: www.hcolg.org
OH – Mahoning County
- Mt. Jackson Landowner Group
Area covered: Beaver, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter counties in PA;
Trumbull, Mahoning counties in OH
Membership: Hundreds of members; 50,000+ acres
Contact: David Askue, 724-480-7469, call anytime Mon-Sat before 10 pm
Web: www.mercercountygaslease.com
OH – Trumbull County
- Mt. Jackson Landowner Group
Area covered: Beaver, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter counties in PA;
Trumbull, Mahoning counties in OH
Membership: Hundreds of members; 50,000+ acres
Contact: David Askue, 724-480-7469, call anytime Mon-Sat before 10 pm
Web: www.mercercountygaslease.com
Pennsylvania
PA – Armstrong County
- ABC Mineral Group LLC
Area covered: Armstrong, Butler and Clarion Counties
Membership: Over 360 members and 20,000 acres
Contact: Steve Blauser, 724-443-8013, abcmineralgroup@gmail.com
Web: abcmineralgroup.com
PA – Beaver County
- Mt. Jackson Landowner Group
Area covered: Beaver, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter counties in PA;
Trumbull, Mahoning counties in OH
Membership: Hundreds of members; 50,000+ acres
Contact: David Askue, 724-480-7469, call anytime Mon-Sat before 10 pm
Web: www.mercercountygaslease.com
PA – Butler County
- ABC Mineral Group LLC
Area covered: Armstrong, Butler and Clarion Counties
Membership: Over 360 members and 20,000 acres
Contact: Steve Blauser, 724-443-8013, abcmineralgroup@gmail.com
Web: abcmineralgroup.com - Butler County Coalition
Area covered: Butler County
Membership: TBD
Contact: Ron Walchack, 412-302-3599, ronald_walchack@ml.com - Butler County Landowner Group
Area covered: Northern Butler County: Cherry, Clay, Concord, Marion, Washington and Venango Townships
Membership: Currently 100+ members; 8,000+ acres
Contact: Doug Kimmey, 724-584-2057, BCLG@zoominternet.net
PA - Clarion County
- ABC Mineral Group LLC
Area covered: Armstrong, Butler and Clarion Counties
Membership: Over 360 members and 20,000 acres
Contact: Steve Blauser, 724-443-8013, abcmineralgroup@gmail.com
Web: abcmineralgroup.com - Appalachian Landowners' Coalition
Area covered: Clarion, Jefferson, Venango and Elk counties
Membership: 12,000 acres (6,000+ acres HBP)
Contact: Bryan D. Huwar, 814-849-2959, bdh@clarionlawoffices.com
Contact: Benjamin J. Vrobel, 814-849-2959, benjaminvrobel@gmail.com
Web: www.leasemarcellus.com - Tri-County Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Clarion County, Jefferson County, Forest County, PA
Membership: TBD
Contact: Catherine Wagner, (814) 226-6383, catherinemarie@wildblue.net
PA - Clearfield County
- Rockton Landowners Group
Area covered: Clearfield County, PA
Membership: 8 landowners
Contact: Gina Seherlis, 610-304-3157, dseherlis@aol.com
PA - Clinton County
- Clinton County Landowner Group
Area covered: Clinton County, PA
Membership: 1000 acres
Contact: Brenda Lanterman, 862-432-8161, blanterman13@yahoo.com
PA - Columbia County
- Columbia County Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Columbia County
Membership: 35,000 acres
Contact: Bruce Anderson, 570-458-4337, spiritfree@hughes.net, info@columbiacoalition.org
Web: www.columbiacoalition.org
PA - Crawford County
- Northwest PA Land Owner Group
Area covered: Crawford, Erie, Mercer counties PA
Membership: 200 members and growing, goal is 20,000 acres or more, any size landowner
Contact: Tricia Spencer, 479-659-2232, nwpalandownergroup@hotmail.com
Contact: Randy Kareha, 814-382-2288, rlkareha@windstream.net (preferred over phone)
PA - Elk County
- Appalachian Landowners' Coalition
Area covered: Clarion, Jefferson, Venango and Elk counties
Membership: 12,000 acres (6,000+ acres HBP)
Contact: Bryan D. Huwar, 814-849-2959, bdh@clarionlawoffices.com
Contact: Benjamin J. Vrobel, 814-849-2959, benjaminvrobel@gmail.com
Web: www.leasemarcellus.com
PA - Erie County
- Northwest PA Land Owner Group
Area covered: Crawford, Erie, Mercer counties PA
Membership: 200 members and growing, goal is 20,000 acres or more, any size landowner
Contact: Tricia Spencer, 479-659-2232, nwpalandownergroup@hotmail.com
Contact: Randy Kareha, 814-382-2288, rlkareha@windstream.net (preferred over phone)
PA - Forest County
- Tri-County Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Clarion County, Jefferson County, Forest County, PA
Membership: TBD
Contact: Catherine Wagner, (814) 226-6383, catherinemarie@wildblue.net
PA - Greene County
- Greene County Landowners Group
Area covered: Green County
Membership: Just getting organized, apply now
Contact: Jen Teagarden, 724-627-7442, tiggy12@alltel.net
PA - Indiana County
- Eastern Indiana County Oil & Gas Owners Association
Area covered: Eastern Indiana County, PA
Membership: 9 landowners
Contact: John Luger, 814-749-8876
PA - Jefferson County
- Appalachian Landowners' Coalition
Area covered: Clarion, Jefferson, Venango and Elk counties
Membership: 12,000 acres (6,000+ acres HBP)
Contact: Bryan D. Huwar, 814-849-2959, bdh@clarionlawoffices.com
Contact: Benjamin J. Vrobel, 814-849-2959, benjaminvrobel@gmail.com
Web: www.leasemarcellus.com - Tri-County Landowners Coalition
Area covered: Clarion County, Jefferson County, Forest County, PA
Membership: TBD
Contact: Catherine Wagner, (814) 226-6383, catherinemarie@wildblue.net
PA - Lackawanna County
- Greenfield Gas Group
Area covered: Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties
Membership: 450 landowners and 23,000 acres
Contact: Trevor Walczak, 570-254-6953, walczakforestry@yahoo.com - Northeast Pennsylvania Landowners Association
Area covered: Susquehanna, Lackawanna and Wayne Counties
Membership: 3,300 acres
Contact: Michael F. Pokalsky, 917-731-3161, mpokalsky@nepala.org
Web: www.nepala.org
PA - Lawrence County
- Mt. Jackson Landowner Group
Area covered: Beaver, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter counties in PA;
Trumbull, Mahoning counties in OH
Membership: Hundreds of members; 50,000+ acres
Contact: David Askue, 724-480-7469, call anytime Mon-Sat before 10 pm
Web: www.mercercountygaslease.com
PA - Luzerne County
- Luzerne County Landowners
Area covered: Dallas area of Luzerne County
Membership: 500 acres
Contact: John Zucosky, 201-615-2784, jzucosky@nj.rr.com
PA - McKean County
- 4-County Gas/Oil Leasing Group
Area covered: Cattaraugus/Allegany Counties in NY; McKean/Potter Counties in PA
Membership: About 250 people, About 25,000 acres & growing
Contact: Janice L. Hancharick, 919-876-2917, jlhanch@nc.rr.com - Mt. Jackson Landowner Group
Area covered: Beaver, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter counties in PA;
Trumbull, Mahoning counties in OH
Membership: Hundreds of members; 50,000+ acres
Contact: David Askue, 724-480-7469, call anytime Mon-Sat before 10 pm
Web: www.mercercountygaslease.com
PA - Mercer County
- Mt. Jackson Landowner Group
Area covered: Beaver, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter counties in PA;
Trumbull, Mahoning counties in OH
Membership: Hundreds of members; 50,000+ acres
Contact: David Askue, 724-480-7469, call anytime Mon-Sat before 10 pm
Web: www.mercercountygaslease.com - Northwest PA Land Owner Group
Area covered: Crawford, Erie, Mercer counties PA
Membership: 200 members and growing, goal is 20,000 acres or more, any size landowner
Contact: Tricia Spencer, 479-659-2232, nwpalandownergroup@hotmail.com
Contact: Randy Kareha, 814-382-2288, rlkareha@windstream.net (preferred over phone)
PA - Potter County
- 4-County Gas/Oil Leasing Group
Area covered: Cattaraugus/Allegany Counties in NY; McKean/Potter Counties in PA
Membership: About 250 people, About 25,000 acres & growing
Contact: Janice L. Hancharick, 919-876-2917, jlhanch@nc.rr.com - Mt. Jackson Landowner Group
Area covered: Beaver, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter counties in PA;
Trumbull, Mahoning counties in OH
Membership: Hundreds of members; 50,000+ acres
Contact: David Askue, 724-480-7469, call anytime Mon-Sat before 10 pm
Web: www.mercercountygaslease.com
PA - Susquehanna County
- Greenfield Gas Group
Area covered: Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties
Membership: 450 landowners and 23,000 acres
Contact: Trevor Walczak, 570-254-6953, walczakforestry@yahoo.com - Northeast Pennsylvania Landowners Association
Area covered: Susquehanna, Lackawanna and Wayne Counties
Membership: 3,300 acres
Contact: Michael F. Pokalsky, 917-731-3161, mpokalsky@nepala.org
Web: www.nepala.org - Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance
Area covered: Wayne and Susquehanna Counties
Membership: 100,000+ acres, 1800 landowners
Contact: Ed & Marian Schweighofer, 570-224-4352, Alliance_1@verizon.net
Web: www.NWPOA.info
PA - Tioga County
- Twin Tiers Landowner Coalition
Area covered: Steuben County, NY and Tioga County, PA
Contact: Mike White, 607-359-3311
Web: www.twintlc.com
PA – Venango County
- Appalachian Landowners' Coalition
Area covered: Clarion, Jefferson, Venango and Elk counties
Membership: 12,000 acres (6,000+ acres HBP)
Contact: Bryan D. Huwar, 814-849-2959, bdh@clarionlawoffices.com
Contact: Benjamin J. Vrobel, 814-849-2959, benjaminvrobel@gmail.com
Web: www.leasemarcellus.com
PA - Washington County
- Monyok Valley Landowner’s Group
Area covered: Washington County and surrounding counties in Western PA
Membership: 11 people, 900 acres
Contact: Jim Monyak, 484-964-4160, Jmonyak@gesnetwork.com - Scenery Hill Land Owners Group
Area covered: North Bethlehem, West Bethlehem and Somerset Townships in Washington County, PA
Membership: 100 members
Contact: SceneryHillLandOwners@gmail.com
PA - Wayne County
- Jefferson Twp. Gas Lease Group
Area covered: Jefferson Township and surrounding areas of Wayne County
Contact: Joe Ceresko, 570-840-6400, jeffgaslease@gmail.com - Lower Wayne Property Owners Alliance
Area covered: Southern Wayne County
Contact: Chuck Coccodrilli, 570-983-0709, gas@lwpoa.info
Contact: Joe Pavlovich, 570-499-3077
Contact: Tom Daschke, 570-937-4505
Contact: Cindy Gally, 570-698-6032
Web: lwpoa.info - Northeast Pennsylvania Landowners Association
Area covered: Susquehanna, Lackawanna and Wayne Counties
Membership: 3,300 acres
Contact: Michael F. Pokalsky, 917-731-3161, mpokalsky@nepala.org
Web: www.nepala.org - Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance
Area covered: Wayne and Susquehanna Counties
Membership: 100,000+ acres, 1800 landowners
Contact: Ed & Marian Schweighofer, 570-224-4352, Alliance_1@verizon.net
Web: www.NWPOA.info
PA - Westmoreland County
- Ligonier Landowners
Area covered: Ligonier Valley/Ligonier, Cook and Donegal Townships, Westmoreland County
Membership: 150 people, 13,000 acres
Contact: Gordon Nelson, 724-593-1905, gnelson3@verizon.net
PA - Wyoming County
- Greenfield Gas Group
Area covered: Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties
Membership: 450 landowners and 23,000 acres
Contact: Trevor Walczak, 570-254-6953, walczakforestry@yahoo.com - Wyoming County Landowners
NOTE: Group signed lease with Chesapeake, terms: $5,750/acre and 20% royalty (see website for details)
Area covered: Wyoming County
Membership: 45,000+ acres
Contact: Bill Wilson or Chip Lines-Burgess
Web: www.pamarcellusshale.com
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