Some OH Landowners Get $5,800/Acre While Neighbors Get $4/Acre

A cautionary story for landowners comes from Columbiana County, Ohio. Some landowners, like Patrick and Jill McNicol, own land encumbered by old gas leases going back fifty years they knew nothing about. What does it mean? They’ll get $4 per acre for their land (and no royalties), while their neighbors will get $5,800 per acres and 12-20 percent royalties.

Is there any recourse for the McNicols? Maybe.

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