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Educational Meeting on Oil & Gas Leasing Set for October 30 in Doddridge County
Press Release WVSORO October 14, 2008
Local organizers for the WV Surface Owners’ Rights Organization (WV SORO) have planned an educational meeting on oil & gas leasing at the Doddridge County Park for Thursday, October 30, 2008 starting at 6:30 PM. More
Issues: Oil and Gas
Press Release WVSORO October 14, 2008
Local organizers for the WV Surface Owners’ Rights Organization (WV SORO) have planned an educational meeting on oil & gas leasing at the Doddridge County Park for Thursday, October 30, 2008 starting at 6:30 PM. More
Issues: Oil and Gas
WV State agency for enforcing oil and gas drilling laws
Blog WVSORO September 30, 2008
Information on Filing a Complaint with the DEP Office of Oil & Gas. You may also file complaints and report suspicious activity to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Emergency spills and other pollution should be reported immediately by calling 1-800-642-3074. More
Issues: DEP, EPA, Oil and Gas
Blog WVSORO September 30, 2008
Information on Filing a Complaint with the DEP Office of Oil & Gas. You may also file complaints and report suspicious activity to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Emergency spills and other pollution should be reported immediately by calling 1-800-642-3074. More
Issues: DEP, EPA, Oil and Gas
Landowners’ group appeals state agency ruling on spacing for gas wells
Press Release WVSORO July 25, 2008
Spacing needed to protect interests of investors, mineral and surface owners More
Issues: Well Spacing
Press Release WVSORO July 25, 2008
Spacing needed to protect interests of investors, mineral and surface owners More
Issues: Well Spacing
Chesapeake Energy says shale leasehold costs are rising sharply
News WVSORO June 20, 2008
Leasing costs in three of the US' largest natural gas shale plays have risen sharply over the last several months as more companies seek to lock up acreage, independent Chesapeake Energy said Friday. More
Issues: Leasing
News WVSORO June 20, 2008
Leasing costs in three of the US' largest natural gas shale plays have risen sharply over the last several months as more companies seek to lock up acreage, independent Chesapeake Energy said Friday. More
Issues: Leasing
Companies bidding for gas rights made $3.9B. Heavy hitters pin hopes on massive ‘Marcellus’
News WVSORO June 1, 2008
More than $100 million -- and counting -- is changing hands for drilling rights to the Marcellus Shale under the Southern Tier. Landowners on the receiving end might see it as a lifetime windfall, but it's another day at work for the multibillion-dollar energy companies looking for access to a massive natural gas reserve. More
Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas
News WVSORO June 1, 2008
More than $100 million -- and counting -- is changing hands for drilling rights to the Marcellus Shale under the Southern Tier. Landowners on the receiving end might see it as a lifetime windfall, but it's another day at work for the multibillion-dollar energy companies looking for access to a massive natural gas reserve. More
Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas
DEP Orders Partial Shutdown of Two Natural Gas Drilling Operations in Lycoming County
News WVSORO May 30, 2008
The Department of Environmental Protection today ordered two natural gas drilling companies to suspend a portion of their operations at separate sites in Lycoming County for violating Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law. More
Issues: Leasing
News WVSORO May 30, 2008
The Department of Environmental Protection today ordered two natural gas drilling companies to suspend a portion of their operations at separate sites in Lycoming County for violating Pennsylvania’s Clean Streams Law. More
Issues: Leasing
Mapping Drilling Activity in West Virginia, And Getting Info on the Wells.
Map WVSORO May 29, 2008
To easily find and view oil and gas well locations throughout West Virginia, go to EnviroMap Explorer on the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection web site. More
Issues: DEP, Minerals-Royalties, Oil and Gas
Map WVSORO May 29, 2008
To easily find and view oil and gas well locations throughout West Virginia, go to EnviroMap Explorer on the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection web site. More
Issues: DEP, Minerals-Royalties, Oil and Gas
Minerals/Royalty Owner Info
Leasing / Amendment Advice WVSORO May 23, 2008
Issues: Leasing
Leasing / Amendment Advice WVSORO May 23, 2008
Someone came and wants me to sign a lease to the oil and gas and other minerals under my land. What should I do?
MoreIssues: Leasing
Oil & Gas Boom Leads to Leasing Educational Campaign
Press Release WVSORO May 20, 2008
The West Virginia Surface Owners Rights’ Organization (WV SORO) has announced a new campaign to educate landowners about leasing the minerals under their land. The group’s main focus is on providing information to people who own the surface, but either do not own the minerals or have bad leases with few surface owner protections included. More
Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas
Press Release WVSORO May 20, 2008
The West Virginia Surface Owners Rights’ Organization (WV SORO) has announced a new campaign to educate landowners about leasing the minerals under their land. The group’s main focus is on providing information to people who own the surface, but either do not own the minerals or have bad leases with few surface owner protections included. More
Issues: Leasing, Oil and Gas
300 agree to $90 million gas deal [in PA]. Sanford, Deposit landowners approve 5-year drilling pact
News WVSORO May 12, 2008
A coalition of about 300 property owners dealing with energy prospectors in eastern Broome and western Delaware countries has struck it rich, and drilling hasn't even started. More
Issues: Leasing
News WVSORO May 12, 2008
A coalition of about 300 property owners dealing with energy prospectors in eastern Broome and western Delaware countries has struck it rich, and drilling hasn't even started. More
Issues: Leasing
Information for lawyers
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO May 1, 2008
If you are a lawyer looking for research materials etc. and other help representing surface owners, we can provide you some assistance. David McMahon is an attorney with long experience in some aspects of oil and gas law. More
Issues: Oil and Gas
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO May 1, 2008
If you are a lawyer looking for research materials etc. and other help representing surface owners, we can provide you some assistance. David McMahon is an attorney with long experience in some aspects of oil and gas law. More
Issues: Oil and Gas
Manual for Managing Oil and Gas Well Sites for Wildlife (that a surface owner might ask driller to use)
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO April 22, 2008
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Issues: DNR, Land use, Oil and Gas
WV Surface Owners' Guide Update WVSORO April 22, 2008
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Issues: DNR, Land use, Oil and Gas
Consumer Advisory: Attorney General Corbett urges consumers to carefully review offers to buy or lease oil & gas rights on their properties
Press Release WVSORO April 11, 2008
Attorney General Tom Corbett today urged consumers to carefully consider and thoroughly review any offers to purchase or lease the oil or gas rights for their properties. More
Issues: Leasing
Press Release WVSORO April 11, 2008
Attorney General Tom Corbett today urged consumers to carefully consider and thoroughly review any offers to purchase or lease the oil or gas rights for their properties. More
Issues: Leasing
WVSORO Surface Owners’ News – March/April 2008
Newsletter WVSORO April 9, 2008
Introduction of Bill of Rights Raises Awareness of Driller Abuses | Speaking Truth to Power More
Issues: Leasing, Legislation, Oil and Gas
Newsletter WVSORO April 9, 2008
Introduction of Bill of Rights Raises Awareness of Driller Abuses | Speaking Truth to Power More
Issues: Leasing, Legislation, Oil and Gas
A driller is taking water from a stream to drill or “frac” an oil or gas well. Can they do that?
Water Advice WVSORO April 1, 2008
According to an e-mail the State Office of Oil and Gas sent to its inspectors and others, water in a stream is technically the property of the State. [NOTE: We have been informed that this information may be incorrect] More
Issues: Fracking, Water
Water Advice WVSORO April 1, 2008
According to an e-mail the State Office of Oil and Gas sent to its inspectors and others, water in a stream is technically the property of the State. [NOTE: We have been informed that this information may be incorrect] More
Issues: Fracking, Water
Owners have way to fight landmen
News WVSORO March 30, 2008
It's now easier for landowners to lodge complaints about the landmen who knock on their doors and try to strong-arm them into signing a lease for the rights to natural gas that may be under their property. More
Issues: Leasing
News WVSORO March 30, 2008
It's now easier for landowners to lodge complaints about the landmen who knock on their doors and try to strong-arm them into signing a lease for the rights to natural gas that may be under their property. More
Issues: Leasing
Property owner files suit over gas extraction
News WVSORO March 28, 2008
A group of property owners have filed a $20 million lawsuit against CNX Gas Co. LLC and Consol Energy Inc. claiming the companies have extracted coal-bed methane gas from their properties without compensating them. More
Issues: Leasing
News WVSORO March 28, 2008
A group of property owners have filed a $20 million lawsuit against CNX Gas Co. LLC and Consol Energy Inc. claiming the companies have extracted coal-bed methane gas from their properties without compensating them. More
Issues: Leasing
Past efforts to strengthen the rules for drilling in State Forests
Blog don_alejandro March 17, 2008
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Blog don_alejandro March 17, 2008
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West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey on the Marcellus in some of W.Va.
Blog WVSORO March 17, 2008
The WVGES has prepared an Excel spreadsheet containing the API numbers of 1,700 West Virginia wells for which we have scanned e-logs which penetrated the top of the Onondaga Limestone (and therefore penetrate the base of the overlying Devonian shales). More
Issues: Marcellus shale
Blog WVSORO March 17, 2008
The WVGES has prepared an Excel spreadsheet containing the API numbers of 1,700 West Virginia wells for which we have scanned e-logs which penetrated the top of the Onondaga Limestone (and therefore penetrate the base of the overlying Devonian shales). More
Issues: Marcellus shale
Information on signing bonuses and royalty payments paid by Chesapeake Energy in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
News WVSORO March 13, 2008
The gas leasing frenzy has ratcheted up another notch in northern Wayne County. Chesapeake Energy has just doubled its signing bonus offer from $750 per acre to $1,500 per acre and increased its royalty offer from 12½ to 15 percent. T More
Issues: Leasing
News WVSORO March 13, 2008
The gas leasing frenzy has ratcheted up another notch in northern Wayne County. Chesapeake Energy has just doubled its signing bonus offer from $750 per acre to $1,500 per acre and increased its royalty offer from 12½ to 15 percent. T More
Issues: Leasing