INFORMATION FOR LEASEHOLDERS
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The Chesapeake "Land Grab" with its Standard Lease:
Gaining Access to the Marcellus & Utica Shales, Maximizing Profits/
Reducing Costs, and Enlarging its "Reserves" to Attract and Maintian Investors
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The "Landmen" and the Standard Lease:
Securing Virtual Control of Land Use on Farms & in Towns.......for years.
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The Result of the Land Grab:
Town of Barrington Lease Map
& The The Loss of Home Rule over Land Use |
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NYS Attorney General's Settlement with
Fortuna re: Landman Practices |
Especially if the automatic 5 year extension clause of the standard lease is not nullified at the signing, the Strategy gives for the gas company virtual control over the owners farm for years
Likewise, in heavily leased areas, the Strategy deprives citizens of their power to preserve their town's rural character through Comprehensive Plans and Zoning. (See Home Rule page)
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The Investors & The Leaseholders Revolt
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NY Times: Signing Leases, Now Having Regrets |
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"Remorse Breeds Rebellion Against Fracking" |
Hydrofracking Economics 101:
Blanket coverage of an area with (a) self-serving leases and, if the NG Price is High, (b) Wells or, if the price lowers (c) storage in wells on our property, all permitted in the Standard Lease!
See: Deborah Rogers: "The Economics of Hydrofracking"
and Paul M. Barrett: "The Underground Solution"
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Wise Practices For Leaseholders |
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Questions to Ask Before Signing a Gas Lease |
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Tips and Guidance for Leaseholders (CCE) |
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Penn State: The Dickenson School of Law:
"Natural Gas Leases: Understanding Your Rights, Protecting Your Interests |
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Video:
Leslie Lewis, "Legal Issues with Land-Lease Agreements" |
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Rachael Treichler Presentation, Leaseholders Meeting, Milo, Feb. 15, 2012, |
Landowner Rights, Compulsory Integration and Eminent Domain
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Landowners Fight Eminent Domain In PA
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Lease Extensions and Termination
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2006 New York Code - Forfeiture And Cancellation
Of Oil, Gas Or Mineral Land Leases |
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Lease Termination Packet (Fleaced) |
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Rachel Treichler:
An Analysis of the Standard
Chesapeake Natural Gas Lease
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| Chesapeakes Lease Extension Through "Force Majeure" Claims. |
| Post Standard Article on "Force Majeure" |
Information on "Force Majeure" |
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Tioga Landowners Sue
Regarding Force Majeure Claims (2-12) |
Information for Leaseholder Websites: |
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Landowner Coalitions |
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Joint Landowner Coalition of New York |
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Follow Up from the Feb. 15th Leaseholders Meeting at the Yates County Produce Auction:
Now Available for Area Leaseholders: The "Leaseholder Information Line"
The Information Line will provide a link between leaseholders and information and legal counsel, regarding expiration, renegotiation, or challenges to "force majeure" extensions of their leases. Posters advertising the Service are being posted in strategic area locations.
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Link to Rachel Treichler's Presentation |
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