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    Oil and Gas at Your Door? A Landowner’s Guide to Oil and Gas Development

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    Oil and Gas at Your Door? A Landowner’s Guide to Oil and Gas Development

    Oil and Gas at Your Door? A Landowner’s Guide to Oil and Gas Development
    Second Edition. Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP)
    OGAP | 2005 | ISBN: n/a | 235 pages | PDF | 4 MB

    This is an A-Z Primer on gas drilling on your own property. Includes chapters on exploration, drilling, production site abandonment, etc. Also includes anecdotes from landowners' perspective. The purpose of this guide is to provide information that will help you to better understand and deal with the oil and gas industry.

    WHAT’S INSIDE?
    Chapter I of this guide contains a description of the oil and gas development process, and information on issues related to development that may be of concern and importance to landowners.
    Chapter II contains legal and government regulatory information that may help landowners to prevent serious impacts from oil and gas development on their lands and lives.
    Chapter III provides additional tips on how to deal with the oil and gas industry, e.g., through negotiation of surface use agreements.
    Chapter IV contains stories from landowners who have already experienced development on or near their property.
    Chapter V contains lists of additional resources that may help to further prepare landowners for oil and gas development.
    Because this is a guide for landowners, the content focuses primarily on on-shore oil and gas development, as opposed to offshore drilling operations. And it highlights issues with private as opposed to public lands.


    Table of Contents
    Introduction
    What’s Inside?
    Should you be concerned about oil and gas development?
    If you are a landowner facing imminent oil and gas development
    Chapter I, Oil and Gas Development and Impacts Terms and Concepts
    Characteristics of Oil and Gas
    Stages of Oil and Gas Development, 1.2.3.4.
    Obtaining Mineral Rights
    If you own the minerals
    If you don’t own the minerals
    1. Exploration
    Seismic Exploration
    Exploratory Drilling
    Exploration Stage—Issues and Impacts
    2. Field Organization
    Well Spacing
    Mineral Pooling
    Unitization
    3. Production
    Well Completion
    Stimulation
    Well Testing
    Oil and Gas Treatment and Conditioning
    Production Enhancement
    Maintenance Procedures
    Oil and Gas Processing, Refining and Transportation
    Production Stage—Issues and Impacts
    4. Site Abandonment
    Plugging Wells
    Conversion to an Injection Well
    Reclamation
    Site Abandonment—Issues and Impacts
    Development of Nonconventional Gas and Oil
    Coalbed Methane (CBM)
    Coalbed Methane—Issues and Impacts
    Tight Sands and Gas Shales
    Tar Sands and Oil Shales
    Tar Sands and Oil Shales—Issues and Impacts
    Impacts Associated with Oil and Gas Operations
    Health, Safety and Quality of Life
    Housing
    Crime
    Safety
    Roads
    Dust
    Property Values
    Noise
    Contaminants Associated with the Oil and Gas Industry
    Air Emissions
    Hydrocarbon Wastes
    Produced Water
    Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)
    Alternative Technologies and Practices
    Alternatives used during the drilling and completion phase
    Alternatives used during the production phase
    Chapter II, Legal and Regulatory Issues
    What are the first steps a landowner should take?
    The Legal Steps in Oil and Gas Development
    Who Owns the Minerals Beneath Your Land?
    Split or Severed Estate Property
    Reconnecting the Surface and Mineral Estates
    How to Determine Ownership
    Mineral Versus Surface Rights
    Surface Owner Rights and Protections
    Legal Decisions
    Surface Use Agreements
    Regulations and Surface Owner Protections
    State Regulations
    Leasing
    Exploration
    Drilling and Production
    Site Reclamation
    Financial Assurance
    Other Protections
    Filing Grievances and Complaints
    County and Municipal Regulations
    Federal Regulations
    Exploration
    Drilling
    Reclamation and Abandonment
    Special Situation: If You Lease Land from the Federal Government
    Chapter III, Tips for Landowners
    What to do When the Landman Comes Calling
    Surface Use Agreements
    Before You Negotiate a Surface Use Agreement
    If You Negotiate an SUA
    Powder River Basin Resource Council SUA Checklist
    Surface Use Agreement Provisions to Consider
    Industry Perspectives on SUAs
    How to Determine Reasonable Compensation
    Examples of Surface Use Agreements
    Leasing
    Before Leasing Your Minerals
    Lease Provisions to Consider
    Other Activities Landowners May Want to Consider
    Organize
    Push for Reform of Oil and Gas Regulations
    File Lawsuits
    Landowners and Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP Suits)
    Landowners are Winning Some Important Legal Battles
    Chapter IV, Landowner Stories
    1. CBM Destroys Retirement Dream
    2. Coalbed Methane Water Wreaks Havoc Downstream
    3. Excerpts from a Letter to Senator Bingaman
    4. County Officials Say Residents Ignored
    5. The Long Road
    6. Threats and Intimidation: This is Called “Negotiation”?
    7. State Could Force Property Owners to Allow Drilling
    8. Rancher Not Informed about Mineral Leasing
    9. Reaching an Agreement: Luck of the Draw
    10. One Ranch Family’s Struggle with Coalbed Methane
    11. Business Owner Struggles with Coalbed Methane
    12. Why I Fight: The Coming Gas Explosion in the West
    13. Bellflower Well
    14. A Firsthand Account: Support for Bill Comes From Experience
    15. Laura Amos: Hydraulic Fracturing
    16. Company’s Threat to Bond and Drill is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
    17. Wyoming Landowners Face Condemnation or Loss of Homeowners’ Insurance
    Chapter V, Sources of Information
    Resources on the oil and gas development process
    Resources on “Best” or Alternative Technologies and Practices
    Coalbed Methane Resources
    Resources on SLAPP Suits
    Non-profit Organizational Resources for Surface Owners
    Government-Produced Landowner Guides and Resources
    Other Landowner and Mineral Owner Resources
    Nonprofit Organizations working on Oil, Natural Gas and CBM Issues
    State Regulatory Agencies
    Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms
    Endnotes
    Index
    with TOC BookMarkLinks