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Permalink Reply by Eat Beef on October 30, 2008 at 4:52

They ask you to sign W-9's for the full amounts paid for ROW.

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on August 18, 2008 at 6:42

Yes that's correct but you wouldn't have to pay until sold the property would you? If folks live on the property, a couple gets a generous exemption when they sell anyway.

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Permalink Reply by el paso techA1 on August 18, 2008 at 4:12

Pipeline ROW and a compressor site are completely different scenarios. A pipeline ROW is an easement where you are paid for the damages to your property in order to install the pipe. You still own the land and are able to use it with restrictions. A compressor site should be on a yearly lease, because you would not be able to use that land. You should consider proximity to your residence (noise) and if the monetary gain is worth it.

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on August 18, 2008 at 13:36

Do you know why they are offering about the same price for a road as for a pipeline r/w.

I understand that a road is a benefit to some but not necessarily to all.

Who wants a gravel interstate running through their farm. I'm just not sold on the idea for $200 - $250 per rod. I will have to live with it for the rest of my life.

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Permalink Reply by el paso techA1 on August 18, 2008 at 15:30

Seems like you should demand fences, gates, underpasses and a clause in the easement to return to natural state when the road is no longer used. Make the producer have limited access through your property with a gate that you also have a lock on. Just my experience in pipeline maintenance, not construction, but usually the landowner is the boss.

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Permalink Reply by conebreadcuz on August 18, 2008 at 14:20

jon: $200 per rod is a good figure and very attainable, but he thing that gripes me is that in Texas they will also pay annual rental fees for pipeline row's, but will not in louisiana will not. In the big picture we loose timber production forever but our property taxes climb. They should be made to pay annual fees since we will never have income off the rights of way.

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Permalink Reply by conebreadcuz on August 18, 2008 at 14:21

jon: $200 per rod is a good figure and very attainable, but the thing that gripes me is that in Texas they will also pay annual rental fees for pipeline row's, but will not in louisiana . In the big picture we loose timber production forever but our property taxes climb. They should be made to pay annual fees since we will never have income off the rights of way.

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on August 19, 2008 at 17:44

In the presentation, Mr. Baen stated that the initial offers for barnett pipeline r/w's are about $8 per running foot, but can be as high as $25 per running foot.

Does anyone know if that is a yearly lease rate or a one time payment?

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Permalink Reply by Grandma on August 20, 2008 at 3:39

I think he meant the upfront $ - but the presentation was done May, 2007, so it would be more now. Also in TX they allow a yearly lease rate on ROW but in LA they don't. Have you finished your ROW negotiations yet? Let us know how you come out. We still are working on a pipeline agreement - wish us luck!

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Permalink Reply by conebreadcuz on August 20, 2008 at 5:11

grandma: in louisiana they have paid annual rental, but they tell you they can't. truth is they won't. in timber land they should be forced to pay annual.

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Permalink Reply by Bobi Carr ("parker") on August 20, 2008 at 7:53

I am still negotiating. I am at a point where I am considering having them enter from another location.

There is so much to sort through.

My lease does not give them the right to go across my property.

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Permalink Reply by Charles Bowman on October 30, 2008 at 17:08

There are farmers in northeast louisiana dealing with ROW's that have already been sold with pipe laid. Now the farmers can't re-level their land for furrow irrigation purposes because the leveling process will remove to much overburden off of the pipeline. They have now lost the use of many more rowcrop acres than they sold for the ROW. In my opinion land owners should really consider what they may be loosing when signing leases and selling ROW's

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