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Permalink Reply by Henry on September 7, 2010 at 12:07

adubu,
Part of the answer depends upon what is the current use of your land. If you are urban, you will likely get more than if you are rural. Having said that, I've heard numbers of $1500 - $2500 per acre for rural timberland. This was for landowners who had no stake in any well.

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Permalink Reply by adubu on September 9, 2010 at 5:38

henry--- how does that compare to price/rod. Should there be any different payment for damages to surface owner with or without minerals in unit?

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Permalink Reply by Henry on September 9, 2010 at 5:49

adubu,
They are different, somewhat. The price for the pipeline was based upon a 30-foot wide right of way. The pipeline would lie in that 30-foot wide strip of land. So for that 30-foot ROW and servitude, I was paid by the rod. Obviously for bigger pipelines, that demand more than a 30-foot ROW, you would demand a higher payment per rod.

Damages were calculated on a "per acre" basis. For example, in my case, they wanted a 75' wide strip (30' for the permanent ROW, and another 45' for temporary workspace). This ran along the property line of my 40-acre tract, which was 1320 feet long. So... take 75' times 1320' = 99000 sq feet. Convert this to acres by dividing by 43560 sq. ft. per acre, and you will get 2.27 acres. That is the amount of acreage on which they will pay for damages.

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