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Permalink Reply by mary on October 7, 2008 at 12:58

Applications to force pooling and integrate separately owned tracts are initiated by oil companies and should benefit them, not the mineral rights holder. The landowner's interest will be in a much larger tract, there is the potential for conflict in signing leases because there will be more parties involved, and land could be held for many years by just one well. Even if current applications don't involve your property, a decision to approve these applications will set a precedent for future decisions. Interested parties should write to the the Commissioner of Conservation in Baton Rouge to express concern over this issue and attend hearings. Remember, the oil company will be represented at the hearing by their engineers and attorneys supporting their case. These boundaries have been existance for many years, so to make changes now appears dubious.

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Permalink Reply by mary on October 14, 2008 at 4:32

The Commissioner, Jim Welsh, is appointed by the governor. Jindal did not appoint Welsh, but retained him when he took office. Governor Jindal needs to hear from property owners regarding this issue. It is a bad deal for those caught up in the effort to create 920 acre units and there appears to be no geological basis for it.

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