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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on October 3, 2022 at 12:51

Pipeline rights-of-way are effective in perpetuity.  For that reason, the question of compensation should be defined with the assistance of experienced O&G attorneys.  It's not just the number of rods in length, it's the width of the easement for construction and then for continuing long term use.  A long term easement should take into account the number of individual pipelines that the easement can accommodate.  It is relatively common for a right-of -way to accommodate additional pipelines over time.  The demand for additional Haynesville pipelines is currently high and land owners should get help in determining the value.

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Permalink Reply by Les on October 4, 2022 at 6:00

Thanks all for the input. I have not yet been contacted by Caddeaux, so maybe they have changed their route again and the pipeline won't impact me. 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on October 4, 2022 at 11:52

Excerpt:

ORDINANCE NO. 6203 of 2022
BY THE CADDO PARISH COMMISSION:
AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATOR TO
EXECUTE AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY
AGREEMENT WITH CADDEAUX GATHERING, LLC
REGARDING A PIPELINE THROUGH AND UNDER PARISH
PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH,
RANGE 15 WEST, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND TO
OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.
WHEREAS, the Parish of Caddo had received a request to grant to Caddeaux
Gathering, LLC a permanent easement and right-of-way (as depicted on Exhibit “A”) in Section 7,
Township 18 North, Range 15 West, Caddo Parish, Louisiana to install a pipeline for the
transportation of oil, natural gas, other gases, liquids, hydrocarbons or mixtures of the foregoing;

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Permalink Reply by Iris on October 4, 2022 at 12:45

Hmm, Arkansas Louisiana Gas tried to shanghai  us by putting a pipeline across our property and some kind of fixture.  They sent like $700 each to the owners.  We sent them back  and then attorney, John Frazier, negotiated and we were paid considerably more.  However I thought they were purchasing but IRS said leasing for 99 years.  So maybe they shanghai'd us anyway.  Interesting that it is Trinity.  

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Permalink Reply by Iris on October 5, 2022 at 11:56

This was about 35 years ago, maybe more.

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Permalink Reply by Chad Ellis on October 6, 2022 at 15:02

Pipeline ROW agreements are complex.  i strongly recommend the use of an attorney.  I have both bought and granted ROW’s and I will not do so without my attorney’s review.

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