CGG Veritas wants to do a survey on my property.  I have the agreement to sign, which is fine. They are giving me $15 per acre + damages.  My question is, if this survey results in a well being built on my property, what should I be aware of as far as a fair bonus and monthly payments from the well being on my property?  I will still get royalties for the mineral rights, but isn't this something completely different that would require a different contract?  Surface rights?  I don't know how all that would work.   

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Joey, If you are already leased you are bound by the terms of that lease. If there is a pad and well constructed on your acreage then you are due compensation for the use of the land, that can be negotiated.
If you are not already leased then you need to check out the group "unleased mineral owners" there is a lot of good information there. You will need to decide what you would like to see in your lease. If you have a number of acres you probably want to hire an oil and gas attorney to negotiate for you and protect your rights.
This is of course dependent on if and when the oil and gas company comes knocking to lease your land. I am no expert but there are many on this site who can give great advice and I am sure they will correct me if I have said something that is incorrect.
We already have a mineral rights lease with Encana. The seismic survey request just came up, so I wanted to gather some information in case they DO want to build a well on our 12 acres. Thanks, Jeff.
If they do it will certainly mean a nice check for surface use for the well site. From what I have seen they are building pads on the border of the units. Then they run the horizontal in slices across the section either north south or east west. So if your property is on the edge or even better a corner you may get a pad on your land. Doesn't really matter since any well in the unit pays all landowners in that unit.
good luck
Veritas has done testing on my Red River Bracky Branch land 2 times in 3 years and no permit has been issued for a well on my land. I got the same amount you did.
Question is did any one ever get paid by CGG Veritas if so before or after seismic work was completed, How long did it take to get your money after signing contract.
Yes we just recieved our check from CGG Veritas on friday. They send the check before they do the seismic testing.
Teresa thanks for the information, but how long did it take them to send your check after you signed.
It was probably about a month after we signed before they sent a check. Sorry it's been so long I haven't been on here in a while.
Joey, the seismic survey is completely separate and does not change your current lease agreement which governs royalty and bonus payments.

Surface rights for a well pad would be have to be addressed by a new contract with EnCana unless already covered under your lease agreement. The location of your 12 acres in the section makes it highly unlikely a well pad would be located on your property.
What does the location of your land in a section have to do with the location of a well pad.
Charles,
Almost all wells are placed either on the north- or south line of the section. This is because the laterals in the Haynesville run in the north-to-south or south-to-north direction. East-west laterals have proven relatively unproductive. So, if your 12 acres are not on the north or south lines of the section, you have little-to-no chance of having a well on your land.
Joey,

Also make sure you have adequate terms in your contract with CGGV to cover restoration and/or compensation for any surface damages that may occur during seismic acquisition.

I assume this will be a Vibroseis survey (i.e. the energy source will be big trucks shaking on the surface), however they may want / need to infill with dynamite in areas that cannot be accessed by the vibrators.

In the case of dynamite, you should receive an additional amount of $$ per shot-hole.

For vibroseis source lines, if you have a lot of trees on your property, CGGV may want to / ask for permission to gator through them; essentially mulching a path through the trees (trees included) in order to make it easier for the vibrators to traverse. You may be entitled to additional compensation for removed trees which were > a few feet or had diameters greater than some benchmark number of inches. You may want to check with a forester or an arborist to calculate a reasonable market value.

For either source types (i.e. vibroseis or explosives), the companion receiver lines (i.e. locations of detectors of the returning seismic energy) will probably be much less invasive as brush is hand-cut via machete and trees are left untouched.

Good luck.

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