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Permalink Reply by Greg Isaacs on May 19, 2015 at 13:56

Hello Everyone,

Further to my inquiry above, my neighbor called this afternoon and advised he received his letter from Plains on a ROW offer. It worked out to about $200 / rod. So with that info, I / we would be grateful for any input anyone could give us on this as to what we should counter with. Should we counter with a per rod amount plus timber loss factor or other stipulations????

Thanks,

Greg

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Permalink Reply by JHH on May 20, 2015 at 1:28

Greg,

every time we worked a pipeline offer, the timber damages were in addition to the price per rod.  we were paid damages as per our appraised value... and then they'd let us sell the timber prior to pipeline construction.  if we didn't get the timber sold... it was our problem because the pipeline construction crew would just dig up the trees.    Plains is trying to steal your R-O-W at $200/rod.  i'd get a lawyer.

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Permalink Reply by JHH on May 20, 2015 at 0:54

Most importantly... get a good easement agreement that's specific on everything and offers you protection!   as far as prices go...i've heard anywhere from $500/rod to $1,200/rod.  Not sure about price since it is oil.  That might be a little more along with all the safety additions.  You should get an appraisal of the timber that will be lost.  they should pay you for those damages and then allow you to cut it for additional income.  50-foot permanent easement seems sort of too much.  most pipelines need 20-feet.  If they want 50-feet they might be planning to put another pipe in there one day.  confused about the 10%. what does that mean.   i'm not an expert.  a good R-O-W lawyer is always helpful.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Camp on May 26, 2015 at 7:12

Greg,

Here's the link to a blog post I posted on GHS a few years ago about Landowner's Tips for Negotiating Pipeline Easement and Right-of-Way Agreements. http://www.gohaynesvilleshale.com/profiles/blogs/natural-gas-pipeli...

Best,

Eric

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Permalink Reply by JHH on May 20, 2015 at 1:31

Here's something working in your favor in Texas.

http://www.tlma.org/SB%20474%20Hearing%20ALERT.pdf

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Permalink Reply by Ms. Jessye Roux Conner on May 24, 2015 at 9:43

Is any of these pipe lines going through the middle of ,Beauguard Parish, La. " Dry Creek , La. Including ? Please let me know by E-mail
Thank You , God Bless Everyone !
Jessye
(. rouxjessyebmbt@yahoo.com. )

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Permalink Reply by Michael Allen on May 26, 2015 at 7:14

The per rod figure depends on the width of the permanent easement and temporary work space. A 30' easement and 75' temporary work space (TWS) would be less than a 50' easement and 100' of TWS. Also, if the pipeline company wants a multi-line easement or a single line easement, makes a difference.

The timber should be an added damage settlement and normally you get the value of the timber PLUS you get to cut it and sell it. Only stipulation is that you must get the timber off of the right of way and TWS area before construction begins. Otherwise, they will cut it and chip , burn or haul it off.

In some areas of Texas the price per rod is figured at $1/per inch/per foot. So a 16" pipeline would pay $16/foot or $264/rod (16.5 feet per rod) for a 30' easement and 75' of TWS, for a single pipeline easement.

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