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Permalink Reply by Jack B2 on July 23, 2008 at 7:08

An acre is 43,560 square feet or a square 208.71 feet by 208.71 if you can square it up using right triangles and squares or rectangles would be best. Area for a right triangle is base x height x 1/2 in and square or rectangle length x width in units of a foot this yield square feet then divide by 43,560 to convert to an acre.

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Permalink Reply by RAY on July 23, 2008 at 7:28

thanks
now........what do you get for an answer ?

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Permalink Reply by Bob Ballard on July 23, 2008 at 7:15

Using average end area, I came up with this. 146+127/2 = 136.5 ft, then 121+39/2=80 ft. Total square feet = 136.5x80= 10,920 sq. feet. Divide 10,920 by the number of sq. ft. in an acre 43,560 and you get 0.2507 AC

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Permalink Reply by Bob Ballard on July 23, 2008 at 8:36

average end area would probably be 146+121/2 and 127+39/2 . Then multiply 133.5 times 83. Total sq.ft. would be 11,080.5. Divide that by the number of sq. ft in an acre 43,560 . You get 0.2544 AC

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Permalink Reply by RAY on July 24, 2008 at 12:08

thanks for the math lessons, the main reason I asked:
I hear that some lots are not 1/4 acres,but 1/5 acres.

thats a $1,000 difference on a offer of $20,000 per acre.

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Permalink Reply by SharonB T18N R15W S8 on July 24, 2008 at 12:38

And don't forget to add to your measurements the distance to the center of the road if you have any road frontage. Most roads are on right of ways and property owner claims the mineral rights.

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Permalink Reply by Renee S Cd1 on July 24, 2008 at 13:46

I was told in another thread - the land Caddo just leased for $30,000 was mostly right of ways and we don't get the mineral rights. Which brings me to a question: If we don't figure our acreage properly, does the oil and gas company check it?

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Permalink Reply by Randy on July 24, 2008 at 14:08

That's what us landmen are paid to do, and we will generally use our number unless you can prove that ours is wrong. In which case we will use yours and correct ours.

Randy

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Permalink Reply by RAY on July 25, 2008 at 9:22

I know my footage, but not sure about converting it to acreage;
if my lot mearsures...... 146' + 127' + 121' + 39'

what is my acreage/ or whats the formula to figure it out?

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Permalink Reply by wwalt B1 on July 25, 2008 at 9:47

try this link:
http://www.ez-calculators.com/land_acre_conversion_calculator.htm

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Permalink Reply by RAY on July 25, 2008 at 10:02

wwalt,
cool calculator!

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Permalink Reply by alleyboy on July 25, 2008 at 9:29

Hi Sharon,
I have been trying to to find out about my property extending to the middle of the road. Also to the middle of the bayou in the back of my property. Could you please tell me what you base your opinion on.?>

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