Jun 19

 In case you are interested: 

The discovery of the Barnett Shale natu[r]al gas field offers land owners the possibility of income based on the amount of natural gas on their property. However, some companies may deceive land owners by having them sign oil and gas leases that are unfair - duping landowners with leases that can not be read, offering royalty payments far below market rate, and/or defrauding landowners with numerous other types of misrepresentations.”

The link to the lawyer is: http://barnettshalelawsuit.com/barnett-shale-mineral-rights-lawsuits

I wonder what type of misrepresentations be applicable to landbrokers we have operating in our area.

  • “We already signed everybody from that neighborhood.”
  • “You do not have the numbers to dictate terms.”
  • “They are all liars.  We tell the truth.”
  • “We have drill sites on M/H and behind W.”
  • “This offer will only be valid until xx/xx/xx. You will not have a chance to sign after that.”
  • One letter showed “they” had x % of subdivision leased and the very next letter shows y % (which was less than x %).

Anybody have any other types of comments…


Jun 18

This is an e-mail from SEACTX.  Please read carefully as Wyldfire/HRS are at it again.  Remember, they are not permitted to drill in Arlington, but yet make you believe they have drill sites here that will be able to get the minerals of everybody.  It would be greatly appreciated if someone could present me with permits of HRS here in Arlington!

Dear residents,
You may be receiving a letter from Hollis Sullivan soliciting you with manipulated information by mail in the next few days.  They attach an update of mine to this information, that was mistakenly placed in a neighborhood blog.  Although it is true that XTO will not be drilling in that area, what they do not bother to inform you, is that they DO NOT NEED to be the driller for you to receive an outstanding contract, that has been promised to you by XTO.  The only risk involved in signing the XTO lease, is that if Chesapeak does not purchase the contract from XTO, then you would not receive royalty.  However, here is what makes that an impossiblity .   The fact that Chesapeak is pushing even harder to get you, means they HAVE to have your lease in order to drill on that drill path, so they will buy it from XTO to have what they need to drill.   So now you can feel safe in receiving the XTO lease.  Further, I have attached some more information that followed that update within SEACTX to better help you understand the email they attached. 
 
First off, the email you received titled SEACTX 6/10/08 Update, was from me, Jalise Middleton.  SEACTX is having difficulty finding a mass email system large enough to carry our groups email accounts.  This has forced me to start reaching out in other ways to inform our residents of what is happening in SEACTX. 
 
Second, I am getting a large amount of email, as are your neighborhood spokesman, with residents fearful that they will not receive the offer from XTO.  THIS IS NOT TRUE!  All SEACTX residents will be given the negotiated lease offer from XTO.  They have given us their word in writing.  My email clearly stated the royalty could become a concern if Chesapeake does not buy the leases from XTO in the “low ratio” subdivisions.  However, I consider this risk minimal (and still better than what you were being offered by Chesapeak) It is a minimal risk for your area because Chesapeake will need them in order to drill, therefore, they will need to buy them from XTO.
 
I simply sent the email to be forthcoming with any information I had, so residents understood all the risk, and options.  But really nothing has changed.  Please reread the update many times to gain understanding, and rest assured that you are part of SEACTX, and XTO has accepted SEACTX, which means they have accepted you!  God Bless, Jalise Middleton SEACTX neighborhood organizer and spokesperson

Contact your neighborhood representatives for copies of the attachments.


Jun 16

…have started.  Please see http://www.seactx.org/.