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Tips for Landowners Sample Agreement cable laws and regulations, and if the discharge will not degrade or adversely affect the quality of water in the drainage system or reservoir, so that the Owner may make beneficial use of the water. Produced water shall be discharged in a way so as to cause the least amount of surface disturbance and damage to Owner’s land. 29. Reservoirs. If Owner consents to the discharge of produced water but does not wish Operator to discharge any of its produced water into Owner’s existing reservoirs, Operator shall be solely responsible for finding a suitable water discharge location acceptable to Owner, building the necessary catchment structures (including pipelines, dikes, dams, and outlet piping) and maintaining the same at its sole cost, risk and expense. Similarly, if Operator requests and is granted permission to use any of Owner’s reservoirs, should any such reservoirs require modification, upgrading and/or improvement to be able to hold Operator’s produced water, any such modification, upgrading or improvement shall be done at Operator’s sole cost, risk and expense. Owner shall not be responsible for payment of any cost associated with Operator’s development activities which shall include, but not be limited to water discharge, catchment of produced water or maintenance of any related facilities. 30. Water Well Mitigation Agreement. Operator is aware that its operations may impact domestic and/or agricultural water wells in the vicinity of coal bed methane producing wells. In order that the parties hereto may avoid potential future conflict regarding loss of use or degradation of existing water wells by Owner, Owner and Operator hereby adopt the terms and conditions of the Water Well Mitigation Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” to the extent that the terms of Exhibit “A” are not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. 31. Enforcement Costs. If Operator defaults under this Agreement, Operator shall pay all costs and expenses, including a reasonable attorney’s fee, incurred by Owner in enforcing this Agreement. 32. Time. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. 33. Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Operator will indemnify, defend and hold Owner, and if applicable, Owner’s officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, suits, losses, damages and costs (including, without limitation, any attorney fees) which may arise out of or be related to Operator’s activities on Owner’s property (including, without limitation, any claims that Operator’s operations hereunder are either illegal, unauthorized, or constitute an improper interference with any parties’ rights, or have damaged the lands or operations of adjacent landowners, and including any claims based on the alleged concurrent negligence of Owner). 34. Compliance with Law. Operator shall conduct operations and activities in accordance with existing local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations. 35. Release. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Operator releases and waives and discharges Owner, and, if applicable, Owner’s officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns from any and all liabilities for personal injury, death, property damage or otherwise arising out of Operator’s operations under this Agreement or use of Owner’s property. 36. Notice. Notice may be given to either party to this Agreement by depositing the same in the United States mail postage prepaid, duly addressed to the other party at the address set out below the party’s signature on this Agreement. Such notice shall be deemed delivered when deposited in the United States mail. 37. Designated Contact Person. Operator and Owner will each from time to time designate an individual, with appropriate twenty-four hour telephone and fax numbers, who is to be the primary contact person for discussions and decisions concerning matters related to this Agreement. 38. Recording. This Agreement may not be recorded without the written consent of Owner. 39. Construction of Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Wyoming. 40. Nonassignability. This Agreement shall not be assigned by Operator to any other entity either III-20
SURFACE USE AGREEMENTS in whole or in part, unless Owner consents in writing to such assignment. 41. Binding Effect. This Agreement is binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties. DATED this _______ day of _____________________, ______. OWNER _______________________________________________ By: Title: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Address:_______________________, ________________ OPERATOR _______________________________________________ By: Title: ________________________________________ _________________________________________ Address:_______________________, ________________ III-21
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Oil and Gas at Your Door? A Landown
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About the Oil & Gas Accountability
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Table of Contents Introduction What
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Chapter III, Tips for Landowners Wh
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Introduction Oil and gas developmen
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For the oil we need, unless we choo
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With the recent boom in extraction
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Do you own the minerals associated
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Chapter I Oil and Gas Development a
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TERMS AND CONCEPTS When natural gas
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STAGES OF OIL & GAS DEVELOPMENT In
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Glossary of Oil and Gas Terms A aba
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chain of title Recorded transfers (
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egress The act of getting out or le
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mineral estate The ownership of min
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petroleum A substance occurring nat
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sour gas Natural gas containing sig
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