Academic
Negotiating Easements & Property Rights
- The Landowner Coalition Model
(Penn State University Extension) - VIDEO Tips for Negotiating Pipeline Rights of Way
(Penn State University Extension: This 7 min video discusses what a pipeline right-of-way and easement are, financial considerations, and useful suggestions for negotiating an agreement.)
- VIDEO Webinar: Marcellus Shale Landowner Coalitions: Form, Function, and Impact
(Penn State University Extension: 2018: Grace Wildermuth, Penn State PhD Student in Rural Sociology, discusses the research from her thesis on landowner coalitions) - Marcellus Shale and Natural Gas Landowner Leasing And Royalties
(Penn State University Extension) - Natural Gas Exploration: A Landowner’s Guide to Leasing in Pennsylvania
(Penn State University Extension) - Understanding and Negotiating Pipeline Easements
(Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: May 2016)
Water Quality & Baseline Testing
- Baseline Water Quality in Areas of Oil Development
(North Dakota State University: This publication describes private water supply protection in oil development areas and legal implications and what tests are needed for legal protection.)
Reclamation
- Successful Reclamation of Lands Disturbed by Oil and Gas Development and Infrastructure Construction
(North Dakota State University:This publication is designed to describe activities for the successful reclamation of North Dakota lands following disturbances associated with oil and gas production, and infrastructure construction. This includes topsoil/subsoil removal and replacement, well and pad development, pipeline and road construction, residential development and other activities related to the oil boom)
- Reclamation of Oil and Gas Industry-impacted Land: A Guide and Checklist
(North Dakota State University:This publication provides a checklist for landowners and companies to promote trust and cooperation. the checklist provides a list of procedures that should be addressed to reassure the land will be returned, as close as possible, to it agronomic productively level.)
