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.)
Baseline Water Quality in Areas of Oil Development_North Dakota State University
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)
Successful Reclamation of Lands Disturbed by Oil and Gas Development and Infrastructure Construction - 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.)
Reclamation of Oil and Gas Industry-impacted Land- A Guide and Checklist_North Dakota State University
