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Leasing and Compulsory Integration

NYS Compulsory Integration

New York State Law can compell landowners to have natural gas extracted from their property against the will of the owner. If the gas company succeeds in leasing 60% of the land in a “production unit”, they forcilby “integrate” the other 40% of the land.

A08672B/S 5553-B The 2005 Compulsory Intergration

This bill, written by gas industry lobbyists, was introduced in the legislature with the full support of the DEC’s Division of Mineral Resources. It was unanimously voted out of both the Assembly and Senate within three weeks.

The 2005 Compulsory Integration Law’s Passage Through the Legislature

The bill history and Senate sponsor’s memo for the bill.

LEGISLATION BY LOBBYISTS

Communications between the West law firm and the DEC regarding the 2005 compulsory integration law and the 2008 well spacing bill.

A Critical Review of the Compulsory Integration Requirement, Title 9 of Article 23 NYS ECL

White Paper by William C. Fischer. November 11, 2011.

Marcellus Shale: The Real Price of Compulsory Integration In New York

By Peter Mantius, on December 7th, 2010.

Outline of Statutory Unitization

Gas leasing attorney Chris Denton charts the vaious ways in which gas companies can extract gas – either by leasing or various forms of compulsory integration. 2008.

Leasing and Compulsory Integration
NYS Compulsory Integration
Gas Leasing
Non disclosure Agreements

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