Execution of Oil and Gas Lease for Publicly-Owned Streambeds [45 Pa.B. 2145]
[Saturday, May 2, 2015]Effective January 9, 2015, an Oil and Gas Lease for Publicly-Owned Streambeds, Contract No. M-2102011-16, was executed by and between the Commonwealth, acting through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Department) (lessor) and SWEPI, LP (lessee), with its principal place of business located at P. O. Box 804, Warrendale, PA 15095-0804.
The lease is for Streambed Tract 2011, encompassing approximately 44 acres of submerged lands located in Chatham and Middlebury Townships, Tioga County. The lease was recorded at the Tioga County Courthouse on January 27, 2015, instrument No. 201500778. The lease allows for the development of oil and natural gas below and between the ordinary low water marks of Crooked Creek solely by means of directional, including horizontal, drilling on a nondevelopment basis that will not disturb the river or its bed. Contract No. M-2102011-16 may be viewed online at http://contracts.patreasury.gov/View.aspx?ContractID=299292.
Questions regarding this lease should be directed to the Department's Bureau of Forestry, Minerals Division, (717) 787-2703.
CINDY ADAMS DUNN,
Acting Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-809. Filed for public inspection May 1, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
