DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Execution of Oil and Gas Lease for Publicly-Owned Streambeds [43 Pa.B. 5713]
[Saturday, September 28, 2013]Effective April 13, 2013, an Oil and Gas Lease for Publicly-Owned Streambeds, Contract No. M-2102019-08, was executed by and between the Commonwealth, acting through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Department) (lessor), and R.E. Gas Development, LLC (lessee), with its principal place of business located at 476 Rolling Ridge Drive, Suite 300, State College, PA 16801.
The lease is for Streambed Tract 2019 and includes five separate parcels encompassing a total of 138 acres of submerged lands located in Forward and Jackson Townships, Butler County. The lease was recorded at the Butler County courthouse on September 5, 2013, instrument no. 201309050025777. The lease allows for the development of oil and natural gas below and between the ordinary low water marks of the Connoquenessing 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-2102019-08 may be viewed online at http://contracts.patreasury.gov/View.aspx?ContractID=239430.
Questions regarding this lease should be directed to the Department's Bureau of Forestry, Minerals Division, (717) 787-2703.
ELLEN M. FERRETTI,
Acting Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-1802. Filed for public inspection September 27, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]
