Lake Arlington Baptist Church (LABC) – Worship Center
(enter from the west side of the building, from the Jewel St. parking lot)

This meeting, conducted by Vantage Energy, is primarily for residents living within the LABC North and LABC South development areas. (This does include most of the residents inside the Little Green Ark Neighborhood Group)

For lessors living in the four other development areas (Yeandle, Steeples, Lenox and Pleasant Ridge a brief update will also be presented on these areas.

Please go to Vantage Energy’s web site http://lakearlingtongas.org to see the properties included in the LABC North and LABC South development areas.

We suggest you periodically look at Vantage’s web site for the latest updates, because that site is the source for such information.

Vantage Energy and Chesapeake Energy are the drillers for those projects.

Their web sites are:

      Vantage Energy –  http://lakearlingtongas.org

      Chesapeake Energy – http://www.askchesapeake.com/Barnett-Shale/Neighborhood/Pages/information.aspx

We suggest you visit those web pages for the most current information on the progress of the drill sites and other news, such as any town hall meeting that might be scheduled by Vantage and/or Chesapeake to bring residents up-to-date.  Click on the drill site that is most applicable to the area in which you live, and you’ll see specific information about that site.

Looking at Vantage Energy’s web page, you’ll see their drilling area outlined in blue.  Property owners to the east of that area will be covered by Chesapeake Energy’s drilling operations.  Vantage and Chesapeake are working together to produce the leases surrounding the Lake Arlington Baptist Church (LABC) and Pleasant Ridge site locations.

Questions should be directed to:

      Vantage’s Community Relations 888-225-8141 or e-mail them at communityrelations@lakearlingtongas.org.

      Chesapeake’s Neighbor Relations 817-502-5000 or e-mail them at askchesapeake@chk.com

We ask that you share this information with any new neighbors who have moved into our area since March 2008.

You may be aware of a town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday, 5 Aug 10, at the Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, on Pleasant Ridge Rd.  The meeting is to update residents of the CATS area on the proposed natural gas drill sites within their boundaries.  (CATS is the collection of neighborhoods just west of Green Oaks that assigned their natural gas rights to a leasing company about the time we did back in the spring of 2008.)

 Although the meeting is open to anyone, the discussion will not pertain to the residents within the Little Green Ark (LGA) area. While Vantage Energy has obtained the rights to the leases and will do the drilling within the CATS area, Chesapeake Energy remains the drilling company for the LGA area. 

 We stay in touch with Chesapeake Energy, and with the planning commission that approves drilling sites. We’ve just learned that Chesapeake has identified property adjacent to the Lake Arlington Baptist Church as suitable for a drilling site within the Little Green Ark area.  The planning commission will consider approval of the site during their Aug 18 meeting. 

 We will advise you of the commission’s decision, and otherwise, keep you informed of any developments affecting LGA.  As drill site preparations develop, we may hold our own town hall meeting to discuss events.

The folks at Chesapeake Energy sent us an e-mail in late February stating that they have not yet selected a drillsite to access the minerals in the Little Green Ark neighborhood.   Their land team is in the process of forming a unit to produce those minerals.  During this process, they will select a drillsite that can access the area they intend to drill while staying away from unleased properties.  Once that drillsite has been located, they will inform us on the location.  We will then pass it along to you.

The contracts we signed has a three year time period in which they have to begin drilling.   Since that hasn’t happened, we will just sit and wait for them to locate that drillsite and begin the process.  If that happens within the three year timeframe, then we should begin receiving royalty payments after the drillsite begins to produce.  If they haven’t drilled within that three year period, they would have to approch us, and renegotiate the land rights.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send them our way.   Skeeter Murley

Our next issue is to find out if an actual drill site has been located within our neighborhood.  A few of you have send us e-mails asking if we know the answer to this question.  As of now, the answer is no.  We’ve heard a few rumors about negotiations going on with a few property owners. 

We’ll try to get in touch with Paloma and get some answers for you.  As soon as we hear something firm, we’ll update the website and let you know.

Lake Arlington Baptist Church – 2912 Little Road  Front entry, lower level
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm

They will continue to sign up property owners in the Little Green Ark neighborhood through the month of May.  If you weren’t able to sign at one of the earlier meetings, these next few Monday’s are considered makeup sessions.  If you are unable to attend one of these meetings, you should contact Paloma directly at 817-332-4900.

Paloma has released the schedule for the third round of natural gas lease signings for several more subdivisions in the Little Green Ark area.  They are:

  Group 3 – Monday, April 21^st  

          Holly Hollows Addition #2, #3 & #4 & Falcon Wood Estates

·         Colleen Dr.

·         Falcon Wood Ct.

·         Holly Tr.       

·         Holly Hollows Dr.

·         Iris Ln.

·         Ivanhoe Ln.

·         Lee Dr. (5404)

·         Mardell Dr.

·         Nelwin Pl.

·         W. Green Oaks Blvd ( 2601 & 2607)

          Chapparal Valley

·         Chaperito Tr. (except 5109 and 5508)

·         Jewell Dr. (3100, 3110, 3130, 3200)

·         Waterview Dr. (5108 thru 5412)     

    Shady Oaks Gardens Subdivision

·         Napier Dr.

·         Royce Dr.

·         W. Arkansas Ln. (5314, 5404, 5700, 5708, 5720) 

Lease signings for those property owners will be as follows:

            Location - Lake Arlington Baptist Church

                               2912 Little Road (lower level entrance, facing Little)

             When     - Mon – 4/21/08

           Time       – 5:30 – 8:00PM

Things to bring to/know about the signing meetings:

·         All names on the property title must sign the gas lease.  Married couples must both sign.

·         All lease signing property owners must bring a photo ID to the meeting.  Can be a driver’s license, passport, or government issued ID card.

·         Out of town property owners can be handled by courier service, if need be.

If names have changed since the property was purchased in a Warranty Deed, then you need to also bring the following:

• ·         If divorced – A divorce decree
• ·         If a spouse has died – A probated will, Affidavit of Heirship, Trust agreement documents.
• ·         If a name has changed – Proper paperwork filed to prove so.
• ·         If someone else can sign for an individual or individuals – Power of Attorney paperwork.
• ·         If the property is in the name of a Trust – Copy of the Trust.

Lease signings for other property owners within our area will be announced soon.

Paloma has released the schedule for the second round of natural gas lease signings for two more subdivisions in the Little Green Ark area.  They are:

Lake Arlington Highlands Addition – All property owners on Jewell Dr., Hilldale Blvd., Mintwood Pl., and Bent Tree Ln.; property owners in the 5100 block of Lester Dr.; and property owners in the 5000 and 5100 blocks of Bonneville Dr.

Smokerise Addition – All property owners on Smokerise Dr., Smokerise Ct., Chimney Ct., Firewood Dr., Fireside Dr., Smouldering Wood Dr., Smouldering Wood Ct., Ember Dr., Ember Ct., and Kindling Ct.; property owners from 2311 thru 2325 Charred Wood Dr.; and property owners from 2400 thru 2609 Highgate Dr.

Lease signings for those property owners will be as follows:

            Location - Lake Arlington Baptist Church

                               2912 Little Road (lower level entrance, facing Little)

             When     - Mon – 4/7/08

                             - Mon – 4/14/08

            Time     – 5:30 – 8:00PM, both dates

Things to bring to/know about the signing meetings:

• All names on the property title must sign the gas lease.  Married couples must both sign.
• All lease signing property owners must bring a photo ID to the meeting.  Can be a driver’s license, passport, or government issued ID card.
• Out of town property owners can be handled by courier service, if need be.

If names have changed since the property was purchased in a Warranty Deed, then you need to also bring the following:

• If divorced – A divorce decree
• If a spouse has died – A probated will, Affidavit of Heirship, Trust agreement documents.
• If a name has changed – Proper paperwork filed to prove so.
• If someone else can sign for an individual or individuals – Power of Attorney paperwork.
• If the property is in the name of a Trust – Copy of the Trust.

Lease signings for other property owners within our area will be announced soon.

    ~ $22,000 per acre signing bonus;

    ~ 25% no cost Royalty (i.e., royalty payments are made to us before costs for production, distribution, etc. are deducted);

    ~ 3 year lease, with a 2 year option to extend, at a bonus amount equal to the bonus paid ($22,000/acre) for the initial lease;

    ~ Property owners to be paid by 10-business-day vouchers, to be exchanged for checks after the 10th business day, payment subject to approval of title.

    ~ The agreement includes mineral rights to the center of the street.  (The only known exception to this is in Oak Valley Estates, which includes Oak Valley Dr.; part of Bonneville Dr; Sandy Oak Ct.; and Trail Oak Ct.  The developer retained the mineral rights under those streets.) 

It’s now time to start signing leases.  The first signings will start this week, but will be only for the following 6 subdivisions in the northeast corner of our area.  They are:

    ~ Alexander Place -  All property owners on Sausalito Dr.

    ~ Greenwood Hill Addition - Property owners from 4606 Lester Dr. thru 4717 Lester Dr.; all property owners on Ironwood Ct. and Basswood Ct.

    ~ Oak Valley Estates -  All property owners on Oak Valley Dr.; property owners from 2800 Bonneville Dr. thru 4904 Bonneville Dr.; all property owners on Trail Oak Ct. and Sandy Oak Ct.

    ~ Quail Hollow On The Lane Addition - Property owners on all streets.

    ~ Whisperton Addition - Property owners on both streets.

    ~ Wooded Acres Addition – Property owners on all streets.

Lease signings for those property owners will be as follows:

    ~ Location - Lake Arlington Baptist Church

                        2912 Little Road

    ~ When      – Mon – 3/24/08

                      - Mon – 3/31/08

    ~ Time       – 5:30 – 8:00PM, both dates

Lease signings for other property owners within our area will be announced soon.

Things to bring to/know about the signing meetings:

    ~ All names on the property title must sign the gas lease.  Married couples must both sign.

    ~ All lease signing property owners must bring a photo ID to the meeting.  Can be a driver’s license, passport, or government issued ID card.

    ~ Out of town property owners can be handled by courier service, if need be.

    ~ If names have changed since the property was purchased in a Warranty Deed, then you need to also bring the following:

        ~ If divorced – A divorce decree.

        ~ If a spouse has died – A probated will, Affidavit of Heirship, Trust agreement documents.

        ~ If a name has changed – Proper paperwork filed to prove so.

        ~ If someone else can sign for an individual or individuals – Power of Attorney paperwork.

        ~ If the property is in the name of a Trust – Copy of the Trust.