Oil and gas drilling issues for landowners to be discussed at Elkins, Moorefield meetings

BUCKHANNON, WV –The West Virginia Farm Bureau and the West Virginia Surface Owners’ Rights Organization will sponsor two meetings to discuss the rights of landowners in regard to the exploration for oil and gas.

On Friday, June 11, a meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in downtown Elkins. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm, and will focus primarily on surface owners’ rights, with a shorter presentation on leasing. The meeting will particularly benefit landowners who do not own their minerals, or landowners who own their minerals but have already signed a lease, or those who are about to lease and want to know about the limited protections they will have if they are not specified in the lease.

The second meeting will be held at 10 am, Saturday, June 12, at the Moorefield Public Library. This meeting will focus on leasing issues and will include slides of what some well sites look like as they are drilled.

For questions regarding the meeting, call the West Virginia Farm Bureau at 800-398-4630.

Representing more than 17,000 members, the West Virginia Farm Bureau was founded in 1919 to provide leadership, education, information, training and economic services to enhance the quality of life for its membership. For more information on WVFB, visit our website at www.wvfarm.org

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