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Document Oil & Gas Leasing for Surface Land Owners - If you own the "mineral rights" underneath your land, oil and gas companies may want to "lease" the right to drill on your land and pay you for the oil & gas they take out. BE VERY CAREFUL! Get detailed guidance on how to protect yourself with this 28 page article.  
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Other Topics: Homeownership  Other Housing  Other  Environmental Justice  Public Utilities/Energy 
Document WV Surface Owners' Guide to Oil & Gas - Do you have questions about what an oil or gas company can do on your property to drill for oil or gas? What obligations do they have to compensate you for damage to your land? Find out in the "WV Surface Owners' Guide to Oil & Gas." Published by the WV Citizen Action Group, you can download it for free or pay for a copy to be mailed directly to you. 
Other Topics: Environmental Justice  Housing  Public Utilities/Energy 

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