jakdeere
New member
My wife and I own 17 acres and we recently had some tracked vehicles driving through our backyard and everywhere else. When I asked what they were doing they told me they were doing 3D "dogbone" seismic testing. Keep in mind I do not own the mineral rights but, I thought someone would have at least called and let me know they would be on my property. So I got the number for their foreman and called him. He was kind of stumped that no one has been in contact with me and asked if I signed the permit. I told him I had no idea what he was talking about. He told me that they would fix my property and that he would get a permit drawn up for me to sign. He never mentioned anything about money nor does the permit. I told him that I wanted to talk to an attorney before I signed anything. That's when he started getting smart with me. He told me that they already have their holes drilled and charges in there (dynamite) and they were going to do what they had to do. He told me that attorney's do not worry them and that they deal with this all the time. Right now I just have to wait till Monday morning so my attorney can look this permit over to see what my options are. I've also read somewhere that in West Virgina you can refuse to have 3D testing done on your property but I don't know if that holds true in Pennsylvania also. If anyone else has been through this I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks.