The Rover Pipeline, is a high pressure natural gas line running from PA/WV through Ohio and up into Canada. Through my area, it is 42" pipe, which is insane in the natural gas world... that is big stuff. This pipeline runs through a couple of my neighbors properties, and a neighbor/ friend of mine asked one of the property owners if we could log the property (he had no plans for the gas right of way, all the wood would just be mulched or chipped), and he gave us the go ahead. We actually didnt have much time to do this job, so a lot of evenings after work and off days were spent limbing and skidding this stuff out into piles (outside of the right of way). We probably snagged 40, maybe 50 cords of wood in the last several weeks. I would say I got about 10-15 in firewood, and the rest is lumber for my neighbor (he purchased a decent sized bandmill last year). He hopes to build in the next few years or so, and I believe he has a good start. I am burning quite a bit more since we moved, and hope that this will put me a couple years ahead. Here are some pictures I thought I would share...
This is what it looked like before we started. Pretty flat ground, but when it's a clear cut, you are waist deep in brush, limbs, leaves, pine needles, etc. You get tired just walking around in it. I have more pics, but having issues uploading. I'll try to add more tomorrow...
Nice work Carbine. That same pipe line is running through our property. I clear cut the right away and took all the timber didn't want them cutting my trees. I may still have some pictures I'll post if I kept them. They haven't started digging here yet.
The one with the protesters? No, that one is in the Dakotas. Oil could flow through Dakota Access ‘sometime this week,’ company says
That was the DAPL (Dakota Access Pipe Line). Which I believe is now completed and may even be flowing? I have my own personal beef with pipelines from previous dealings. My advice to anyone dealing with a pipeline ROW coming through is to lawyer up and hold out as long as possible. If you want to stifle the Landman when he comes to see you...ask about "Wheelage". He will immediately know that you will not be a pushover. He will also deny that wheelage is possible, though his company will charge it to pump gas through their line. "Transmission Fee" is the newspeak. Next, tell him you are interested in Leasing the ROW to his company for 50 years. He will balk at this too. Though you will never get them to pay wheelage, you do stand a chance at having the ROW leased. It happens, but the lessors usually have to sign a gag order. If the line is Interstate, you will not stop it...negotiate accordingly. If the line is Intrastate, you stand a decent chance of not having it on your land (is it really yours if you can be coerced?). Sorry for the hijack.
Yes it's the Mariner east line that's coming through here. My understanding is it will join the natural gas line in Ohio.
I agree except for the lawyer I hate them. We had to read everything twice and stand our ground more than once. Each new crew that came through had a different story so eventually all the farms impacted joined together and talked to the head of Sunoco and got to an agreement. I feel we all did good for ourselves but I doesn't set easy being told what we can and can't do with our own land but hey welcome to modern society big bother knows what's best for all of us.
If I would have been the one felling this property, we would have been done a while ago. It was tough getting in and out of there. These guys work FAST. Huge equipment too, this property could be seeded in with grass already, it's nuts...
Yes it's a pain going in afterward. I can imagine with the distance they have to cover they don't mess around. They are going to bore through some of the farm I'm interested to see that.
