Barnett Shale

Harold Patterson/N. Cravens/Fairfield sets signings

The Harold Patterson/North Cravens/Villages of Fairfield group in south Arlington has announced its lease signing dates on the agreement it reached with Dale Resources. All signings will be at the Grace Community Church, 801 W. Bardin Road, Arlington.

• Harold Patterson Community Association: 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday April 15, Monday April 21, Tuesday April 29.
• North Cravens: 2 p.m.-8 p.m., Thursday April 17, Monday April 28, Tuesday May 6.
• Villages of Fairfield: 2 p.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday April 22, Thursday April 24, Monday May 5.

-- Scott Nishimura

$22,500 for 3 neighborhoods in South Arlington

Leaders of the three-neighbhorhood group in South Arlington told more than 1,000 property owners tonight that they've reached an agreement with Dale Resources, representing Chesapeake Energy, for a per-ace bonus of $22,500.

The group -- which consists of the Villages of Fairfield, the North Cravens community and the Harold Patterson community -- will also get royalties of 25 percent, a primary term of three years and a two-year option, according to the Harold Patterson Web site.

"The meeting went very smoothly," according to the site. "If they haven't drilled within three years they have the option to extend the lease another 2 years by paying you the same bonus amount again!"

One of the well sites is at Arlington Municipal Airport (at the end of Bardin Road near the Bell Helicopter area), according to the site.

If you want to see what we've written about these groups previously, click here.

The groups will start signing leases in two weeks, said Bill Tinsley, who leads the Villages of Fairfield group.

"We have arranged our lease signing so you will be able to get a real check, not a voucher or anything else but real cash, when you sign your lease," he said in an e-mail tonight. He added that the group's bonus is now the highest accepted offer for Arlington.

Carrizo Oil & Gas had been competing, offering a bonus of $15,000 per acre and a 25 percent royalty.

--David Wethe

Record Arlington deal for three neighborhoods?

Three neighborhoods have gotten together in South Arlington to negotiate a stronger lease deal for natural gas drilling, and they plan to announce their deal at a meeting this Friday at the Church on Rush Creek.

The groups are:

• Villages of Fairfield Neighborhood Association
• North Cravens Community Group
• Harold Patterson Community Association

We've told you previously about the offers coming to the duo that is Villages of Fairfield and North Cravens. Now, Harold Patterson has joined the gang.

The Church on Rush Creek is located at 2350 SW Green Oaks Blvd. in Arlington. Meeting runs from 6 to 9 p.m.

Here's what the Villages of Fairfield site says about the upcoming meeting:

We have received a record breaking offer of $xx,x00 per acre based on 100% mineral right ownership. The number will be revealed at the April 4th meeting and at that time signing dates will also be announced.

So, far the highest pending bid for the group's neighborhoods is from Dale Resources, which is leasing land for Chesapeake Energy. It's for a bonus of $17,000 an acre and 25 percent royalty for a three-year term. But Carrizo Oil & Gas has made a verbal offer of $15,000 an acre and 25 percent royalty for the same three-year term.

The current record for a natural-gas deal is at $25,000 an acre and 26.5 percent royalty for a five-year term from XTO Energy, signed by Fort Worth Eastsiders.

-- David Wethe

(Photo: Harold Patterson Sports Center)

Harold Patterson (S. Arlington) group makes strides

The Harold Patterson Community Association in South Arlington reports it's been quickly getting up to speed on organizing. It doesn't have lease offers yet, but the neighborhood reports on its blog that Dale Resources told leaders at a recent meeting that it's interested in offering leases there on behalf of Chesapeake Energy.

The group (so named, because it's adjacent to the Harold Patterson Sports Center) has new contact information. It's had to change its web site and email address: hpca.tx@gmail.com. The neighborhood is bounded by Matlock Road on the east, Bardin Road on the north, Cooper Street on the west, and Green Oaks on the south. Click here to see the group's proposed coverage area.

The neighborhood reports on its site that it's been assigning block captains and canvassing the neighborhoods, asking neighbors to sign letters of intent to join the group and encountering some residents who mistake the organizers for salespeople.

"We've had our share of garage doors closed and people shuffling inside as we approach!" the group says on its site. The organizers hope to signed up 600 property owners by the month's end, "which would be approximately 50 percent of the residents in our area."

-- Scott Nishimura

(Photo: Tball at Harold Patterson Center)

S. Arlington (Harold Patterson) group organizes

A South Arlington group, which doesn't have lease offers yet, is organizing and has scheduled a meeting for 7 p.m. Thursday March 6 at The Church on Rush Creek, 2300 S.W. Green Oaks Blvd. The group has dubbed itself the Harold Patterson Community Association, after the nearby sports center named for the former mayor. The group, which is surrounded by other joint neighborhood organizations, says it wants to represent homeowners in the neighborhoods south of Bardin Road, west of Matlock Road, north of Southwest Green Oaks, and east of South Cooper Street.

Marilyn Priddy, who is organizing the group with Bob Perkins and Jack Hunt, says Paloma Resources prospected for leases last summer and fall, but lost interest in the neighborhoods after agreeing to go to work for Chesapeake Energy. In the upcoming meeting, "we are going to be talking about what's possible," Priddy said.

UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION: Click here to visit the group's web site. You may also send the group an email at hpca.tx@gmail.com.

-- Scott Nishimura

(Photo: Harold Patterson Sports Center)

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