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The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources published notice in the October 29 PA Bulletin that it has leased 176 acres of Susquehanna River streambed to SWN Natural Gas Production Company in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County for $704,000.
The lease allows for the development of oil and natural gas below and between the ordinary low water marks of the Susquehanna River solely by means of directional, including horizontal, drilling on a nondevelopment basis that will not disturb the river or its bed.
Click Here for a copy of the lease amendment. Questions should be directed to the Department's Bureau of Forestry, Minerals Division, (717) 787-2703.
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[Posted: October 28, 2022]
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